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When AI Tools Stop Being Enough

No-code and AI-first tools are powerful. They let you validate ideas fast, impress investors, and ship something real without a development team. But there's a ceiling - and most founders hit it sooner than they expect.

Prompt Wall

You've hit the prompt wall. Every fix breaks something else. The AI is going in circles. Your backlog is growing faster than the product.

Spiraling Costs

Your infrastructure costs are exploding. Lovable, Vercel, Supabase - the bills made sense at MVP stage. Now they don't. And you're not sure why.

Success That Breaks Things

Your product is working - too well. You have real users, real data, real load. The architecture that was fine for 10 users isn't fine for 1,000.

You Need to Own the Code

You need a real team behind it. You can't hire, explain the codebase, or make a strategic pivot without understanding what's actually under the hood.

Three Ways We Work With You

AI Co-Build

You're starting a new project and want to use AI tools intelligently from day one.

Leverage Lovable’s speed without the technical debt. You focus on the vision, while we secure the foundations the AI can't. We bridge the gap between a fast prototype and a scalable, production-ready product.  

What we do in Co-Build:

- Define the technical architecture before you write your first prompt
- Set up your backend, database, and integrations properly
- Review and stabilise AI-generated code in sprints
- Be on call when the AI hits a wall

AI Extend

Your MVP is live. It's working. Now you need features AI can't build for you.

Moving beyond the prototype? We connect your AI-generated UI with a complex backend reality. From legacy integrations to partner APIs, we build on your Lovable foundation without the need for a total rewrite.

What we do in Extend:

- Audit your current AI-generated codebase
- Identify what to keep, what to refactor, what to replace
- Build new features in your existing stack
- Hand back a product your team can actually maintain

AI Rescue

Project in trouble: rising costs, slowing progress, uncertain outcome.

AI speed shouldn't lead to a dead end. If your project is stalling and costs are rising, we’ll give you an honest code audit and a clear rescue plan. No judgment, no fluff—just the engineering needed to get you back on track.

What we do in Rescue:

- Technical audit: code quality, architecture, infra costs, security
- Clear report with three scenarios: fix, refactor, or replace
- Stabilisation sprint to stop the bleeding
- Long-term plan based on your actual business goals

Who We Work With

Our AI-Powered Development service is designed for one kind of company: product-first businesses that move fast and need engineering to keep up.

The Founder

You built something real with AI tools. Now you need a partner who speaks both business and engineering - and won't talk down to you about what you should have done differently.

The CTO

You know what needs to happen technically. You just don't have the developers to execute. We embed as your engineering team - without the overhead of hiring.

The Product Team

You started in Webflow, Bubble, or Lovable. The product grew. Now you need a real software partner who can work alongside what you've built, not tear it down.

How We Get Started

1

Free Technical Call (30 min)

Tell us where you are. What you built, what's broken, what you need. We'll ask the right questions and give you an honest assessment - no sales pitch.

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CODE & PLATFORM
AUDIT

If it makes sense to move forward, we do a proper audit of your codebase and infrastructure. You get a written report: what's healthy, what's risky, what's costing you money it shouldn't.

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PROJECT PROPOSAL PLAN

Based on the audit, we propose the right engagement. Fixed-scope or retainer - depending on what your project needs. No ambiguity.

4

SPRINT ZERO
KICKOFF

We start with a focused, time-boxed sprint. You see results fast. You decide if you want to continue. No 12-month contracts forced on you upfront.

FAQ

01

We built our product in Lovable / Bolt / Cursor. Can you work with that?

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Yes. That's specifically who this service is for. We've worked with AI-generated codebases across multiple stacks and frameworks. The quality varies widely, but we've seen it all. We'll tell you what we find.

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Do we need to rewrite everything?

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Usually not. Full rewrites are expensive, slow, and risky. Our default approach is to rescue and extend what exists — only replacing the parts that genuinely can't be saved. We'll give you an honest opinion after the audit.

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How long does a typical engagement take?

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Co-Build and Extend engagements are typically ongoing — we work in 2-week sprints with monthly scope reviews. Rescue engagements usually start with a 2–4 week stabilisation sprint, followed by a decision on next steps.

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We're a small team (2–5 people). Is this right for us?

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Yes. Most of our clients are small teams - often a founder plus one or two people. We work as an extension of your team, supporting you where needed without replacing your internal setup.

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What technologies do you work with?

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We specialise in .NET, React, Angular, Python, and Azure. If your AI-generated product uses a different stack, we'll tell you upfront whether we're the right fit.

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What if we just want the audit, not the development work?

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That's fine. The audit is a standalone service. Some clients use it to get clarity before deciding whether to bring in an external team, hire in-house, or pause the project entirely.

Get a Technical Consultation & Project Estimate

Reach out to us and discuss your specific needs. We're here to help!

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