We lay the foundation properly. Then you keep building.
AI coding tools make building software more accessible and faster. But the wrong technical foundation gets expensive later. We set up one product or codebase professionally, validate a working end-to-end flow and then hand it over to you.
When is this offer a fit?
When you want to build yourself with AI tools, but don't want to gamble with the technical foundation.
We want to build software ourselves with AI tools, but start off right technically
You want to build software quickly yourself with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Lovable, Bolt or similar AI tools, without piling up technical problems from day one.
View use caseSet up a product properly for AI so our own team can then continue independently
You want to build software quickly yourself with AI coding tools, but first lay a professional technical foundation.
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Afterwards you have...
A professional technical foundation
Architecture, project structure, data, deployment and access are set up deliberately.
Guardrails for AI-assisted development
Tests, conventions and project instructions help coding agents work within the right boundaries.
A product you can take forward yourself
One end-to-end path works and the key technical choices are documented.
What is included in this offer?
One bounded Kickstart for one product or codebase.
What we do
We set up exactly the technical parts that keep speed from turning into chaos later.
- Choosing the stack and architecture
- Setting up the repository and project structure
- Laying down the base data model
- Authentication and authorisation where needed
- Environments and deployment structure
- Logging and error handling
- Test strategy and technical conventions
- Guardrails and instructions for AI coding tools
- Validating one primary end-to-end flow
What you get
A working technical foundation that is ready for you to build on.
- Set-up codebase and project structure
- Working base for deployment and environments
- Technical documentation
- AI development instructions and conventions
- Validated primary flow
- Handover explaining the key choices
Out of scope
We lay the foundation and don't build the complete product within this Kickstart.
- Fully worked-out product functionality
- Unbounded feature development
- Ongoing technical guidance or retainer
- Extensive migration of an existing complex codebase
How it works.
- 01
Sharpen product + way of working
We determine what you want to build yourself, with which tools and which technical requirements come with it.
- 02
Lay the foundation
We set up architecture, data, auth, deployment and project structure properly.
- 03
Add guardrails
We set up tests, conventions and instructions so AI tools make better technical choices.
- 04
Validate + hand over
We build one end-to-end path, document the foundation and make sure you can continue on your own.
Why should you believe this?
We have nothing against vibe coding. With a good engineering foundation you can build much more yourself before you need senior help again.
View casesSenior software engineering as the starting point
The foundation is set up as if the product will actually be used later.
Focused on AI-assisted development
The structure helps both people and coding agents understand the codebase.
Dependency is not the business model
The Kickstart has succeeded when you can carry on without us.