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# Founder notes

Notes from Nic Vandewetering, founder of CoLateral, on building an agentic workspace in public: decisions, mistakes, livestreams and what comes next.

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Founder notes

## [Building CoLateral in Public: Livestreams and Releases](/blog/building-colateral-in-public)

CoLateral is built in public: day-numbered YouTube livestreams, posts on X and small desktop releases. Here is how it works and how to join in.

Oct 8, 2026 - 8 min read

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## [How CoLateral Is Built with AI Coding Agents](/blog/how-colateral-is-built-with-ai-coding-agents)

CoLateral is built with AI coding agents in parallel: one task per agent and branch, an Integration Agent that lands the work, and scheduled bug-hunt loops.

Oct 8, 2026 - 8 min read

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## [Why CoLateral Is a One-Time Licence, Not a Subscription](/blog/why-colateral-is-a-one-time-licence)

Why CoLateral is a one-time licence: the whole workspace is bought once, AI usage is billed by your own provider, and only optional modules recur.

Oct 8, 2026 - 6 min read

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## [Why CoLateral Uses Your Own AI Provider Account](/blog/why-colateral-uses-your-own-ai-account)

CoLateral supplies no model credits. Agents run on your own Claude Code or Codex login or API key, and your provider bills you. Here is the reasoning.

Oct 8, 2026 - 7 min read

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