Productized full-stack retainer
Full-stack progress.
Every month.
Someone is a $750/month scoped engineering retainer for solo founders and small operators. Steady shipping on web apps, dashboards, and MVP features — without a full-time hire or agency bloat.
Remote · async-friendly · fixed monthly scope · ~12 hrs
Monthly capacity
On track12
hrs
~5 hrs used · scoped for evenings
This month's focus
- Auth improvements
- Dashboard metrics
- Export & sharing
Out of scope
New features beyond the locked monthly scope stay parked until next cycle.
// Ship small. Ship often.
const scope = {
hoursPerWeek: 3,
timezone: "async",
deliverable: "ship",
};
function progress() {
return results;
}
const someone = {
focus: "progress",
scope: "defined",
outcome: "shipped",
};- Cashflow before vanity vision
- Scope small. Ship consistently.
- Productize the offer.
- Learn from paid work.
- Underpromise. Ship what was sold.
The offer
Built for small teams. Designed to deliver.
You don't need another vague contractor relationship. You need a clear package: price, capacity, and a monthly outcome you can point at.
01
Solo founders & indie hackers
You need a reliable full-stack engineer to move the product — without hiring full-time or managing freelancers every week.
02
Small online businesses
Dashboards, internal tools, and customer-facing features stall because eng capacity is the bottleneck. A fixed monthly scope unblocks them.
03
Tiny agencies
Overflow full-stack capacity on a retainer when client work spikes and your bench is thin.
How it works
Scope. Plan. Deliver.
A simple operating loop that keeps the retainer sustainable — and your roadmap moving.
01
Week 0
Scope
We lock a clear monthly outcome: what's in, what's out, and how success looks. No open-ended hours.
02
Weekly
Plan
Async check-ins, a short written plan, and a focused queue sized for evenings and weekends.
03
Ongoing
Deliver
Shipped code, deploy notes, and a clean handoff. Progress you can demo — not status theater.
// Ship small. Ship often.
const scope = {
hoursPerWeek: 3,
timezone: "async",
deliverable: "ship",
};
function progress() {
return results;
}
const someone = {
focus: "progress",
scope: "defined",
outcome: "shipped",
};Focus is a feature. The monthly scope stays small enough to finish — so progress compounds instead of sprawling.
What's in / out
Clear boundaries keep shipping honest.
In scope
Work that fits a sustainable monthly cycle.
- Web app & MVP feature work
- Dashboards and internal tools
- Auth, APIs, and data plumbing
- Bug fixes inside the agreed scope
- Deploy support for what we ship
- Written weekly progress notes
Out of scope
Explicit exclusions protect delivery quality.
- Open-ended on-call or Slack fire drills
- Brand-new product lines mid-month
- Native mobile apps
- Unlimited design or marketing ops
- Same-day emergency rescues
- Work outside the locked monthly scope
Pricing
One package. One price.
Starter is intentionally simple: enough focused capacity to move a web product each month, priced for operators who can decide quickly.
Starter package
30-day pilot$750
/ month
~12 hours of scoped full-stack web work. Remote, async-friendly, with a written monthly outcome.
- Fixed monthly scope
- Async check-ins
- Ship notes & handoff
- No open timesheet
FAQ
Straight answers.
- Is this freelance by the hour?
- No. Someone is a productized monthly retainer with a fixed scope and price. You buy outcomes sized for the month, not an open timesheet.
- How much capacity is included?
- The Starter package is sized around ~12 focused hours per month — enough for meaningful feature progress without pretending it's a full-time hire.
- What stacks do you work in?
- Modern full-stack web: TypeScript, React/Next.js, APIs, Postgres/Supabase-style backends, and the usual deploy path. If your stack is a fit, we say so up front.
- Can we start with a pilot?
- Yes. First engagements are framed as a 30-day pilot so both sides can validate scope, communication, and shipping rhythm before a longer retainer.
Ready when you are
Ship progress. Not excuses.
Tell me what needs to move this month. We'll lock a scope, start the 30-day pilot, and keep the work honest.