You already know the process. That was the hard part.
Every piece of software you rent was written by someone who has never been on your roof at 6am in February, never chased a part across three supply houses, never had to explain to a customer why the compressor is short-cycling.
So it fits badly. You bend your work to match the software, pay a monthly fee for the privilege, and the one feature you actually need has been "on the roadmap" for two years.
Claude changed the arithmetic on that. The knowledge that used to gate building your own tools — syntax, frameworks, deployment — is no longer the bottleneck. Knowing what the thing should do is the bottleneck, and you've had that the whole time. This is a shop that sits down with people who know their trade and builds the tool they were about to rent.
Already running
Not mockups. These are in production, doing work every day.
The ledger
Build-don't-rent, itemized. Left column is what the bill used to say.
| Was renting | Now running | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Field service platform | DSM on a Pi in the office | $0 |
| Automation connectors | Cron jobs and Python | $0 |
| Website chat widget | Tempi, on your own prompt | $0 |
| BAS vendor front end | Direct Modbus reads | $0 |
| Market data dashboard | Your own feed and alerts | $0 |
How a build goes
Walk the job
An hour on the phone or in your shop. What do you do all day, where does it jam up, what are you paying for that you resent.
One page of spec
Written in your language, not in tickets. If it doesn't fit on a page it's two projects and we'll say so.
Working version, not a demo
Days later you get something with your real data in it. You use it, you find what's wrong, we cut what nobody touches.
Handed over
Code, database and deployment are yours, on your hardware or your account. No seats, no export fee, no hostage data.
What this isn't
- It isn't magic. Claude writes and debugs fast, but somebody still has to know whether the output is right, and that somebody is going to be me and you.
- It isn't free of upkeep. Software you own is software you maintain. Less than a subscription, more than nothing.
- It isn't a fit if your process is genuinely standard. If off-the-shelf already fits you, keep it and save your money.
- It isn't a headcount replacement. It removes typing, chasing and re-entry. It doesn't remove judgment.
Tell me what you do and what you're paying for. If it isn't worth building, I'll tell you that instead.