PROCESS

Engagement

How we work with you

Engagement models, process, and pricing — written down, not improvised.

Process

From idea to production

Five stages. Each one has a deliverable you can point at.

  1. 13–5 days

    Discovery

    Understand the actual problem, not the requested feature. We map users, constraints, and the real success metric before sketching a single screen.

  2. 22–4 days

    Spec

    Written spec, architecture diagram, and acceptance criteria — agreed in writing before any code is written.

  3. 3Variable

    Build

    Clean Architecture, structured agentic workflow, daily or weekly check-ins. You see progress as it happens, not at a final reveal.

  4. 43–5 days

    Ship

    Production deployment, runbook, and handoff documentation. The system is live, monitored, and operable without us in the room.

  5. 52–4 weeks

    Iterate

    Fixed support window after launch — bugs, tuning, and small refinements. Optional retainer transition if the work continues.

Engagement Models

Three ways we work

Pick the shape that matches your stage and risk tolerance.

Fixed-Scope MVP

Launch the first version in weeks, not quarters.

A scope-locked engagement with deliverables defined upfront, a fixed timeline, and a clean handoff at the end. You get full source code ownership, a deployed product, and documentation — no surprises, no scope creep, no vendor lock-in.

Range: $5K–$25KDuration: 4–8 weeks

Best for

  • Startups validating an idea
  • Founders with a concrete spec
  • Replacing a legacy v0 prototype
  • Time-sensitive launches

Embedded Retainer

We work as part of your engineering team — week after week.

Ongoing engagement with predictable monthly billing. We take full ownership of one or more services and operate as an embedded engineer rather than an arms-length vendor. Capacity can scale up or down each cycle by mutual agreement.

Range: $3K–$10K / monthDuration: Minimum 3 months, typically 6+ months

Best for

  • Companies without in-house engineering
  • Scaling teams that need senior support
  • Multi-quarter product roadmaps
  • Multi-service architectures (like Alpamayo)

Technical Advisory

Architecture, code review, and second opinions — without the rebuild.

A short engagement focused on audit and recommendation. We map your current architecture, surface real risks, and write a plan you can act on — with optional follow-on work. Ideal pre-funding or pre-rebuild, when getting the next decision right matters more than shipping more code.

Range: $1K–$5KDuration: 1–3 weeks

Best for

  • Pre-funding due diligence
  • Post-incident architecture review
  • Validating outside vendor proposals
  • Deciding between rebuild vs refactor

Philosophy

What we believe

  • Founder-led delivery — the person who sells you is the person who owns the architecture.

  • Structured agentic workflow — patterns enforced by tools, not by hope.

  • Full source code ownership — no vendor lock-in, no hidden dependencies.

  • Boutique on purpose — small enough to care, senior enough to ship.

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