We drive the outcome
Autonomous pods.
A self-sufficient pod transforms vague requirements into functional products.
A pod of two to four engineers will take general requirements, work proactively with your other teams, and clear all the hurdles to an outcome. Ship a full product, an important feature, or run your internal reporting.
The free pilot sprint
What you walk away with
- A named pod in your repo 3 days after the call
- One deliverable you chose, finished
- A pod that carries the date after it
Pods we have staffed
We turn ambiguity into clarity
We work alongside your team to clarify dates, scope, and clear every hurdle to a successful delivery.
A pod built for your use case
A pod is an independent team that molds to the shape of your organization. Typically two to four engineers, a part-time solutions architect, and a part-time project manager.
More than one pod when the work splits
We run three pods at Dental Intelligence: one on data engineering, two on product development. They have been there since 2021.
One clear status
Instead of separate statuses from each engineer, the status is reported at the pod level.
Two ways to buy the same pod
The same engineers, the same surface, the same people answering for the date. What changes is whether the scope moves with what you learn or is fixed before we begin.
Variable scope
Move fast and define the output as you go
The pod holds the surface and the scope follows what the last two weeks taught you. Decisions get made in the week you are in rather than in a change request, which is what you want when the destination is clear and the route is not.
- Change what ships without renegotiating a contract
- Priced by the size of the pod and how long you keep it
- Best for roadmaps, 0-to-1 builds and anything still finding its shape
Fixed scope, fixed cost
Guaranteed before we begin
The price and the acceptance criteria are agreed in your words before anyone starts, and the price does not move because the work turned out harder than we thought. If it is not live by the date we named, we keep working and we stop billing. The risk in the estimate is ours.
- A fixed price, not a rate card
- Acceptance criteria you sign before the build
- Best for a budget or a launch date somebody outside engineering is holding you to
When this is the right one
- A surface of the product nobody on your team has room to own
- A deadline you would rather not personally carry
- A budget that has to be committed before the work starts
- Work that will still need running in two years
How the free pilot sprint runs
Five steps from the first call to the decision that follows the deliverable.
1. Scope call
Tell us about what you want built.
2. Agree on deliverables
We will define the first delivery together, get it in a contract, and you meet the engineers before you sign it.
3. Start in 3 days
The engineers you meet will be ready to start on your project within three days of the intro call, or the day after the contract is signed.
4. Two weeks of work
We spend two weeks working together. Anything we deliver is yours to keep, no strings attached.
5. You decide
Once you're happy with your team, we move onto an engagement that is the right shape and size for your team.
1. Scope call
Tell us about what you want built.
2. Agree on deliverables
We will define the first delivery together, get it in a contract, and you meet the engineers before you sign it.
3. Start in 3 days
The engineers you meet will be ready to start on your project within three days of the intro call, or the day after the contract is signed.
4. Two weeks of work
We spend two weeks working together. Anything we deliver is yours to keep, no strings attached.
5. You decide
Once you're happy with your team, we move onto an engagement that is the right shape and size for your team.
Tell us which surface the pod would take
One call to agree on deliverables. The pilot sprint can start as soon as 3 days after it, and costs nothing.
- Named engineers, and you meet them before you sign
- The sprint can start 3 days after the intro call
- You own your deliverables in every case
