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How we work

Unconventional offer. Conventional discipline.

Building with no development fee and delivering before payment only works because the process is structured, written down, and transparent. Here's the whole thing.

How we work

Deliver first. Pay after. Nothing left vague.

The unusual part isn't a gimmick — it's a process. Here's exactly how a project moves from a conversation to something running in production.

  1. 1

    Discovery

    listening

    A free conversation about your idea, goals, scope, and what success actually looks like.

  2. 2

    Proposal & agreement

    scoped

    Deliverables, milestones, timeline, code ownership, and payment terms — written down, nothing vague.

  3. 3

    Build

    building

    We develop in the open, sharing progress and working demos at every milestone.

  4. 4

    Delivery & review

    delivered

    You get working software to test and validate against the criteria we agreed on.

  5. 5

    Payment

    settled

    Only once you're satisfied the delivery meets the agreement does payment follow.

  6. 6

    Support & partnership

    shipping

    Deployment, optimization, and ongoing collaboration — we stay for what comes next.

Written agreement

Scope, ownership, and payment terms, up front.

Milestone demos

You see progress before delivery — never a black box.

You own the code

Clear handover terms protect both sides.

Partnership model

The no-fee build, in three moves.

For founders with an idea and no technical team. We build; you cover only what it costs to run.

1

You bring the idea

We assess technical feasibility and whether we're the right fit to move it forward.

2

We agree on the split

We build the technology; you bear running costs — servers and third-party services.

3

We define success

What good looks like and how we collaborate is settled before we start.

Team models

Two ways to add engineering capacity.

Both give you vetted, industry-grade talent with clear terms on rates, hours, and confidentiality.

Staff augmentation

Fill a gap

Our engineers integrate into your existing team and work under your direction and process. Best for filling a specific skill gap or scaling an existing team fast.

  • Works inside your team
  • Your tools, your process
  • Scale up or down monthly

Dedicated team

Own a workstream

We assemble and manage a complete, self-contained team that delivers on your behalf. Best for owning an entire product, feature, or workstream end to end.

  • We assemble & manage
  • Owns a full workstream
  • Clear delivery accountability
Straight answers

An unusual model raises fair questions.

Here are the ones founders ask most. Still unsure? Just ask us directly.

Ask us anything

Start where you are

Bring the idea. We'll bring the engineers.

The first conversation is free, and there's no obligation. Tell us what you're building.