FAQ

You won’t be surprised by it. We track every project’s budget continuously and flag it the moment spend trends toward the limit – well before it becomes a problem – so the conversation happens early, with options, not after the fact. What happens next depends on how the project is priced:

• Fixed-Price projects – the price we agreed is the price you pay. If work runs longer than we estimated for the scope we quoted, that’s on us, not you. Costs only change if you change or expand the scope, and we’ll always agree any change in writing before we proceed.
• Time & Materials projects – you get regular budget updates as work progresses, so there are no hidden overruns. As we approach the agreed budget, we pause and decide together: extend it, re-prioritise what’s left, or wrap up at the cap. Nothing beyond the budget gets billed without your sign-off first.

Either way, the principle is the same: you stay in control of what you spend, and we never bill you for more than you’ve agreed to.

Yes, we work on a Fixed-Price basis. It’s a good option when you have a set budget and a clearly defined scope.

We scope the project carefully with you up front, agree a price, and deliver to it. Payment can be in full or split across agreed milestones as the work is delivered, so you’re paying against tangible progress. Because the price is fixed to a defined scope, any significant changes along the way are handled as agreed adjustments.

We also offer Time & Materials, which suits projects that are more exploratory or likely to evolve. Custom software is hard to estimate precisely up front, so for open-ended work T&M tends to be more flexible and cost-effective – you pay for actual time spent, with full visibility throughout. Fixed price works best when the scope is well defined from the start.

We’ll talk it through at the start and recommend whichever fits your project.

Not in place of payment, and not upfront. Building software takes real time and cost on our side, so we don’t take on projects for equity alone – especially at the idea stage, before there’s anything to value.

Once there’s a working product and real traction, though, we’re open to the conversation. At that point – typically alongside a retainer for ongoing development – a partial equity arrangement can make sense, because there’s something concrete to base it on.

So: not instead of pay, but potentially as part of a longer-term partnership once the numbers are real.