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From idea toshipped productin weeks, not months.

(the stuff that moves revenue)

What

A lean software studio for growth-stage teams. Custom platforms, AI integration, strategy & design — end-to-end.

Why

Shipped for Netflix, JPMorgan, Udacity, EcoATM, Reserve, Post.news and a long tail of startups.

How

Fixed-price sprints ($2.5–5K) or hourly engagements ($35–70/hr). No hidden scope.

50+ / 1 wk / <48hr

Shipped · Avg. to MVP · Reply time

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Reply in 48 hours (or we buy you coffee)Fixed-price sprints from $2.5K
Shipped for →
NetflixJPMorganUdacityEcoATMReservePost.news
Custom platforms♦AI integration♦MCP servers♦Design systems♦Search re-architecture♦RAG pipelines♦Cloud labs♦Mobile apps♦Shopify♦Buyback systems♦
— How we de-risk this for you

The four ways dev shops burn you — and how we don't.

You've been burned before, or you know someone who has. Ghosting, scope creep, bait-and-switch juniors, multi-year lock-ins. Here's exactly how we make each one impossible — contractually, not aspirationally.

01No ghosting
Max reply time · live countdown

You'll hear back in 2 business days. Always.

Your last agency went dark for a week mid-sprint. We don't. Every email, Slack, and PR comment gets a real answer from Josh — not "noted, circling back" — within two business days, or the next sprint's $500 off. Written into the SOW.

The receipt →18 years in business, zero ghosted clients. Ask any reference — we'll hand you their direct line.
02No blowouts
$3,500/ sprint
$2.5K$5K
≈ 3-week sprint · price locked before a single commit

The number on the quote is the number on the invoice.

You've heard "$5K" from an agency and paid $40K. Two ways to work with us — fixed-price sprints for scoped projects, or $35/hr ad-hoc for tasks. Scope is written down before kickoff. Change orders never show up on an invoice you didn't approve first.

03No bait & switch
Years shipping production code18
Account managers between you + Josh0
Juniors billed at senior rates0

The engineer on your pitch is the one writing your code.

You know how this goes: a senior sells you, then hands you off to a bootcamp grad in a different timezone. Not here. Josh — 18 years shipping, ex-Netflix, ex-Sony — is the one on your Slack, in your repo, on your review. Every commit has his name on it.

04No lock-in

Not working? Walk away after sprint 1.

Every other shop wants you on a 6-month retainer because their model breaks without it. Ours doesn't. After your first 2-week sprint, you can pause or end the engagement for any reason — funding dries up, priorities shift, we're not clicking. Zero termination fees.

The math →You pay for what shipped. You own the code on day one. We don't hold your repo hostage.
All four · written into every SOW · countersigned before kickoff
Stop reading. Start scoping.
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Eighteen years of shipping,
measured in things that actually matter.

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Projects shippedAcross fintech, edtech, consumer, AI
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MVP turnaroundFrom concept to live product, fast
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Reply guaranteeEvery inquiry answered within 48 hours
0.0/5
Client satisfactionAverage rating across all engagements
04 / What clients say

Don't take our word for it.

“
Josh parachuted into our platform team and left us with search that actually works. Our support tickets dropped overnight.
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Sarah Chen
VP Engineering, Knapsack
Ready to ship?

Book a 20-min call with Josh.

No deck, no sales rep. We look at your roadmap, I tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.

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03 / Services
We handle the whole product lifecycle — strategy through launch — and stay engaged after you ship.
01

Custom Platforms

Full-stack applications built to scale. Production-ready web & mobile, cloud architecture, real-time features, performance.
Web & mobileScalable cloudReal-time integrationsPerformance
02

AI Integration

Embed intelligence into your products. GPT-4, Claude, Gemini; prompt engineering; MCP servers; cost optimization.
LLM integrationPrompt engineeringMCP serversCost optimization
03

Strategy & Design

From idea to production blueprint. Product scoping, UX design, technical architecture, launch support.
Product strategyUI/UXArchitectureLaunch support
04 / Process

Four phases. Weekly demos. No scope surprises.

Typical cycle: 4–12 weeksFixed-price or hourlyWeekly demo
i.
Discovery

Learn your business, users, goals. Define scope, success metrics, and technical requirements.

ii.
Architecture

System design, data models, integration points. Prototypes to validate approach.

iii.
Build & Ship

Agile sprints, weekly demos, continuous deploy to staging. Launch when you’re confident.

iv.
Scale & Support

Performance monitoring, bug fixes, feature iteration. We stay engaged post-launch.

05 / Founder

18 years building software. Started at 15.

Josh · FounderErie, PASince 2008

From JPMorgan to Reserve to Udacity — shipped at scale, kept shipping.

Designing and building since 15. Engineered at Namely (acquired) and Reserve (backed by GV, acquired by Resy/AmEx). Most recently leading AI classroom features at Udacity and search re-architecture at Knapsack.

Apptivity brings enterprise architecture discipline with startup speed and ownership — the thing founders actually need.

ReactSolidJSNext.jsNode.jsRailsGoPythonRustGraphQLAWS CDKLambdaDynamoDBPostgresTypeScriptMCPLLM ops
2016
The Daily Beast
Senior Full-Stack
Redis + Nginx caching · 120k rps · editorial CMS
• Shipped
2018–19
Ralph Interactive
Full-Stack
Netflix · Nickelodeon · Bandersnatch · 6+ networks
• Shipped
2021–22
EcoATM / Gazelle
Senior Full-Stack
GraphQL/AppSync APIs · millions of IMEI checks/day
• Shipped
2022–23
Post.news
Frontend
Design system · SolidJS migration · analytics
• Shipped
2024–25
Udacity
Software Engineer
AI classroom · transcripts · cloud labs
• Shipped
2025
Knapsack
Senior Engineer
Search re-architecture · MCP server
• Shipped
2026
Champion Health
Full-Stack Engineer
Visibility request system · peer-approval workflow · admin dashboard
• Shipped
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Need dev help? Lets figure it out.

Four questions, 48 hours to a reply from a senior engineer. No funnels.

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50+
Projects shipped
18yr
Building software
3
Core team
4.9/5
Client satisfaction
06 / Also worked with, in past lives →Netflix·Sony·Nickelodeon·JPMorgan Chase·American Express·Udacity·Reserve·Namely
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Tell us what you're shipping.

Four questions. 48 hours to a reply.

No sales funnels, no "discovery call" to book the actual call. You fill this out, Josh reads it, you get a real human reply.

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