Studio
Build products that scale. Automate the work that does not.
Four ways we work with founders and operators — with the prices, the timelines, and who we are a bad fit for, published up front.
- From £5,000Fixed scope, fixed price
- 2–16 weeksDepending on scope
- You own itFull code and IP
- Few at a timeSmall number of clients
Which one describes your problem?
- Product Engineering Turn an idea into a product people pay for. From £8,000 4–12 weeks For Founders and businesses launching something new SaaS platformsAI productsMobile appsPortals See details and pricing
- AI Automation Remove the manual work nobody should be doing. From £5,000 2–8 weeks For Service businesses and operations teams Workflow automationCRM hygieneReportingIntegrations See details and pricing
- AI Agents Hand over the questions you answer forty times a week. From £5,000 4–6 weeks For Teams drowning in repeated questions Support agentsKnowledge agentsLead qualificationDoc assistants See details and pricing
- Internal Software Replace the spreadsheet your business runs on. From £8,000 8–16 weeks For Businesses that have outgrown generic tools Ops platformsDashboardsBooking systemsStaff portals See details and pricing
Not sure? Book the call and we will tell you which one — or that none of them fit.
From a founder we worked with
As a non-technical founder, I was explicit that I needed a partner who would think deeply about outcomes rather than just execute instructions — and that's exactly what they delivered. They understood the challenges instinctively, made decisions independently that were entirely consistent with what I was trying to achieve, and took enormous friction out of the process. The result exceeded expectations.
Builders, not contractors.
We build and operate our own products, so we think differently about software. We care whether people actually use it, whether it holds up as it grows, and whether it is still worth something a year later — rather than whether we shipped it and moved on.
That also means we are opinionated. We will tell you when something you have asked for is a bad idea, and why. If you want a team that builds exactly what it is told without comment, we are the wrong studio.
A good fit looks like this.
We work best with
- Founders and operators who can decide without a committee
- Small teams that move quickly
- People who want pushback, not just delivery
- Businesses treating software as an advantage, not a cost line
- Budgets of £5,000 and up
We are not a fit for
- Lowest-cost outsourcing
- Feature factories and ticket queues
- Large procurement processes
- Staff augmentation for an existing team
- Anything under £5,000 — we cannot do it well
How an engagement runs
Short and direct. You talk to the people building your product, not an account manager.
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Call
30 minutes. You describe the problem, we tell you roughly what it costs, how long it takes, and whether we are the right team.
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Scope
One workshop and a written brief: what we are building, what we are deliberately not building, and a fixed price against it.
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Build
Two-week cycles with a working demo at the end of each. You steer it as it takes shape.
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Own it
Code, infrastructure, accounts and IP transferred to you. We stay available on a monthly rolling basis if you want us.
Questions before you book
How do I know which service I need?
You often do not, and that is fine. If you are building something new that does not exist yet, it is Product Engineering. If the work already happens but a person does it by hand, it is Automation. If that work is answering the same questions, it is an Agent. If your operation runs on spreadsheets, it is Internal Software. If it is still unclear, book the call and we will tell you which one — including if the answer is none of them.
Why do you publish prices when nobody else does?
Because hiding them wastes everyone's time. If £8,000 is out of reach, you should know that from the website rather than after two calls and a proposal. And if it is well within reach, it tells you we are not going to invent a number based on how your company looks.
How many clients do you take on?
A small number at a time. Most of our capacity goes into our own products, which is deliberate — it is what keeps us building rather than just billing. Practically this means we sometimes cannot start for a few weeks, and we will always tell you the real date rather than the one you want to hear.
What if we are not a fit?
We will say so on the first call and, where we can, point you at someone better suited. A badly matched project is worse for us than no project.
Do you sign NDAs?
Yes, happily, before you share anything sensitive. Send yours over or ask us for one.
Where are you based, and does it matter?
Glasgow, Scotland, and we work with clients worldwide. In practice we run on written updates and scheduled calls rather than expecting you to be online at the same time as us.
Something not covered here? Ask on a 30-minute call — we answer directly, including when the answer is no.
Still not sure which one you need?
That is the most common reason people book. 30 minutes, and you leave with a direction, a rough number, and an honest read on fit.