Services & Pricing

What we actually sell

You know the problem. Here's the path out — three ways to work with us depending on where you are in your transition.

Your dev shop charges $8K/mo. An embedded AI-native engineer costs $3K/mo. Do the math.

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Three Ways In

Pick the entry point that matches your situation

Tier 1 · Assessment
Transition Assessment Session
90-minute diagnostic. We tear apart your current setup and hand you a roadmap.
$500–1K
one-time session
What's Included
  • Full code audit — quality, coverage, tech debt
  • Cost analysis vs. Unit of One model
  • Dev shop contract review (what you're actually paying for)
  • AI toolchain gap assessment
  • Written transition roadmap delivered within 24hrs
  • 30-day async follow-up access
Who It's For
  • Founders mid-engagement with a dev shop who suspect they're overpaying
  • Technical founders who want an outside audit before renegotiating
  • Seed-stage companies spending $5K+/mo on agency work
  • Anyone who wants the math before committing to a full transition
The deliverable: You leave with a written plan — what to cut, what to keep, what an embedded engineer costs your specific company, and exactly how to execute the handoff.
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Tier 2 · Matching
Embedded Engineer Matching
Connect with a vetted AI-native senior engineer. We handle the vetting. You own the relationship.
Referral model
no upfront fee
What's Included
  • Curated match from our network of AI-native engineers
  • Vetting: AI toolchain proficiency, async communication, startup context
  • Rate negotiation support ($2.5K–4K/mo typical range)
  • Onboarding playbook and first 30-day sprint framework
  • 30-day placement guarantee — we replace if it's not working
Who It's For
  • Founders post-assessment ready to make the switch
  • Companies that know they want one great engineer, not a team
  • Startups with active dev shop engagements ending in 30–90 days
  • Non-technical founders who need help evaluating candidates
How this works: No upfront cost to you. We match, you hire directly. Our fee comes from the engineer — a standard referral arrangement. No middleman billing, no markup on rate, no lock-in.
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Tier 3 · Advisory
Fractional CTO Advisory
Ongoing strategic technical leadership. The senior judgment layer most early-stage teams are missing.
Custom
monthly engagement
What's Included
  • Weekly async strategy sessions (Loom + written)
  • Architecture and tech stack decisions
  • Hiring reviews — engineers, agencies, contractors
  • Vendor and agency contract review
  • AI toolchain strategy and adoption roadmap
  • On-call for crisis situations (security, outages, pivots)
Who It's For
  • Non-technical founders with a dev shop or early engineering team
  • Seed-to-Series A companies without an internal CTO
  • Founders who need a technical co-signer for investor conversations
  • Companies where engineering decisions are the bottleneck to growth
The honest pitch: Most early-stage companies don't need a $300K/yr CTO. They need senior judgment 10 hours a week. That's this.
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