let's talk about scope.

// cash up front · no equity · no on-spec work

A handful of clear ways to bring us in — fixed-scope where the work is known, rate-based where it isn't. We discount scope, never rate: a smaller engagement is always on the table; a cut-rate one isn't.

start a conversation
// engagement models

Most teams start with a review or an MVP and grow from there.

fixed scope

Architecture review

A structured read of your system or a consequential decision — design, data model, AI approach, cloud posture — with a written set of findings and recommendations.

$4,500
select engagements

MVP build

A focused first version of a product or feature, built to ship and documented for handoff. Taken on a few at a time — scoped to a clear outcome, not an open-ended retainer.

from $25,000
ongoing

Fractional CTO / advisory

Senior technical leadership without a full-time hire — architecture direction, hard calls, and AI strategy for a team that needs the seniority part-time.

from $8,000 / month
rate-based

Project & day work

For work that's better priced by time than by deliverable — scoped per engagement after we talk. We discount scope, never rate.

scoped · $5,000 project minimum
// who this is for

The sharpest fit: mid-market B2B SaaS companies adding their first serious AI features, where the buyer is a CTO or VP of Engineering who's pragmatic, budget-ready, and moves in days, not quarters.

// good fit

  • Mid-market B2B SaaS adding real AI features
  • Dev tools and developer-facing products
  • Vertical SaaS in non-regulatory niches
  • E-commerce and consumer software
  • Teams modernizing off aging private-sector systems

// not a fit

  • Government or public-sector workflows
  • Equity-only or on-spec arrangements
  • Cut-rate work below the project minimum
  • Net-90 enterprise procurement marathons
// how we start
01

A conversation

Tell us what you're building and what's in the way. We'll tell you, honestly, whether we're the right team for it.

02

A scoped proposal

A clear deliverable, a price, and a timeline. Fixed where we can be; rate-based where the work genuinely is.

03

The work

AI-assisted delivery with a senior engineer accountable, shipped incrementally and documented so your team can own it.

Tell us what you're building.

One email starts it. If we're not the right fit, we'll say so — and often point you somewhere better.

info@runthyme.com