How a project goes

Every project goes through the same six steps. The team handles most of them. The stops with a double ring are the ones where you're needed. Scroll down to follow a project through.

The team handles it You step in
Stop 1 · Idea

You chat with Ella

Tell her what you want in your own words, like you'd tell a friend. She asks questions until she understands who it's for and what "done" looks like.

Ella
Stop 2 · Plan

A one-page plan, with the price

Ella brings back a short plan: what we'll build, what outside services you'll need and what they cost each month, the few things you'll do, who's on the team, and when she'll need you. Bea prices it. Quinn pokes holes in it first.

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You: read it, ask "tell me more" about anything, and approve the plan and its cost.
Stop 3 · Build

Agents write the code

Priya turns the plan into small, testable pieces. Ian builds one piece at a time and writes his own tests. Big projects get Arjun to plan the order.

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Stop 4 · Check

A different agent tests it

Vera wrote her tests from the plan before any code existed. If the work doesn't pass, she blocks it and Ian fixes it. Automatic checks run on GitHub, outside the agents' control, and catch shortcuts.

Vera
You: try the preview, a real working version, and say if it's right.
Stop 5 · Launch

Your app goes live

Otto puts it online, step by step, and watches that it's healthy. Nothing launches and nothing is spent without your yes.

Otto
You: say go.
Stop 6 · Keep it running

Fixes, updates, support

New ideas and bug reports go back to Ella, and the line runs again for each one. Bea sends a short weekly note on what was spent.

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