Frequently Asked Questions

Is this really the best way to build software? Big companies have entire agile playbooks.

Those playbooks exist to coordinate hundreds of people. You don’t have hundreds of people, you have an idea and a deadline. One senior engineer, embedded in your work and shipping every week, beats a discovery phase and a steering committee every time. We keep what works from agile (short cycles, visible progress) and drop the ceremony that only exists to manage scale you don’t have.

How does a sprint actually work?

Monday through Thursday is focused build time. You see commits and deploys every day. Friday is the review: what shipped, where things stand, and what’s next. You approve, adjust, or redirect before Monday. Tasks are organized as Now, Next, Later. One week at a time, no multi-month planning cycles.

What does it cost?

$3,000 per week, billed before each sprint. Same rate for everyone. No haggling, no scope-creep surprises.

What if my project is bigger than a sprint, or I want to stop?

The week is the unit. Most projects run several sprints back-to-back; you keep going as long as the work is worth doing. Because you pay per sprint upfront, stopping is simple: finish the week you paid for, don’t book the next. No lock-in, no penalty, and you walk away with working code and a clean handoff.

Can AI just do everything?

Not even close. AI is a useful tool, and we lean on it constantly to prototype faster and catch issues earlier. But the architecture calls, the judgment, the knowing when not to build something, that’s still human. It’s the part you’re actually paying for.

What if I want a specific technology, like MongoDB?

Tell us. We’ll use it if it fits the problem and push back if something else serves you better. We default to Postgres because it handles most workloads well, not because it’s trendy. We won’t talk you into a stack; we’ll explain the trade-off and let you decide.

How do you keep quality from slipping?

Every change goes through review, and nothing merges until the CI pipeline stays green. You see working software the first week and every week after. If something regresses, you hear about it at Friday’s review, not three months later.

How do you handle security?

Nearly everything runs behind Cloudflare, connections are encrypted by default, and access is least-privilege: people and services touch only what they need. You always own your code and credentials. No vendor lock-in, nothing proprietary held hostage.

Who actually does the work?

Every engagement gets a Super IC, a senior engineer who carries more thinking, building, and decision-making than a traditional single role. The team is US-based today and expanding globally as we find people who meet the standard. You talk to the person writing your code, not an account manager.

What about NDAs and ownership?

Standard. We’ll sign an NDA, we don’t share client work, and you own everything we build.

Ready to start? Book a call and we’ll figure out the rest together in 30 minutes.