https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/ Essays from Roshan Kc on founding MarginTop Solutions, the CTO craft, building teams in Kathmandu, and shipping without losing trust. en 2026-09-05 https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/optimized-laravel-docker-swoole-iouring.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/optimized-laravel-docker-swoole-iouring.html 2026-09-07 A free public Docker image: PHP 8.5 + Swoole 6.2.2 rebuilt with io_uring for Laravel Octane. Multi-arch (amd64 + arm64) — ARM64/Graviton recommended for best io_uring throughput per dollar. Includes Nginx and Supervisor. Drop it into your Laravel app in 15 minutes. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/security-basics-startups-before-fundraising.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/security-basics-startups-before-fundraising.html 2026-09-05 Security basics early-stage startups should fix before fundraising: auth, secrets, encryption, access, dependencies, backups, logging — and SOC 2 sequencing. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/engineering-principles-what-not-to-build.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/engineering-principles-what-not-to-build.html 2026-09-04 MarginTop's engineering principles for scope discipline — how we decide what not to build so teams ship trustworthy software. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/hiring-engineers-as-first-time-cto.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/hiring-engineers-as-first-time-cto.html 2026-09-03 What Roshan Kc looks for when hiring engineers as a first-time CTO: ownership, communication, and trade-off judgment over résumé keywords. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/how-ai-coding-tools-changed-engineering-velocity.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/how-ai-coding-tools-changed-engineering-velocity.html 2026-09-02 How Cursor and Claude changed MarginTop's engineering velocity while review, tests, domain docs, and secret hygiene kept our standards intact. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/hidden-cost-premature-microservices-monolith.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/hidden-cost-premature-microservices-monolith.html 2026-09-01 Why MarginTop still ships a modular Laravel monolith — the hidden costs of premature microservices and when splitting actually makes sense. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/build-vs-buy-framework-what-to-build-in-house.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/build-vs-buy-framework-what-to-build-in-house.html 2026-08-31 MarginTop's build vs buy framework: differentiator vs commodity, Stripe/Cashier and Sanctum examples, and the maintenance tax of building in-house. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/laravel-octane-swoole-concurrent-load.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/laravel-octane-swoole-concurrent-load.html 2026-08-30 How MarginTop uses Laravel Octane with Swoole workers, task workers, and Octane::concurrently to handle concurrent load without rewriting the Laravel app. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/what-typephp-means-for-php-performance.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/what-typephp-means-for-php-performance.html 2026-08-29 TypePHP is Swoole's open-source AOT compiler (PHP to C++ to native). What it means for PHP performance, early caveats, and why we still ship with Laravel. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/business-logic-first-not-perfect-tech-stack.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/business-logic-first-not-perfect-tech-stack.html 2026-08-28 Why MarginTop prioritizes business logic over the perfect tech stack — AI lowers stack regret, while data and rules remain the real risk. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/why-we-chose-laravel-over-nodejs.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/why-we-chose-laravel-over-nodejs.html 2026-08-27 Why MarginTop Solutions chose Laravel over Node.js: hiring pool, team velocity, Forge/Vapor/Cashier/Sanctum, and when we would reconsider. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/how-to-run-startup-tech-stack-free-until-funded.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/how-to-run-startup-tech-stack-free-until-funded.html 2026-08-26 Stack AWS Activate, Azure, and Google Cloud startup credits to keep infrastructure near $0 until you validate or raise. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/ship-fast-without-losing-client-trust.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/ship-fast-without-losing-client-trust.html 2026-08-18 A CTO playbook for speed without silent quality debt. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/building-a-software-team-in-kathmandu.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/building-a-software-team-in-kathmandu.html 2026-06-10 How MarginTop grew from online freelancers to a Pulchwok crew. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/what-a-first-time-cto-actually-does.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/what-a-first-time-cto-actually-does.html 2026-04-28 Beyond the title — architecture, trust, and unblocking the room. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc) https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/why-i-left-teaching-to-build-a-company.html https://roshan-kc.com.np/blog/why-i-left-teaching-to-build-a-company.html 2026-03-12 The real tradeoffs of going full-time on MarginTop in Kathmandu. kcroshan566@gmail.com (Roshan Kc)