Build on solid ground
Ask the questions your future CTO would ask —
before you write a line of code.
5 layers of questions. Tech stack, cost estimate, compliance flags, and a system prompt ready to paste into your AI tool.
Why use Canopy Tech?
Most builders skip the planning stage and go straight to code. Here's what usually goes wrong:
Wrong database for the job
You pick one that feels familiar, not one that fits the data model. Migrating later costs weeks.
Auth bolted on at the end
User data ends up in one big pile with no row-level security. Fixing it means rewriting half the backend.
AI API bill nobody budgeted for
Calling GPT-4 on every request feels fine at 10 users. At 10,000 it's a crisis.
GDPR discovered after launch
You had European users the whole time. The fine risk — and the scramble to add a delete-my-data flow — could've been avoided.
IT blocks the enterprise sale
The stack you chose doesn't support SSO. One deal down, months before you find out why.
Scaling costs no one planned for
Free tiers are great until they aren't. Knowing the ceiling before you build saves a nasty surprise.
Why not just ask Claude directly?
Claude answers what you ask. Canopy asks what you forgot to mention.
Canopy asks the right questions before any of that happens. Five minutes of planning now saves days — sometimes months — of rework later.
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