East Coast • North Carolina
The Research Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) is one of the more technically dense regions in the Southeast. IBM, Cisco, Red Hat, and SAS have large presences here, alongside three major research universities and a biotech cluster that's grown steadily since the 1990s. The startup scene that has grown up around this infrastructure is among the strongest outside of New York, Boston, and the Bay Area.
10
Apps shipped
1 to 6 weeks
Typical timeline
$800 - $8,000
Price range
24hr
Quote turnaround
// THE MARKET
Triangle founders and technical buyers have high standards. They've worked at or alongside companies that ship real software, and they know the difference between a developer who can build a landing page and one who can architect a production system. What they are looking for, and often struggle to find at the right price point, is senior technical judgment without an agency billing model.
// LOCAL CONTEXT
SaaS is the dominant startup model in the Triangle. Founders here are not building brick-and-mortar tools. They are building products for other businesses. The typical ask is "help me go from validated idea to deployed MVP" in a timeframe that doesn't require raising a seed round first.
// WHAT WE BUILD
Not hobby projects. Production apps with auth, databases, payments, and real users. Shipped in weeks, not quarters.
// WHY MGT
10
Not demos. Real apps running with real users. Regal Title, eXp Black Lion, InflexTech, 2K Service Plug, and more.
24hr
Tell me what you need. I send back a full scope and fixed price within 24 hours. No lengthy discovery phases before you see a number.
Fixed
One price. Agreed upfront. No scope creep invoices or "additional hours" surprises. If the scope changes, we talk about it first.
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// PROCESS
15 to 30 minutes. You tell me what you need. I tell you if I can build it, how long it takes, and what it costs. No pitch.
I write a clear scope document: what is included, what is not, timeline, and fixed price. One document. No surprises.
I build in focused sprints with real progress updates. You see working software, not status reports.
Deploy to production. 30 days of post-launch support. Most issues resolved same day.
// FAQ
Next.js gives you server-side rendering, static generation, and API routes in one framework. It deploys to Vercel in minutes and handles traffic spikes without configuration. For most production web apps, it is the right choice.
Yes. I review the architecture first and give you an honest assessment of what needs refactoring versus what can be extended. I work on existing codebases regularly.
App Router for all new projects. It unlocks React Server Components, streaming, and parallel routes. I migrate Pages Router projects to App Router when it makes sense for the scope.
Yes. Most of my client work is fully remote. I am based in Virginia and serve clients across East Coast. Everything is async-friendly: scoping, updates, and delivery all happen over documented channels so you always know where things stand. Same-day responses during business hours.
Tell me what you need. I will send back a full scope and fixed price within 24 hours. No agency overhead. No middlemen.