The Cubbie Blog
Long-form essays on software procurement, vendor management, contract negotiation, and what we're learning building Cubbie.
- practical-guide · 5/7/2026 · 5 min readThe renewal trap: 5 contract clauses you should refuse to sign
Auto-renewal clauses, opaque price escalators, and "data export upon request" buried in section 12. The five contract terms that quietly add 30 percent to your software bill.
By Rei Llazani - practical-guide · 5/7/2026 · 4 min readHow to audit your SaaS stack in 90 minutes
A 90-minute walkthrough that surfaces every tool you pay for, what each one costs, who actually uses it, and what to cut. No spreadsheet wizardry required.
By Rei Llazani - thesis · 5/7/2026 · 4 min readWhy ranked-by-ad-spend B2B directories are dying
Click-through rates on G2 category leader pages dropped 31 percent in 2024. Capterra organic traffic share fell from 38 to 24. Buyers got AI. Vendors got fatigue. Here is what comes next.
By Rei Llazani