How we work.
Custom AI-native product builds. Live in 4 weeks. Fixed scope, fixed price.
Four ways we engage.
Most projects fit one of these shapes. We'll tell you which one fits yours on the first call.
Think before you build.
Used when scope is unclear and the client needs a thinking partner before committing to a build.
The most common shape.
Fixed fee, milestone-based. Defined product, defined scope, defined timeline.
Build it. Run it.
Initial build followed by ongoing managed engagement — OLN owns the operating layer too. Best when the team would rather focus on growth than running the product.
Risk-shared compensation.
Selective. For products where we believe in the upside enough to take risk-shared compensation — equity or revenue share.
What a build looks like.
Four weekly stages from kickoff to a live product. Working software at every milestone.
Discover & design
We learn the business, the customer, and the unit economics. Architecture, data model, and UI direction land by the end of week one.
Build core
Core flows wired end-to-end. AI engine plumbed in. First working surfaces in your hands.
Harden
Edge cases, polish, and instrumentation. Working software at every demo, not just at the end.
Ship
Deploy to production, instrument, hand off. Working product live, infrastructure docs, and a runbook at completion.
Operate
We keep running and improving it post-launch — measured against your business numbers.
What every engagement comes with.
Founder & lead engineer access
Direct access to the founder and lead engineer.
Working software, every milestone
Working software at every milestone, not just documentation.
Honest counsel
Honest counsel on what to build and what not to.
Committed dates
We commit to delivery dates and bill against milestones. If a milestone slips, you hear it from us first.
Compliant invoicing in your jurisdiction
VAT, sales tax, GST, FIRC — handled cleanly via Stripe, Wise, Razorpay, or direct bank. Cross-border billing without surprises.
The team that scoped it
The people who scope the work are the people who ship it.
What we don't do.
The brand is defined as much by what we decline as by what we accept.
- Work outside AI-native products. Generic web or app development is not our category.
- Staff augmentation or placing engineers on client payrolls.
- Competing on hourly rates with commodity dev shops.
- Projects where AI is decorative rather than essential.
- Time-and-materials billing.
- Sub-contracting to third parties without disclosure.
- Work in sectors that fail a basic "would I want this to exist" test.
- Ship-and-disappear engagements.
Tell us about your project.
We reply within one to two business days. If it's a fit, we'll set up a working call. If it isn't, we'll tell you.