Things we wrote down —
overseas / AI / building,
all learned the hard way.
Every post maps to a problem we've actually solved for clients: Stripe approval, LLC formation, ChatGPT subscription, domain hijack recovery. No "5 trends" fluff.
How to Subscribe to ChatGPT Plus from China — 5 Methods Compared (2026)
Alipay overseas card / self-issued US card / friend's account / paid top-up / shared account — real costs, ban rates, sustainability of each. Which saves time, which saves money, which is a trap.
Cloudflare for Overseas Teams — DNS / CDN / R2 / Pages / Workers / Tunnel (2026)
Cloudflare isn't just free DNS. This breaks down the 8 products from Cloudflare's catalog that overseas teams actually use, real config costs, and when Pro is worth it.
Paddle vs Stripe vs Lemon Squeezy — Cross-border SaaS Payments in 2026
There's no "best" payment channel — only "best for this specific business". This breaks down 4 mainstream options on rates, fees, compliance, and gives you a decision tree.
A 12-Month Roadmap for Overseas SaaS — From Incorporation to First Paying Customers
A founder's memo for the 0-to-1 stage. What to do each month, the compliance ladder, the order of operations on payments, and the pitfalls — a cadence validated by 200+ clients.
Opening Stripe From China — A Complete 2026 Playbook
95% of applications fail. This guide unpacks KYC docs, IP setup, business descriptions, banking — every choke point — and how to recover from a freeze.