Startup Tech Partner
Software Architecture Planning in your repo, with weekly demos.
We focus on architecture doc your first three hires can follow. Written scope, your stack, weekly demos — no account-manager layer.
You have investor interest but software architecture planning — and the fix isn't another generic agency retainer. We scope to ongoing partner engagements quarterly, using Linear and Cal.com in your stack where it makes sense. Weekly demos and a written cut line for what ships now versus later.
Hiring a full-time CTO too early often slows founders down, not speeds them up.
We won't build features without a defined success metric.
Who this is for
- -Pre-seed teams with investor interest but no technical co-founder.
- -Startups between hires — need software architecture planning for 8–12 weeks.
- -Founders who burned budget on agencies and want software architecture planning in one repo.
- -First-time founders who need software architecture planning and honest scope pushback.
Problems we solve
- -Software Architecture Planning estimates balloon because acceptance criteria were never written.
- -A previous vendor shipped software architecture planning that broke on edge cases in week two.
- -Your team lacks bandwidth to own software architecture planning while shipping the core product.
- -Integrations around Linear are fragile and nobody owns on-call.
- -Stakeholders disagree on what "software architecture planning done" means — so nothing ships.
What we deliver
- -Written scope for software architecture planning with explicit in/out of scope
- -Weekly demo — live or recorded — with decisions logged
- -Acceptance checklist signed before production launch
- -Runbook for the failure modes we expect in month one
- -Handoff doc so your team can maintain without us
- -Working implementation in your repo using Linear and Cal.com
How we work
- 1.Align: goals, constraints, and who signs off on software architecture planning
- 2.Cut: smallest version that proves value — write it down
- 3.Ship: incremental releases with review each week
- 4.Measure: check the metric we agreed on; iterate or close
Why Futurebits
- -Typical window: ongoing partner engagements quarterly — stated in writing before we start.
- -Weekly demos with written decisions — not status decks.
- -Stack-first: we start with Linear unless the audit says otherwise.
Frequently asked questions
What do you need from us to start?
One decision-maker, repo or staging access, and honest constraints (timeline, budget, stack). Existing docs help but aren't required.
Can you stay on after Software Architecture Planning launches?
Yes — maintenance sprints or a partner retainer. Many teams keep us for the next bottleneck once v1 is stable.
Who on your team works on Software Architecture Planning?
The same small team from kickoff to launch — not a rotating bench. You talk to the people writing code or design files.
What does the first week of Software Architecture Planning look like?
Access, repo setup, and a written scope draft. No build until you sign off on cut lines and the metric we're targeting.
Do you work with our existing Linear or Cal.com setup?
Yes, when it's sane. We audit first and tell you if something needs replacing — we won't rip out working infra for sport.
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