“everything was 80% done, but nothing was usable.”mtlynch.io, 2022
The repository is yours from the first commit, and it runs from its README. Another team can clone it and start.
“What was supposed to be a 6-week project dragged into 3 months.”r/Entrepreneur, 2025
We open with ten working days, not a six-week plan. A slip shows up on day three, not in month three.
“I asked how long they expected my project to take. "How long is a piece of string?" their lead designer asked.”mtlynch.io, 2022
Every step carries an end date before it starts. If we cannot put a date on something, we say so.
“they hit me with the "scope creep" card and tried to charge more for stuff I thought was already included.”r/Entrepreneur, 2025
The scope is a written list you approve before day one. Anything new gets its own step and its own date.
“they'd say the tech lead was overseeing the work, but it was only marginally true.”Hacker News, 2024
No bench, no subcontractors. The person you talk to writes the code, and their name is on this page.
“bug fixing counting as billed hours. How has the agency an incentive to keep bugs low if it makes them more money?”Hacker News, 2022
We do not bill by the hour. A day lost to a bug is our day, not yours.