Talent & Teams·Studio & Pricing·Studio Retainer
Studio Retainer.
A line on Slack to people who have done this before.
Some months you don't need a team. You need one senior opinion before you commit a quarter to something. The retainer buys standing access to the studio, architecture reviews, a second pair of eyes on a build-versus-buy call, hiring panels, and the occasional "please talk us out of this" conversation.
How it works
The work, in practice.
A principal engineer and, when it helps, a designer stay attached to your company at a predictable monthly rate. Real reviews, not a monthly call where we nod. We read the PRs, sit the hiring panels, and answer in hours rather than sprints. Founders use it as the CTO bench they don't have yet.
- Senior eyes on architecture decisions before they harden into a rewrite
- We sit your engineering hiring panels. The vetting bar, applied to your team
- Build-versus-buy calls answered with numbers, including when the answer is "buy"
- Escalates cleanly into a team when a decision turns into a project
- Standing IP and confidentiality terms; we have done this inside regulated companies
Proof
We've done this before.
FAQ
Before you ask.
Is this just advisory hours?
How much time do we actually get?
Can it cover a fractional CTO role?
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.