Founders who need a technical partner
You have the customer, the domain expertise, and the conviction. What you don't have is a technical co-founder. We act as the long-term engineering partner — architecture, build, and accountability — that gets the product into the world.
The problem
Hiring a CTO too early burns runway. Outsourcing to anonymous offshore shops produces something fragile that has to be rebuilt within a year. Freelancers ship features but don't own the architecture, so technical debt compounds before there's a real customer base.
The approach
We become the long-term technical partner: architecture, MVP build, deployment, and ongoing iteration. You stay focused on customers, distribution, and revenue; we own the system, the decisions, and the accountability.
What we deliver
Who this is for
- Solo or non-technical founders past idea-validation
- Founders productising consulting or service businesses
- Companies productising an internal tool for external sale
- Founders raising seed rounds against a working product
Example engagements
- Vertical SaaS for a niche the founder knows deeply
- B2B platform productising a manual service
- Two-sided marketplace MVP for a specific industry
- AI-powered tool with backend orchestration
How we partner with founders
Discovery, MVP build, launch, and ongoing partnership for non-technical founders.
Discovery + scope
Validate scope, customer, and MVP shape together.
2 weeksFoundations + MVP
Architecture, billing, auth, and the workflows that make the product valuable.
10 weeksLaunch + iterate
Ship to first customers, instrument usage, plan the next quarter.
2 weeksTimeline & budget
Typical timeline
MVPs typically ship in 10–16 weeks; we then continue as the long-term engineering partner.
Typical budget
Typical MVPs run $25,000 to $150,000. Ongoing partnership work runs as a monthly retainer.
Frequently asked questions
Will you take equity?
We're primarily fee-based, but discuss equity-component arrangements case by case for the right partnerships.
What happens when we hire our own engineers?
We hand off cleanly — documentation, code walkthroughs, and a transition plan. Many partnerships continue alongside the in-house team.
Can you help with fundraising?
Yes — we routinely support founders with technical due diligence, demo-readiness, and architecture decks for investor conversations.
What does ongoing partnership look like?
Weekly sync, roadmap planning, incident response, and shipped work on a monthly cadence. Retainer scope flexes with the stage.
Ready to start a project?
Tell us what you're trying to build and the outcome you need. We'll suggest a scope, timeline, and milestone-priced plan.
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- Emailcreate@vadimages.com
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