You accept the scope
USD 500, fixed. 50% now, 50% on delivery. Fixed date, written scope, no discovery call needed to start.
01How it runs
Four steps. None of them is a meeting.
Written and asynchronous, because you are probably in a different timezone and a status call is not work.
I read, read-only
Site, funnel, inbox, repo, whatever the scope names. Nothing is changed, nothing is sent, nothing is installed.
You get the map
A ranked list of where the hours go, each finding citing what I read, each item priced in hours and money.
You decide
Build it yourself, take the sprint, or stop. A written 'do not build this' is a valid deliverable and it costs you nothing further.
What is in the map
Seven things, all of them checkable.
- The hours. The repeatable work in your week, quantified, not "admin", but "quote assembly, 4.5 hours a week, 38 minutes per quote".
- The evidence. What I read to reach that number, named. If I inferred it, it says inferred.
- The ranking. By hours recovered per hour of build, not by what is interesting to build.
- The exclusions. The tasks where automation would cost more than it saves. A real list, not a caveat.
- The module plan. What the sprint would build, in what order, with what proof of done.
- The risk register. What could go wrong, what the kill switch is, and what stays human.
- The honest verdict. Build, fix something else first, or do not build. Written plainly enough to forward to a co-founder.
02Where it sits
Audit, sprint, run. In that order.
The sprint is only offered after an audit, because building the wrong module fast is the most expensive way to be wrong.
1 · audit
Audit
USD 500₹30,000
3 days
Where the hours actually go, ranked, with the evidence attached. Ends in a map of the modules your business needs, or a written 'do not build this'.
- Every finding cites what I read
- Ranked by hours recovered, not by novelty
- The build plan, or a stated reason there isn't one
- 50% on acceptance, 50% on delivery
2 · sprint
Sprint
USD 3,500₹2,10,000
1–3 weeks
The top modules from the audit, built, gated and shipped. You get the working thing, the procedure that drives it, and a wiki so it runs without me.
- Fixed scope, fixed price, fixed date
- A human gate on anything that leaves the building
- Handover documentation, not a dependency
- 50% to start, 50% on delivery
3 · retainer
Operating retainer
from USD 250 / month₹15,000 / month
rolling
The systems we built stay running: monitoring, fixes and small changes. Nothing new, because a new build is a sprint. Capped hours, so it stays infrastructure and not a job.
- Monthly written report with the numbers
- 48 hour response, same day if something has stopped
- Small changes included; new builds are sprints
- Three months minimum, then month to month
03Before you ask
About the USD 500 specifically.
The rest is on the main FAQ.
What exactly do I get?+
A written audit: every finding in your workflow ranked by hours recovered, each one citing what I read, each one priced in hours and money, plus the module list the sprint would build. Delivered within 3–5 business days of the scope being accepted.
Why not start with a call?+
Because a call is where you tell me what you already know. The audit is where I tell you what you do not, from your own artifacts, with the receipts. Async also means no timezone maths, which matters when the brief is written in New York and the work runs overnight.
What if there is nothing to fix?+
Then the audit says that in writing with the evidence, and that is the whole deliverable. It has not happened yet, but the site would be worse if I had an incentive to invent it.
What does it cost, in total?+
USD 500, half after the call and half on delivery. If you go on to the sprint, the sprint is USD 3,500 and the audit is not re-charged. If you go on to the retainer, it is priced per audience from USD 250 a month, 30 days notice.
Who does the work?+
The founder does the work on your audit today. As the team grows, the standard, the procedure and the accountability stay the same: no junior silently takes over your account, and the person who quoted you stays reachable.
Ready?
Fixed scope, fixed date, half now and half on delivery.
Not ready for the whole workflow? is credited against the audit if you go ahead.