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How we build and run your team.

No mystery, no black box. Here's exactly how a team gets scoped, assembled, embedded, and managed – and how you'd pay for it.

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Tell us your needs

We start with a working session on what you actually need shipped – the scope, the roles it really takes, your stack, and how you work. No discovery theater; in days, not weeks, you get a concrete plan for the team and what it will own.

02

We assemble & vet

We build the team to fit the work – matching specialists and naming a lead who owns the outcome. Everyone goes through our vetting bar: skills tested against real tasks, references checked, trial work reviewed. You see who you're getting before they start.

03

Onboard & embed

We get the team into your tools, context, and cadence – access, documentation, communication rhythm, and clear lines on what we own versus what you own. Scoped in days, ramped in weeks, so the team is doing real work fast, not just settling in.

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Manage & scale

The lead runs the day-to-day – delivery, quality, and communication – so you don't manage each person yourself. You get regular reporting and one point of contact, and we scale the team up or down as your work changes.

Engagement models

Hire the team the way that fits.

However you work, there's a way to bring on a team – from a fully managed pod to engineers embedded in your own process.

Dedicated team

A team built around your work that works only for you – assembled, vetted, and run as a single unit by a lead who owns the outcome. The default when you need real, ongoing delivery capacity across more than one role.

Staff augmentation

One or more vetted specialists embedded directly in your existing workflow – your tools, your standups, your roadmap. Best when you have your own management in place and just need to add proven hands to the bench.

Managed pod (team-as-a-service)

A self-contained pod that takes a defined area of work and runs it end to end, managed by us. You hand off the outcome, not the day-to-day – we own scoping, coordination, and delivery against what you need shipped.

Scale up or down

Flex the team as your work changes – add roles when you're ramping, trim when you're not, without the cost and lag of hiring and firing. We adjust the team composition; you keep one point of contact and one accountable lead.

Pricing

A clear monthly figure, approved up front.

Every team is built around your specific work, so pricing is quote-based, not a fixed menu. Tell us the roles, the scope, and the engagement model, and we'll give you a clear monthly figure with the team composition spelled out – what's included, what each role costs, and what you'd own versus what we manage. No hidden per-seat fees, no long lock-in to start. We're a new firm building deliberately, which means we have capacity and we'll over-invest in early clients – so the honest answer on price is that we'd rather scope it right with you than post a number that doesn't fit your situation.

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Questions

The things founders ask us.

We screen for the specific skills your work needs, not a generic checklist. Each candidate is tested on real, representative tasks, has their references checked, and completes a paid trial scored against a clear bar before they ever join your team. The bar is deliberately high – most people would not clear it, and that is the point. You only meet the ones who do.
We scope the work in days and ramp a team in weeks – far faster than the months a direct hire takes, because vetting and assembly are what we do full time. The exact timeline depends on the roles and how specialized they are, and we tell you a real date before you commit rather than promising speed we cannot hold.
A team lead does, and they own the outcome. They assign work, run the cadence, track delivery, and keep the quality bar – so you get finished work and a single point of contact, not a group of individuals you have to manage yourself. You stay in control of priorities and direction; we handle the coordination underneath that.
You hire the team for as long as you need it and adjust the size as the work changes – scale up for a push, scale down once something ships. We keep terms plain and avoid lock-in that does not serve you. The specifics – length, notice, and what happens when scope changes – are agreed in writing up front, so there are no surprises later.
Yes. If a team member is not working out, tell the lead and we will swap them – that is a core advantage of hiring a managed team instead of a single contractor or a permanent employee. We would rather fix the fit quickly than have you carry someone who is not delivering, and the team lead is accountable for making that right.
Your work product and IP are yours. We put confidentiality and IP-assignment terms in writing before work starts, and your team operates inside your own tools and access controls – your repos, your accounts, your permissions – so you keep control of what they can reach. We are happy to work within your security requirements and sign what your legal team needs.
We build the team around the hours you work so there is real live overlap for standups, reviews and quick decisions – not an overnight handoff to people you never talk to. We tell you exactly which hours your team will share with yours before you commit, and your team communicates through your channels on your cadence.
You pay for the team as a managed unit, scoped to the roles and capacity you need, and we quote it clearly before you commit – no hidden per-person markups buried in the number. Because the team flexes, the cost moves with it as you scale up or down. We are a new firm being deliberate about early clients, so we will tell you plainly what is and is not included rather than padding a package.
Build your team

Tell us the work. We'll build the team.

Scoped in days, ramped in weeks – a dedicated team that works only for you, run by a lead who owns the outcome.

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