Advisory
Is your stack the right one for where you're going?
Technology choices made in month one compound for years. We review your current or proposed stack against your actual business needs — not vendor marketing or engineer preferences — and tell you what to keep, what to change, and what to watch.
What you get
- A written stack assessment: what's serving you, what's accumulating risk, what's premature
- Honest evaluation of your team's ability to maintain and scale the current choices
- Specific recommendations with rationale — not just a list of alternatives
- A 90-minute walkthrough call to discuss findings and answer your questions
- Clear signal on whether a proposed migration is worth the disruption
- A decision framework for evaluating future stack choices independently
Right for you if ...
Not sure this is the right engagement? Book a free 30-min call and we will tell you honestly.
- 01
You need to know if your current stack can support your next 18 months of growth
- 02
You are about to make a major technology investment and want a second opinion first
- 03
Your engineering team has proposed a stack change and you want an external view
- 04
You are choosing between two competing approaches and need a decision framework
What we cover
Current stack review
We look at what you're actually running — frameworks, databases, hosting, third-party services — and evaluate whether those choices still fit your stage and trajectory.
Migration risk assessment
Thinking about moving from Rails to Go, or from a monolith to microservices? We quantify the migration effort, the transition risk, and whether the gain is worth it for your specific situation.
Team fit analysis
The best stack for your team is the one they can maintain. We look at hiring market conditions, team strengths, and long-term maintainability — not just theoretical performance benchmarks.
Vendor lock-in assessment
Which dependencies create strategic risk? Which integrations would be painful to replace? We map your lock-in exposure and flag decisions that limit your future options.
Proposed stack evaluation
If your team has proposed a new stack or architecture, we review the proposal before you commit: does the reasoning hold up, are the trade-offs understood, and what's being underestimated?
Engagement details
We review any stack
How we work
01
Context call (Day 1)
We discuss your business model, growth stage, team composition, and what's driving the question. Stack analysis without business context produces generic advice.
02
Technical review (Days 2–5)
We review your infrastructure, codebase structure, CI/CD setup, and third-party dependencies. We ask specific questions where we need more detail.
03
Written report (Days 6–7)
A written assessment: what's working, what's a liability, specific recommendations with trade-offs documented. Sent 24 hours before the call so you can read it first.
04
Walkthrough call (Days 8–10)
90-minute call to work through the findings. We answer your questions, debate trade-offs, and agree on what matters most to address first.
Right-fit packages
Fixed prices. No hidden fees.
Common questions
Ready to ship?
Ready to scope your idea?
30 minutes. We tell you exactly what your MVP needs and what it will cost. No obligation, no pitch deck.
We take 2 new Sprint clients per month. If we're at capacity, we'll tell you on the call and offer a waitlist.