Author
Victor Gimael
CTO / Co-Founder
Victor co-founded CodeLeap and leads its engineering. He writes about building software and AI systems that pay for themselves.
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Test the risk. Then build. What Is a Proof of Concept? PoC vs Prototype vs MVPWhat a proof of concept is, how it differs from a prototype and an MVP, and which one to fund first. One comparison table, with our published prices from £4,000.
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Connect once. Keep it running. API Integration for Business: Options, Costs and PitfallsAPI integration connects your systems so data moves without retyping. Three routes, what each costs (custom from £5,000 with us), CRM and ERP patterns, and the pitfalls.
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Read, act or install. Web App vs Website vs Native App: What Should You Build?Web app vs website vs native app: what each one is, how to choose, and what each costs to start. Websites from £5,000, web apps and native apps from £15,000.
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Extend first. Build to fit. Bespoke CRM vs HubSpot or Salesforce: Cost and When to BuildAn honest guide to bespoke CRM: when to extend HubSpot or Salesforce, when to build your own, what each costs in the UK, and the per-seat maths that decides it.
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Map the flow. Then choose. Client Onboarding Software vs Automating Your Own StackClient onboarding software or automating the tools you already pay for? A UK guide for accountants and law firms: AML steps, published prices and a three-year cost example.
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Buy the tool. Build the gaps. Accounts Payable Automation for UK Businesses: Buy or Build?An honest guide to accounts payable automation: why most UK SMEs on Xero or Sage should buy a capture tool, what it costs, and when a bespoke invoice pipeline wins.
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Seven workflows that run themselves. AI Agent Examples: 7 Real Business Workflows an Agent Can RunSeven real AI agent examples—from a sales cycle that runs itself to computer vision that reads a medical test from a phone photo—drawn from workflows CodeLeap has actually shipped for UK businesses.
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Software that acts on its own. What Is an AI Agent? A Plain-English Guide for BusinessAn AI agent is software that pursues a goal across several steps on its own—reading a request, deciding what to do, and using your tools to act. A plain-English guide to how AI agents work, how they differ from classic automation and chatbots, and where they actually help.
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Connect AI to your systems. What Is an MCP Server? A Plain Guide to the Model Context ProtocolAn MCP server connects an AI assistant to your business systems through the Model Context Protocol — an open standard from Anthropic. What it is, how it works, and when you need one.
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