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Technical discovery checklist Expose constraints before they become delays.

A structured review of architecture, data, integrations, security, operations, delivery, and unresolved technical risk.

Clean build · Fast delivery · Scalable foundation · Less burn

Built for

Teams preparing a new build, modernization, vendor engagement, or high-impact product initiative.

Intended outcome

A shared view of technical reality and a prioritized list of questions, experiments, and decisions.

What matters

Ship the useful part. Kill the rest.

01

System and integration context

02

Data and security boundaries

03

Operational readiness

What you get

Working outputs. No strategy confetti.

System context map
Integration inventory
Data classification
Quality attributes
Deployment and support model
Risk and decision register
How it works
01

Map systems and owners

02

Trace critical data flows

03

Identify non-functional requirements

04

Turn unknowns into short investigations

Two ways to work

Pay for the build.
Or bet with us.

Most founders bring a monthly budget and hire us to deliver. A few bring a vision strong enough for us to join the bet. Both models stay lean, direct, and accountable.

MODEL 01

Build + maintain

One monthly budget.
We ship and maintain.

You set the cash ceiling. We cut the scope to fit, ship working software every week, launch it, and keep it healthy. No hourly mystery. No hostage code.

  • Predictable monthly spend
  • Weekly working releases
  • Launch ownership
  • Ongoing maintenance
Get a build plan
MODEL 02

Virtual CTO partnership

Small retainer.
Shared equity. Long game.

For a small number of serious, long-horizon products, we join as the technical partner: roadmap, architecture, hiring, delivery, and scale. Lower cash. Real equity. Shared upside.

  • Virtual CTO ownership
  • Lean monthly cash
  • Aligned equity stake
  • Selective partnerships only
Pitch the vision
Straight answers

What you should know before spending money.

Is discovery only for large projects?

No. Smaller projects benefit from shorter discovery because one hidden integration or security assumption can dominate the entire delivery plan.

Who should participate?

Product, engineering, operations, security or compliance where relevant, and the people who understand existing systems and user workflows.

What should discovery produce?

Decisions, evidence, risks, a scoped technical direction, and explicit unknowns—not only meeting notes.

Enough research

The next useful artifact is working software.

Bring the workflow, idea, or delivery mess. We’ll cut it to the leanest credible build and tell you which partnership model fits.