How it works
We earn the build before you pay for it.
Most agencies pitch you, quote you, and hope. We do it backwards. We spend a day inside your business for free, prove we understand it, and only then talk about building. Here is the whole thing, start to finish.
The model
What a forward deployed engineer actually does.
The term comes from Palantir. A forward deployed engineer does not sit in an office writing code against a spec someone emailed over. They go to where the work happens, sit with the people doing it, and learn the business from the inside. Then they build against reality, not against assumptions.
That is Santino. He comes to you, watches how the business really runs, and finds the places where time and money leak out. Zach, our growth consultant, reads the same picture from the business side and shows where there is room to grow. One of us on the build, one on the growth, both looking at your actual operation.
It means what we propose is grounded in your business, not a template. And it means the free audit is not a sales gimmick. It is the work. It is how the whole thing starts.
How it works
A builder, embedded in your business.
Free audit
A day inside your business. Free. You keep the breakdown.
The review
You, Santino, and Zach. Growth and build, one room.
The proposal
One scope. One fixed price. Agreed up front.
Build, and own
Built in weeks. Handed over in your name.
What we build
The audit shows where the leverage is. Then we build.
AI-native builds
Websites, apps, portals, systems. AI in the bones, not bolted on.
Automation
We remove the hours from how you already work.
Brand & presence
How you look, how you sound, how you show up.
Consulting growth
We build, then we help you grow what you own.
How pricing works
Priced on value. Fixed before we start.
No hourly billing. No meters running. The price is the price.
A starting invoice begins the work
Payments land as the work lands
The smallest invoice comes last
Handoff. You own everything.
Spend a day with us. See what your business could be.
The audit is free and the breakdown is yours to keep, whether or not we ever build together. That is how sure we are.
Questions
The things people ask first.
What actually happens in a free audit?
Santino spends a day inside your business, in person or remote, for as long as you want. He watches how you actually work, maps your operations, workflows, tools, and where AI or software could win back time and money. You walk away with a written breakdown of the day and the opportunities he found.
Is it really free? What's the catch?
It is genuinely free. No card, no commitment. We give first because the fastest way to earn a build is to prove we understand your business before you pay us a cent. If it turns into a proposal, great. If it does not, you still keep the breakdown.
What is a forward deployed engineer?
It is a Palantir idea. Instead of consulting from the outside, the engineer embeds inside your operation, learns it from the floor up, and builds against what is really there. Santino is that engineer. Zach handles the growth side of the picture.
What do you actually build?
Websites, apps, portals, internal tools, automations, and AI systems, with the AI in the bones rather than bolted on. Plus brand and presence when you need it. The audit decides what is worth building, so nothing is built you do not need.
Do I really own everything?
Yes. At handoff the code, the accounts, and the documentation all move into your name. No license you have to keep renewing, no lock-in. Freehold means held outright. The name is the promise.
How much does a build cost?
Priced on the value to your business and fixed before any work starts, so there are no hourly meters and no surprises. The free audit is what lets us scope it honestly. You see the number before you commit to anything.