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1–2 weeksWe look at your processes and goals, decide what to build first and give you a fixed price for it.
You get: Scope, estimate, prototype
A CTO who builds,
and stays.
One senior engineer plans it, builds it, tests it and keeps it running, for founders and businesses without a tech team. No equity, no hand-offs, no agency.
You’re a business owner.It’s 9 pm and you’re still doing invoices.How we solve itWe automate the invoices, follow-ups and reports, so your evenings are yours again.from $1,5002–3 weeksYou built it with AI.Real users signed up. Who can see their data?How we solve itA written audit, then data access, keys and payments fixed for a fixed price.from $1,0001–2 weeksYou’re a founder.Your developers have been “almost done” for three weeks.How we solve itYour engineer reviews the work every week and tells you plainly what is real.from $1,500 / mo4+ h a weekYou run a startup.The MVP slipped again. The runway didn’t.How we solve itOne engineer ships it in stages, with a working demo every week.from $3,0006–10 weeks
Why us
Talk to the person who builds it
No chain of managers in between. One senior engineer plans it, builds it and tests it, so nothing gets lost on the way.
Sure, by Friday!SalesLet me check with the teamAccount managerLet’s move it to the next sprintProject managerLet’s set up a callBusiness analystThat’s out of scopeTech leadNobody told us thatDevelopersMy first week on this!Junior developerRelease moves to next weekQA✓Done. Here’s the demo.UP Matterone engineer
How we work
A fixed price for each stage
You can stop after any stage and keep everything we built. The blue tile is always the part we are working on right now.
Build
2–6 weeks per releaseWe build on your real data and systems and show you a working version every week.
You get: A working product
Grow
MonthlyWe keep it running, fix what comes up and add the next feature or automation when you need it.
You get: Support and new features
Typical projects
Know the price before you pay
Starting prices and what each one includes. Your fixed quote comes after a short call with the engineer who would build it.
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What do you need?
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A rough range for planning. You get a fixed price after a short call.
What happens next
Within a day we reply and suggest a time for a short call.
On the call you talk to the engineer who would build it, not a salesperson.
After the call you get a written plan with a timeline and a fixed price.
How are you different from an agency?
An agency splits your project between sales, an account manager, analysts, developers and testers. We don’t. One engineer understands your business, makes the technical calls, runs the plan, checks every release, builds it and stays with it after launch, so you never re-explain your project to someone new.
We built our app with AI tools. Will you make us rewrite it?
Not by default. A written audit tells you what to keep, what to fix and whether a rebuild would be cheaper. You get a fixed price before you commit, and you keep your stack.
Who will actually build it?
The engineer you talk to on the first call, and the same engineer supports it after launch. There is no hand-off to a junior team after the sale.
What if my engineer is unavailable?
Every project has a named backup engineer who knows it and takes over if your engineer is ill or away. Code, hosting and docs are in your accounts from the first commit, so nothing depends on one person.
Do you take equity?
No. You pay for the work and keep all of your company.
What if the project slips?
You see working software every week, so nothing hides for long. If a deadline is at risk, you hear it that same week, together with a plan.
What if the AI gets something wrong?
AI drafts, people approve. Anything that touches money or customers has a human check, and you get an alert when an automation fails.
Who owns the code, and who maintains it later?
You own the code, the accounts and the docs from the first commit. The engineer who built it can keep maintaining it on a monthly plan. If you’d rather move on, we hand over a written guide and a recorded walkthrough, so any developer can take over.
You also sell development. Is your CTO advice independent?
Advice comes first. The audit is yours to take to any vendor, and if someone else is a better fit for the job, we tell you.
How much does a project cost?
Most projects start between $1,000 and $10,000. You get a fixed price for each stage before we start, so the number never grows without your approval.
How fast can you start?
Usually within a week after we agree on the plan. You see the first working version about a week later.
Do you work with US time zones and sign NDAs?
Yes to both. We overlap with US business hours, reply within one business day and are happy to sign your NDA before the first call.
What if we want to stop?
You can stop after any stage and keep everything built so far. There is no long-term contract.
What should matter to your team this month?
Tell us in a few lines. Within a day you hear back from an engineer with a time for a short call.