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12 UK-based AI startups crushing it right now
As a UK-based company, we at Northflank are always rooting for other startups in the Land of Shakespeare and Shepherd’s Pie.
25th June 2025 • Chase Roberts
AI
Blog
How to hire your founding salesperson
If the founder’s job is to find product-market fit, the first salesperson’s job is to scale it.
18th June 2025 • Chase Roberts
Blog
How to raise a seed round
Raising a seed round is your first “official” experience securing capital from institutional investors.
1st June 2025 • Chase Roberts
Blog
Why smart enterprises are insisting on BYOC for AI tools
Let’s say you’ve built an AI product that enterprises want to buy. Great. Now comes the part that trips up a lot of vendors: deployment.
14th May 2025 • Chase Roberts
AI
Blog
Render vs Heroku: Which platform-as-a-service is right for you in 2025?
Compare Heroku vs Render for modern app hosting. Learn their pros, cons, pricing, and scaling limits. Discover why Northflank is the best scalable Heroku alternative with BYOC and Kubernetes support.
21st April 2025 • Chase Roberts
Workload Delivery
CI/CD Tools
Container orchestration
Databases
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Build vs. buy: The platform engineer’s conundrum
Congratulations—you’ve either built a platform or you’re deep into the process of creating one. But here’s the uncomfortable reality: many engineering teams conflate “building the platform” with the ultimate goal.
8th April 2025 • Will Stewart, Chase Roberts
Blog
Best Vercel Alternatives for Scalable Deployments
Looking for Vercel alternatives? Learn about the top platforms for frontend and full-stack deployments, including options that support backend services, Kubernetes, and multi-cloud hosting.
6th March 2025 • Chase Roberts
Workload Delivery
CI/CD Tools
Node.js
JavaScript
Next.js