When the spreadsheet is not enough, before the software costs too much.
Between the spreadsheet that keeps breaking and the off-the-shelf solution at $800 per month, there is an application built for your business. We build it — you own it.
This is for you if any of these sound familiar
Your business runs on spreadsheets no one else can read.
You are paying for software and using maybe 20% of its features.
Your team re-enters the same data in three different places.
You have a product idea and no one to build it.
Three workstreams, in this order
Reduce before you build
The first version should do one thing well. We cut everything that is not essential to the first use case — that is what lets us ship fast and correct early.
- Map the actual process, not the ideal one
- Identify the function that creates the value
- Deliberately narrow first-version scope
- Deferred features are written down, not forgotten
Build through visible iterations
You watch the application take shape rather than waiting three months for a surprise delivery. Every stage is usable and commentable.
- Development in functional blocks
- Continuously accessible version
- Weekly check-ins with live demos
- Adjustments integrated on an ongoing basis
Deliver something that lives without us
An application only we can maintain is a trap. The code, hosting, and documentation are yours.
- Full source code and credentials handed over
- Technical and functional documentation
- Hosting in your name
- Training for users and the administrator
How the first months unfold
Functional scoping
- Map the existing process
- Define the first version scope
- Technical decisions and trade-offs
- Detailed cost estimate
Iterative build
- Development in functional blocks
- Continuously accessible version
- Weekly check-ins
- Scope adjustments as needed
Go-live
- User acceptance testing
- Data migration from existing systems
- Training and documentation
- Support through the first weeks
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