Architecture, execution, and product thinking. In one engagement.
Built for teams where the product is the business.
Early-stage startups
The sweet spot. Founders with real budget and product pressure who need their first serious engineering partner, not another vendor.
- —No existing dev team
- —Need to build right the first time
- —Runway or milestone pressure
Government and grant-funded organizations
Allocated budget, higher stakes, longer cycles. These teams need product thinking because the cost of building the wrong thing is usually contractual, not hypothetical.
- —Awarded budget
- —Complex workflows
- —Milestone-driven delivery
Established companies building new products
Profitable businesses entering a new market or rebuilding a broken product. The product engineering need is the same even if they are not a startup.
- —Existing revenue base
- —New digital product initiative
- —Need leadership before hiring a full team
Not the right fit
- Teams that just need a brochure site
- Companies with detailed specs who only want hands
- Organizations with a functioning dev team that only need staff aug
- Unfunded ideas with no path to a real build budget
Core Capabilities
What we actually do.
Product Architecture
We design the technical shape of the product before velocity turns into chaos. System boundaries, data models, workflow design, and tradeoff calls made by people who will still be around when it goes live.
What We Handle
- Architecture direction
- Technical roadmaps
- Schema and workflow design
- Integration planning
- Delivery risk mapping
Best Fit
Engineering Execution
We build production software, not throwaway prototypes. Frontend, backend, APIs, internal tooling, and the ugly edge cases that separate a product demo from a real product.
What We Handle
- Production code
- API and integration work
- Internal tooling
- Performance and reliability improvements
- Code review and release support
Best Fit
Product Decision Support
We help shape what gets built, in what order, and why. The goal is not just building the thing right. It's making sure you're building the right thing before you burn months on the wrong roadmap.
What We Handle
- Feature prioritization
- Scoping guidance
- Delivery sequencing
- Technical product advice
- Implementation tradeoff calls
Best Fit
Embedded Partnership
We embed like a product team, not a ticket vendor. Senior engineering is always included. UX, PM, and additional specialists are added when the product calls for them, not because you upgraded to a bigger tier.
What We Handle
- Embedded delivery rhythm
- Cross-functional support
- Launch planning
- Ongoing iteration
- Clear ownership and accountability
Best Fit
How We Scope
One offering. Shaped around the product.
- Engineering depth required
- Complexity and expected velocity
- Product stage and delivery risk
- Whether UX, PM, or additional specialists are needed
- UX and product design
- Project management
- Additional engineering capacity
$16k-$42k/month
Most partnerships land around $24k/mo. Investment scales with complexity, team shape, and product stage — not arbitrary tiers.
Enough runway to make real product decisions and ship working software.
When a full partnership isn't the right shape yet.
No surprise invoices. No scope-creep billing. You know the number before work starts.