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01 — Process

How we work

A project should never be a black box. Our process is built so you see working software every week and always know what happens next.

  1. Discovery workshop

    We start with a structured workshop — usually one or two remote sessions. We map who the users are, what the software must do on day one, what can wait, and any constraints (existing systems, compliance, budget, deadline). You get a written summary of what we heard, so misunderstandings surface before they cost anything.

  2. Fixed quote & plan

    From the workshop we produce a fixed quote and a milestone plan: what will exist at each milestone, what it costs, and what is explicitly out of scope. No day-rate meters running quietly in the background. If scope changes mid-project, we re-quote the change in writing before doing it.

  3. Weekly demo iterations

    We build in weekly iterations, and every week ends with a short demo of real, running software — on a staging URL or a test build on your phone. You steer with what you see, not with status reports. Feedback goes into the next week's plan.

  4. Launch

    We handle the last mile: production infrastructure, DNS and TLS, app store submission and review, data migration, monitoring and error alerting. Launch day is a checklist we have already rehearsed on staging, not an event.

  5. Support SLA

    After launch, a care plan with an agreed response-time SLA keeps the product patched, monitored and improving. You are never left holding software nobody maintains.

02 — Collaboration

Remote-first, low ceremony

We work remotely with clients across the UK and Ireland. Practically, that means: a shared channel (email, Slack or Teams — your choice) for quick questions, one scheduled call per week around the demo, and a shared task board you can look at any time. Everything decided on a call is confirmed in writing.

You always deal directly with the engineers building your product. Timezone: UK (GMT/BST).

03 — Tooling

Tech stack

We pick per project, from a deliberately small toolbox we know deeply:

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • Swift / SwiftUI
  • Kotlin
  • Flutter
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQLite
  • Cloudflare
  • AWS
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions

Ownership sits with you from the first commit: repositories, cloud infrastructure and store listings are opened in your organisation's name, not ours.

04 — Get in touch

Ready when you are

Send a few lines: what the software should do, who has to use it, and whether a date is driving it. A human engineer answers, usually by the end of the next working day.

studio@thinkpodstudios.co.uk

first answer: next working day