What Building Our Own App Taught Us About Building Yours

When Hess WebTech built and launched Tericipe—an Android app that turns printed recipes into a searchable digital collection—in under three months, we had to live with every decision we usually advise clients on. From testing against real-world messy data and handling AI uncertainty to server-side payment security and post-launch maintenance, here are five crucial lessons from our own build that apply to almost any software project.