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Rescue · Takeover

Inherited a broken software project? We stabilize it in weeks.

When a developer vanishes, an agency ghosts, or a build stalls half-finished, you don't need a lecture — you need someone to take the wheel. We assess what you've got, stop the bleeding, and get the project back to a state you can ship and build on.

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Diagnosis

You're probably here because

The developer disappeared

Stopped replying, handed over half a build, or left with knowledge nobody else has.

The agency relationship collapsed

Quality dropped, deadlines slipped, and you can't get a straight answer anymore.

Nobody can move it forward

Undocumented, untested, no clear owner — and you're afraid to touch it.

You're bleeding time and money

Every week it's not shipped costs you customers, runway, or your own sanity.

How the rescue works

A clear method, not a black box.

Every engagement is fixed-scope and reversible. You always know the next step, the cost, and the outcome before you commit.

  1. We assess honestly

    A real read on the codebase: what's salvageable, what's risky, and whether you're looking at a rescue, a refactor, or a rebuild. Most projects are a rescue — not a rebuild.

  2. We stabilize the highest risk first

    Stop the bleeding: fix what's broken, secure what's exposed, and get a working deploy you can trust.

  3. We finish the roadmap

    With the fire out, we complete the remaining work — and hand you clean documentation so you're never hostage to one developer again.

What you get

Concrete deliverables, in your hands.

No vague retainers of hours. You get artifacts you own and can act on — whatever you decide to do next.

  • An honest rescue / refactor / rebuild verdict
  • The critical fixes, shipped
  • Security and deployment hardening
  • Documentation and a clean handover
  • Full ownership of all code and infrastructure
The path

From first call to shipped.

  1. Free 15-minute triage call

    Same week · free

    Tell us what's broken. We ask the sharp questions, give an honest first read on whether it's a rescue, a refactor or a rebuild, and agree on next steps. No sales theatre.

    • Honest first assessment
    • Rescue / refactor / rebuild verdict
    • Clear next step

    You leave knowing where you stand — even if you never hire us.

  2. Rescue Assessment

    About 5 business days

    We get read access and go deep: architecture, security, technical-debt map, test gaps, CI/CD and deployment. You get a scored report with a prioritized fix roadmap and a go/no-go verdict.

    • Scored codebase report
    • Prioritized remediation roadmap
    • Fixed quote for the fix
    • Go / no-go recommendation

    A clear, evidence-based plan — and a fixed price for the work.

  3. Stabilization Sprint

    2–4 weeks · fixed scope

    We stabilize the highest-risk parts first: stop the bleeding, fix what's broken, harden security, and get you to a state you can ship and build on. Fixed scope, daily visibility.

    • The critical fixes, shipped
    • Security & deployment hardening
    • Documentation of what we changed
    • Daily progress you can see

    A working, deployable product you understand and control.

  4. Delivery & retainer

    Ongoing · month to month

    Finish the roadmap and, when you're ready, keep a senior team on tap to build the next things — features, mobile, scale. Month to month, cancel anytime. You keep all code and access, always.

    • Roadmap delivered
    • Optional ongoing engineering team
    • You own all code and infrastructure

    From rescued to shipping — with a team that already knows your code.

Questions

Straight answers.

Usually within the same week. The free 15-minute call comes first, then we scope a short paid assessment so we start the real work with a clear plan rather than guessing.

Rarely. Most failed projects are a rescue or refactor — we typically keep a meaningful share of the existing code. We'll tell you honestly if a rebuild is genuinely the cheaper path.

That's the normal starting point for a rescue. We reverse-engineer the important parts, document as we go, and leave you with a codebase your next hire can actually read.

Get started

Tell us what's broken. We'll tell you the truth.

Start with a free 15-minute call or a written quote. If it's salvageable, we'll show you exactly how — and what it takes.

  • You keep all code & access — always
  • NDA on request, before you share anything
  • Free, no-obligation first read