Stop Burning Runway
on the Wrong Build.
Production-ready MVP in 8, 12 weeks. Scoped in 10 days. Built on infrastructure designed for 100K+ users. Fixed price, no surprises.
$8,000 · MVP Diagnostic in 10 business days
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Recent outcome
A small team, a real constraint, a measurable outcome.
Deployment time at every new banking customer.
A financial-crime detection platform that took weeks to deploy at each new bank. We migrated the core engine from Apache Spark to Polars, and deployment dropped to roughly a day, with compatibility across banking environments and no custom configuration.
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Four things that change the shape of an engagement.
You know the price before we start.
Fixed scope, fixed price. No scope creep, no surprise invoices, no "we need another sprint."
You own everything.
Full source code, complete documentation, no vendor lock-in. Use it with us or take it to another team. It's yours.
Built to scale from day one.
We architect for 100K+ users from the start. No $200K rewrite when you hit traction.
NASA-grade rigour, with knowledge transfer.
We shipped systems where failure meant losing a Mars mission, so your MVP gets the same engineering discipline. Every engagement includes training so your team can run with it after we ship.
Transparent pricing. No surprises.
Two productised packages for startups. Fixed scope, fixed price, known timeline.
Questions we get asked first
Quick answers to the things that usually come up before a fit call.
What stack do you use?
Boring tech: things that keep costs down, complexity down, and maintenance simple. Standard VMs over Kubernetes. Programming languages you've all heard of. The exact mix depends on what we're building, but the principle is to keep it as simple as the problem allows.
What if my requirements change mid-sprint?
With enough foresight and planning we hope it doesn't happen, but changes do occur. Within reason we'll work through them with you, understand the impact, and pivot accordingly. The fixed price holds for the agreed scope; meaningful changes get re-priced honestly.
Can I see the code as we go?
Of course. You own the repo from day one and have full visibility into commits, deploys, and infrastructure throughout.
What happens after the Build Sprint ships?
A full training period and complete documentation so your team can run with it. If you'd rather we continue to support the platform, we can do that too.
Do you do mobile / AI / [my thing]?
Pretty much anything. There's very little we haven't touched over the years. Bring the constraint and we'll tell you whether we're the right team for it.
Why fixed price, what's the catch?
No catch. If you're working out what to build, we want to make it as easy as possible to build what you want within the constraints of a sprint. It's also a useful proof point: fixed price shows our competitors that anything is possible if you scope it properly.
"I started Concept to Cloud because I'd seen too many founders pay six figures for a 'prototype' they couldn't run, couldn't change, and couldn't show an investor without an apology. That's not engineering. Engineering is shipping something that works, that you understand, and that you own. That's what we deliver. If we're a fit, you'll know in fifteen minutes, and if we're not, I'll tell you who is."
Tom Barber
Founder, Concept to Cloud
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