Frickin Updates https://frickinfrac.com/updates/ Weekly Fractional CTO guidance for startup founders. en-us Wed, 11 Nov 2026 04:29:59 +0000 Veterans Day: A Thank-You That Should Outlast a Posthttps://frickinfrac.com/updates/veterans-day-2026/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/veterans-day-2026/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 04:29:59 +0000A sincere Veterans Day thank-you from Jeff Davis and Frickin Frac to America’s veterans and military families, with appreciation that continues all year.Your Startup Can Ship Fast. Can It Roll Back?https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-release-rollback-checklist/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-release-rollback-checklist/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:06:11 GMTA founder checklist for safer holiday releases: small changes, named owners, meaningful signals and a rollback plan that handles database changes. Your Startup Can Buy Software. Can It Leave?https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-vendor-exit-plan/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-vendor-exit-plan/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:00:51 GMTA practical founder checklist for SaaS exports, renewal dates, integrations and exit costs before a critical vendor becomes a business trap. Your Startup Has MFA. Can Someone Still Walk In?https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-phishing-resistant-mfa/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-phishing-resistant-mfa/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:37:07 GMTA founder checklist for phishing-resistant sign-in, critical account coverage, recovery access and a rollout that avoids locking out the business.Your Cloud Bill Is Growing. Is Your Business Getting Better?https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-cloud-cost-per-customer/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-cloud-cost-per-customer/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:03:31 GMTA founder checklist for cloud and AI cost per customer, spending alerts, ownership and safe action before a growing bill becomes a runway problem. Your Startup Ships More Code Than It Writes. Who Owns the Risk?https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-software-dependencies-sbom/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-software-dependencies-sbom/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:55:22 GMTA practical founder checklist for software dependencies, SBOMs, patch ownership and customer security questions, without turning your startup into a paperwork factory. If Ransomware Hit Tonight, Could Your Startup Actually Recover?https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-ransomware-recovery/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/startup-ransomware-recovery/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400A practical founder test for proving backups can restore the systems, data, access, and operations a startup needs to survive ransomware. Can You Prove Your Startup Has the Right to Use Its AI Data?https://frickinfrac.com/updates/ai-data-provenance/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/ai-data-provenance/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400A founder-ready data provenance checklist for AI products, investor diligence, customer trust, and future acquisitions. Should Your Startup Let AI Coding Agents Touch Production?https://frickinfrac.com/updates/ai-coding-agents-production/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/ai-coding-agents-production/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400Six practical rules for using AI coding agents without handing them the keys to production. Your Startup Does Not Need an Enterprise Stack. It Needs an Adult Decision.https://frickinfrac.com/updates/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/#enterprise-stackTue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400How founders can separate scale-ready technology from wildly premature complexity. The Lead Engineer Bus Test Nobody Wants to Discusshttps://frickinfrac.com/updates/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/#bus-testTue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400Why one person controlling deployments, credentials, and recovery is a business risk. Technical Debt Is Not Just an Engineering Problemhttps://frickinfrac.com/updates/https://frickinfrac.com/updates/#technical-debtTue, 01 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400How technical debt becomes slower launches, rising payroll, fragile integrations, and failed diligence.