$2000 / month · ~5 hrs/week · ~20 hrs/month
A senior engineer on call, for a few hours a week.
There are times when founders don't need a full-time technical hire; they need someone to look at the thing before they commit to it. A second set of eyes on an architecture call. A code review on the PR that's been sitting open for three days because nobody on the team has the context. A gut-check on the AI feature that works in dev and makes everyone nervous about production.
That's what Starter is, and provides.
Just the right hours, for looking into things, from someone who's been in production systems for twenty years, and who's going to tell you the truth about what we're looking at.
Workflow
It starts with a short kickoff call so I can get the shape of your product and your stack. Then it's async after that. You send me the thing, I look at it properly, I come back with an opinion and documentation that's actually useful.
I read code carefully. I don't leave drive-by comments. If I flag something, there's a reason; if I say it looks fine, it looks fine.
One call a month if you want one. Otherwise, we stick to messages on Slack or similar and PR threads. Most clients on this tier prefer it that way. They, and I usually don't want another meeting on the calendar. They want their question answered, code reviewed, and insights.
More info
A few hours a week of senior engineering time, for the things that matter.
Architectural gut-checks, code reviews on the PRs that matter. Async answers to "is this the right way to do this", "will this work the same for 1k dau" type questions. The questions you're unsure about and previously had no one to ask.
Is this for you?
Are you actively shipping daily?
This is for early-stage clients & founders who are shipping actively, who know enough to know when they don't know, and want to ask for help. Technical founders, and clients with a small team who want a pair of senior eyes on the hard bits without adding a headcount. Solo builders who trust their instincts most of the time and want a backstop for the rest.
If you or your team are already shipping more than three to six PRs a day and want someone reviewing all of them, Starter is going to feel thin. That is what Partner is for.
still here?
let's start and get to work
If this sounds like the right fit, there's a discovery call on the other side of the button.
Not sure Starter is the right tier? The comparison is over here.