How we work

How we work.

Custom AI-native product builds. Live in 4 weeks. Fixed scope, fixed price.

Engagement shapes

Four ways we engage.

Most projects fit one of these shapes. We'll tell you which one fits yours on the first call.

01 / Discovery sprint

Think before you build.

Used when scope is unclear and the client needs a thinking partner before committing to a build.

Duration 3–5 days
Investment Fixed fee
02 / Fixed-scope build

The most common shape.

Fixed fee, milestone-based. Defined product, defined scope, defined timeline.

Duration 4 weeks
Investment On request
03 / Build + operate

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.

Duration Build + monthly
Investment On request
04 / Build + equity

Risk-shared compensation.

Selective. For products where we believe in the upside enough to take risk-shared compensation — equity or revenue share.

Duration Multi-quarter
Investment Reduced cash + equity
Process

What a build looks like.

Four weekly stages from kickoff to a live product. Working software at every milestone.

01 · WEEK 1

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.

02 · WEEK 2

Build core

Core flows wired end-to-end. AI engine plumbed in. First working surfaces in your hands.

03 · WEEK 3

Harden

Edge cases, polish, and instrumentation. Working software at every demo, not just at the end.

04 · WEEK 4

Ship

Deploy to production, instrument, hand off. Working product live, infrastructure docs, and a runbook at completion.

05 · OPTIONAL

Operate

We keep running and improving it post-launch — measured against your business numbers.

Always included

What every engagement comes with.

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Founder & lead engineer access

Direct access to the founder and lead engineer.

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Working software, every milestone

Working software at every milestone, not just documentation.

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Honest counsel

Honest counsel on what to build and what not to.

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Committed dates

We commit to delivery dates and bill against milestones. If a milestone slips, you hear it from us first.

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Compliant invoicing in your jurisdiction

VAT, sales tax, GST, FIRC — handled cleanly via Stripe, Wise, Razorpay, or direct bank. Cross-border billing without surprises.

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The team that scoped it

The people who scope the work are the people who ship it.

Boundaries

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.
Get in touch

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.