You have an idea and no technical lead
Every choice is made in the dark, and mistakes cost.
Deciding what to do, before you spend.
Sometimes you need someone to say what's worth doing, what it costs to keep running, and which quote not to sign.
The situations people call us about.
You have developers, but nobody leads them
The work goes on, but nobody sets the priorities.
You have to judge a vendor
You're holding a quote and need someone to read it with no stake in it.
We decide with you, when it matters.
We come to the meetings that matter, write the decisions down and own them. They are made by the person who writes the code.
- What comes firstNow, later, never. Written down.
- What technology to useExplained in plain words, with what it costs to keep running.
- Checking the workWe look at what your developers write, before it becomes a problem.
- Who to hireWe help you choose the right person before you sign.
- The problems put offThey get budgeted today, before they get expensive.
- Quotes and vendorsWe translate the technical terms and weigh the offers with you.
Hourly, with a cap you set.
First call, free
Long enough to see whether the problem is technical. Often it isn't.
As many hours as you want
What you don't use, you don't pay. No mandatory retainer.
All in writing
Every choice ends up in a document that's yours, clear to whoever comes next.
It ends when it should
It's over when you can decide on your own. We don't work at being indispensable.
Consulting does not mean slides.
No reports nobody reopens. What you're left with is decisions in writing, dated, with the reason beside them.
It isn't a way of selling you the build. If we're the right people to build it, we say so up front and in writing.
Let's talk First call free. You leave knowing what's worth doing, and what isn't.
The questions people ask.
How does the first call work, and does it cost anything?
It is free and there are no strings. You tell us what you need to build, we ask questions, and at the end we tell you what is worth doing, what is not, and in what order, even when the answer is not to do it. Video call, or in person if you are nearby.
How quickly do you reply to an enquiry?
Quickly, including when the answer is no. Whoever reads it and replies is the one who would then write the code.
Where are you, and which areas do you work in?
We work from Città di Castello, in the province of Perugia, in the upper Tiber Valley: we don't carry big-city costs, so we don't pass them on. We work face to face with companies across the Umbrian and Tuscan Valtiberina, Sansepolcro, San Giustino, Umbertide, Anghiari, and the provinces of Perugia and Arezzo. Everywhere else we work remotely.
Do you work with small companies?
Yes, and it is a good part of the work. A small company with a clear problem is a better client than a large one that does not know what it wants. All we ask is that someone on your side can decide: without that, any project stretches.
Who runs the project? Do I always talk to the same person?
Yes. Whoever answers your first call is whoever writes the code, and whoever answers when something breaks. There is no salesperson who closes you and a team that inherits the project without ever hearing your voice.
You have products of your own: is there time left for my project?
Yes, and it is the same craft. We develop our own products end to end, and they are where we try ideas out before taking them to a client. If there were no room for your project, we would tell you on the first call.
Do I own the source code?
Yes, in writing. Code, credentials and accounts stay yours: at the end you get the full repository and the documentation. If one day you want to take it elsewhere you can, without asking us, and we walk whoever takes over through it.
Are there compulsory monthly fees?
No compulsory fee. If you want a maintenance agreement we will write one, but it is your choice and it can end. What remains are the third-party services the product uses, like hosting and the domain, and those are in your name.
Can you act as an outsourced CTO or technical advisor?
Yes, and it is a service of its own. We come in as a technical lead by the hour, as many as you decide: what to do first, what technology to use, how to judge quotes and vendors. It helps people with the idea but not the skills, and companies with developers but nobody deciding.
Do you build dashboards and reports? With which tools?
Yes. We work with Power BI and Tableau: we connect the sources, build the data model and the measures, and design the reports for the people who actually read them. If the dashboard belongs inside the software you use every day, we build it there.
Tell us about your project.
The first call is free of charge: you leave knowing what is worth doing, and what is not.