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Dedicated Teams.

A proven squad, embedded around one workstream.

Assembling five strangers and hoping they gel is a strategy with a poor track record. A dedicated team arrives pre-composed. A lead who has run this shape of build before, AI-native engineers, and a designer where the work needs one, then embeds around one workstream instead of spending a quarter learning each other's names.

From $36K / mo
Price
About 1 week
Stand-up time
Lead + 2–5 engineers (+ designer)
Shape
3 months, then rolling
Minimum

How it works

You get a unit, not a headcount.

The team owns a slice of the roadmap end to end, reports on the same cadence you already run, and scales up or down in whole increments rather than awkward halves. Teams stand up in about a week because the people are selected from the existing Lateral network, aligned before kickoff, and supported as one unit.

  • Pre-composed. The lead and engineers are aligned as one accountable unit before kickoff
  • One accountable unit: the team owns the slice, not a pile of individual tickets
  • Scales in whole teams, up or down, with 30 days' notice
  • Six shapes to choose from. Product, platform, AI, data/ML, design systems, SWAT
  • Your process, your board, your definition of done

Proof

We've done this before.

FAQ

Before you ask.

How big is a team?
Usually a lead plus two to five engineers, with a designer when the work touches the interface. The shape follows the job. We would rather send four of the right people than six of the available ones.
Can we mix a team with our own engineers?
That's the normal case. The team plugs into your team and your ceremonies; the lead is the single throat to choke on delivery.
What if we need to shrink it?
Thirty days' notice, in team increments. We would rather you scale down honestly than pad an engagement nobody believes in.

Tell us what has to move.

A 30-minute call with an engineer, not a salesperson. We will map the capacity and ownership the work actually needs.

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