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# Insights 

Notes from an Ohio software studio. We build custom software for clients and operate our own portfolio of six SaaS products — these are the lessons, opinions, and working practices that come out of doing both.

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July 9, 2026 9 min read 

### What Is a Software Studio? (And How It Differs From an Agency or Venture Studio)

Studios, agencies, and venture studios get used interchangeably — but their incentives, deliverables, and ownership models are very different. Here is an honest breakdown.

By the TetraCore team 

](/insights/software-studio-vs-agency)

[

July 9, 2026 9 min read 

### How to Choose a Custom Software Development Partner: A 12-Point Checklist

A practical, vendor-neutral checklist for evaluating development partners — shipped products, code ownership, security posture, and the red flags to walk away from.

By the TetraCore team 

](/insights/how-to-choose-software-development-partner)

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July 9, 2026 9 min read 

### Building and Running Six SaaS Products at Once: What We've Learned

Shared infrastructure, dogfooding our own monitoring, and the things that quietly break when one small team operates a whole product portfolio.

By the TetraCore team 

](/insights/building-and-running-six-saas-products)

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