Free Discovery Call → Technical Discovery → Full Build
Architecture-first SaaS development for founders
who already learned the hard way.
We'll review your technical situation and tell you honestly what needs to be fixed first — and whether our Discovery Sprint makes sense for you.
Fill in a short form → pick a time in Calendly → 25-minute call.
The pattern
We've seen this before. Many times.
A competitor quietly shipped. Your product still isn't ready. Not because the team is lazy — because three months ago, someone made an architecture decision that made everything slower. It compounds.
Your investor asks for a technical update. You open a blank document and realize you can't explain the state of your own product with confidence. That's not a communication problem. That's an architecture problem.
A technical advisor reviews your codebase before the round closes. He surfaces what you already suspected: significant debt, no documentation, key-person dependency. This didn't happen overnight. It was the result of skipping the foundation.
This is a predictable systems failure pattern.
It rarely starts with a bad developer. It starts earlier — when the first architecture decisions are made without a clear system. Every contractor after that optimizes locally, without seeing the whole. Knowledge fragments. Debt accumulates. By the time it's visible, it's expensive to fix.
Here's how it works.
Free Discovery Call — 25 minutes
We learn about your product, your situation, and your biggest technical risk. You get an honest assessment — no pitch, no pressure, no obligation.
Discovery Sprint — 2 weeks
If we're a good fit, we go deep. Full architecture review, technology decisions, realistic roadmap, and budget breakdown. Credited toward your project if we continue.
Full Build — ongoing sprints
Development starts immediately after Discovery. Two-week sprints, live demos, full visibility. No black-box development.
The call is free regardless of what comes next. Most founders book the Sprint after the call — because the conversation itself creates clarity.
Step 2 — if we're a good fit
Technical Discovery Sprint
Architecture that survives growth
A clear system map of what you're building — designed to scale, not just to ship. Documented so any engineer can own it, not just the one who wrote it.
Technology choices aligned with your actual business stage
Not the trendiest stack. The right one for your product, your team size, and where you'll be in 18 months.
A roadmap built on constraints, not optimism
Milestones and timelines derived from your actual situation — budget, team, market window. No padding. No wishful thinking.
Realistic cost visibility before development starts
Full budget breakdown by phase and risk level. You'll know what you're committing to before you commit to anything.
Named risks with mitigation plans
Every significant technical risk identified, explained, and addressed — before it becomes a production incident or a missed deadline.
2 weeks
Clarity guaranteed.
Discovery is designed to remove uncertainty — not produce another document. If by the end you still don't have a clear path forward, we keep working until you do. The cost of this sprint is credited toward your project if we continue together.
Pricing is discussed personally — after we understand your situation.
How we work
We operate like your internal tech team.
Architecture ownership from day one
The person responsible for architecture decisions is present from the first call — not handed off after the sale. Every technical direction is owned, explained, and defended by someone with full context.
No black-box development
Full operational visibility at every stage. Jira for task tracking, Hubstaff for time (with your direct access), live demos every two weeks. You watch the product being built — not receive polished updates written after the fact.
Long-term retention as the real signal
Our first client engagement started in 2018 and is still active. Long-term retention isn't a talking point — it's the result of predictable delivery, transparent communication, and architecture built to evolve without expensive resets.
7+
Years building SaaS products
15+
Successful product launches
6
Years average client relationship
Currently in development
Who you're talking to
Sergei Chichalov
Founder & CTO, Bauart Software
“Most agencies reset context every engagement. We accumulate it.”
12 years in software development, 8 of them building B2B SaaS products for international clients. I stay hands-on across the full cycle — architecture, team, and direct client communication. Founders trust me because I bridge business and engineering without losing either side.
- ·12 years in software development, 8 in B2B SaaS
- ·Present on every engagement — from first call to final sprint
- ·Longest client relationship: 7+ years
$1M+
Total earned
50
Total jobs
11,501
Hours worked
Selected work
Built to scale. Proven in production.
Situation
A founder needed to validate whether a complex process mining approach could deliver real analytics value at enterprise scale — before committing to a full platform build. The risk: investing in the wrong architecture early.
What we did
Started with a focused technical PoC to stress-test the core hypothesis. Once validated, designed a full multi-tenant SaaS architecture with high-load data processing pipeline, visual analytics canvas, and enterprise data source integrations. Built for concurrent enterprise clients with isolated data environments.
Result
Production-ready platform now serving enterprise clients — built from zero to scalable multi-tenant architecture. Shipped and evolved without expensive platform rewrites.
Situation
A founder had a working MVP but all AI logic and API credentials were exposed client-side. The product couldn't be shown to enterprise prospects without risking IP exposure and security liability. Every demo was a risk.
What we did
Rebuilt security architecture to isolate all AI processing server-side. Implemented professional document editor, structured template system, user permission model, and Stripe monetization — without interrupting the existing product or user base.
Result
Transformed from security-vulnerable prototype to enterprise-ready AI SaaS — in a single focused engagement. Stabilized, secured, shipped.
Client reviews · Upwork · Verified
VerifiedWhat founders say after working with us.
SaaS Overhaul · AI Integration · OpenAI ChatGPT
UpworkUpwork · mindcrate.io founder
SaaS Security Fix · Code Refactor · OpenAI ChatGPT
UpworkUpwork · SaaS Founder
Common questions
Most agencies optimize for feature velocity. We optimize for architectural stability across the entire product lifecycle. CTO involvement from day one — not handed off after the sale. Architecture decisions owned and defended with full context. Live demos every two weeks, real task visibility, time tracking you can access directly. We measure success by how long clients stay. Our longest engagement started in 2018.
It's a 25-minute conversation — not a sales call. We'll ask about your product, your current technical situation, and what's blocking you. At the end, we'll tell you honestly whether our Discovery Sprint makes sense for your situation. If it doesn't — we'll say so. No follow-up pressure either way.
We don't expect you to take our word for it. The Discovery process is specifically designed so you can evaluate us before committing to a full engagement. You'll see how we think, how we communicate, and what rigor looks like — in two weeks, with your actual product. If it doesn't feel right, you get your money back.
Entering a complex codebase quickly is a core competency, not an exception for us. We've done it with multi-tenant platforms, high-load data systems, and AI-integrated products. The Discovery is specifically structured to extract and document what matters — that's the point.
Week one: stakeholder interviews, architecture review (if existing product), requirements mapping, and initial technical decisions. Week two: we finalize the blueprint, roadmap, and budget — and present it in a structured walkthrough. You leave with technical clarity that can guide hiring, fundraising, and the next phase of execution.
The cost of Discovery Sprint is applied toward your project. Most clients continue — because by the end of two weeks, we know your product deeply and you've already seen how we work.
Ready to talk?
25 minutes. No pitch. Just an honest look at your situation.
Fill in a short form → pick a time in Calendly → 25-minute call with Sergei.