03 FEB 2026 ·Business
AI in 2026: How We Learned to Build Smarter
From a side project to an AI-powered studio — what three years of building with AI taught us.
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22 JAN 2024 ·Business
Hello Cornwall 🥲
A different type of blog post to normal, a more personal one 💌 Why Pixelhop HQ is now in Cornwall 🥲
Gemma
16 JAN 2024 ·News
Meet our new developer, Eliska
Here's a Q&A with our new developer, Eliska.
Eliska
11 JAN 2024 ·Business
Navigating the year: Setting and achieving SMART Goals in a small company
In this blog post, we explore our annual goal-setting process, drawing inspiration from Gino Wickman's book "Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business." We'll explain how we transform our vision into SMART goals, break them down into quarterly objectives, and ensure team accountability through regular check-ins. This approach can greatly benefit small agencies and business owners seeking a successful year ahead.
Gemma
12 JUN 2023 ·News
The story of Chat Thing - Bootstrapping our first side project to £5000 MRR in under 3 months
Pixelhop's Chat Thing is an AI bot platform that allows users to create bots without coding knowledge. The platform was created in under a week, launched in under a month, and reached 5,500+ users with £5,000 MRR in under 3 months. The team built a waitlist, invited users in small batches, and received support from Seth Godin and Dave Winer. Despite facing competition, the team plans to continue adding features and improving the product.
Jozef
10 JUN 2023 ·Design
Inspiring Designers - Aaron Draplin
In the final part of this 3 part series, I will be looking at Aaron Draplin. This is probably the designer I have been following the longest and who has shaped how I design.
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