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Charlie designs and builds useful software, tests it with real users, and helps your team put it to work. One sprint or an ongoing partnership—one priority at a time. View case studies →

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Pricing in public.

Consulting sprint prices and openings below. Ongoing partnerships follow the same pricing and availability, billed monthly.

€8.5k · next available
no additional capacity, family first.

Nov–Dec · ● now

€8.5k · opens Jan
€13k · opens Jan
€21k · opens Jan

Jan–Feb · future

What does a sprint include?

We start with a workshop to agree one critical user flow. You get UX and visual design built in your codebase, a working front-end ready for user testing, then an iteration based on the findings and clear next steps.

For Research Tech, four sprints delivered 25+ screens in code, nine user interviews and two validation rounds. View the Research Tech case study →

How does a partnership work?

We choose what to build together, then design, build, test and put it to work. The ongoing commitment includes more strategy, user testing before and after the build, and more iteration than a one-off sprint. Paid monthly in advance. Pause or end any month.

Why limited availability?

I run this studio around a life, deliberately. Mornings belong to my daughter and to training; work starts after, and weekends are off. Most of the year is committed — ongoing partnerships, and products we build ourselves — which leaves a handful of project openings each quarter. I keep it that way on purpose: fewer projects, full attention. The ladder above is that boundary made public.

Why does the price rise?

Each period I protect a small amount of capacity. As sprint openings book, the next one costs more, because an extra sprint displaces building, family, or rest. If the top slot never sells, I take the time off. That is the model working.

History

The receipts, including the quiet months.

Jan–Febpre-ladder · flat era

Mar–Aprpre-ladder · flat era

€8k · not booked
€13k · not booked
€21k · not booked

Jul–Augfloor only · away 2 wks

€8k · not booked
€13k · not booked
€21k · not booked

Sep–Octrungs unsold

Booked solid all year at the floor — long-term clients come first. The open rungs are new: the ladder went live in July 2026; Sep–Oct was the first period a rung could be booked, and none were. Earlier periods ran flat pricing, shown here as they were.

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