[ Approach ]
Opinions, loudly held.
Loosely held when wrong.
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Evals before features
If we can't measure quality, we don't ship. Every project starts with the eval suite.
02 / 06
Working code in week one
A crappy demo on day five beats a perfect plan on day fifty. We optimize for learning velocity.
03 / 06
Boring stack, weird ideas
Postgres, Python, off-the-shelf models. Save the novelty for the problem, not the infrastructure.
04 / 06
Small teams, full ownership
Two to four senior engineers per engagement. No layers, no handoffs, no dropped balls.
05 / 06
Cost is a feature
A model that's 95% as good and 1/20th the cost is the better model. We design for unit economics.
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We leave you stronger
Code, docs, runbooks, and an internal team that can extend the system without us.
[ Cadence ]
A typical 8-week build.
Week 0
Kickoff
Align on goals, set up access, draft the eval. We're in your repo by Friday.
Weeks 1–2
Spike
Two competing approaches, prototyped end-to-end. Compare on the eval. Pick a direction.
Weeks 3–6
Build
Production system, daily commits, weekly demos. You see it grow in real time.
Week 7
Harden
Load tests, cost tuning, monitoring, runbooks, on-call doc. Boring but essential.
Week 8
Handoff
Pairing sessions, recorded walkthroughs, and a 30-day check-in to make sure it stuck.