2k+
Starting monthly retainer, so you can begin before committing 80-120k upfront.
Subscription-based tech team · for non-technical founders
Turn your idea into software that reaches real users.
Stackninja is the external technical team for non-technical founders who need custom software without hiring developers, finding a CTO, or locking a large budget before validation.
$ stackninja subscribe --idea✓ Technical priorities set // no endless backlog✓ Monthly batches with verifiable output✓ First product built for data, auth, and real users✓ Deployment, maintenance, and iteration$ Modern stack — chosen to ship, not to chase trends
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The model
You are not buying dev hours. You are buying product capacity over time.
The point is not to estimate everything upfront while the product is still uncertain. We work in cycles: clear priorities, controlled development, frequent releases, and predictable cost.
3
Months per cycle: scope, build, release, review, then choose the next move.
12
Month horizon to move from idea to a stable first product foundation.
1-2
Important features per cycle: fewer things, shipped, tested, and usable.
stackninja is for founders who need a technical team before they can hire one.
Non-technical founders
You know the problem and need a technical team before it makes sense to hire one.
Business operators with a workflow
You want to turn spreadsheets, email, and repeated approvals into a focused internal product.
AI-assisted ideas
You used AI tools to explore the concept. Now you need the product decisions and engineering behind it.
Founders ready to test demand
You need a first usable version that can reach real users, not another planning document.
How it works
An external technical team, without hiring an internal team.
We do not sell a large project frozen on paper. We start from the problem, choose the first useful outcome, and ship through progressive releases.
Technical scope
We start with goals, users, constraints, and the main risk. The output is a readable roadmap: what to build now, what to defer, and what to avoid.
Monthly build
Each month we ship a verifiable batch: product flows, data model, integrations, automation, bug fixes, or UX improvements.
Release and review
Deployment, maintenance, documentation, and quarterly review. By the end of each cycle, you know what shipped, what is worth keeping, and what comes next.
Why now
AI has lowered the cost of building. It has not removed the need to choose well.
Today anyone can generate screens in days. The hard part is turning a good idea into the right first product. We use AI and modern stacks to accelerate delivery while keeping senior judgment on architecture, trade-offs, and quality.
Speed where it matters
AI tools and modern templates reduce boilerplate, CRUD, and repetitive refactoring. The saved time goes into product decisions, data, and real edge cases.
Less wasted scope
The value is choosing the smallest useful product, not turning every idea into a feature. Discovery protects budget, focus, and timeline.
A stronger base
The first version should not be disposable. Auth, data, deployment, security, maintenance, and handover cannot be afterthoughts.
Clarity first
We are not a startup studio. We are not a staff-augmentation shop.
Our role is simple: build useful software continuously, with predictable cost and clear technical ownership.
We are not...
- A startup studio: we do not incubate companies or base the model on equity.
- A consultancy that stops at slides, roadmaps, and workshops.
- A low-cost freelancer pool with no responsibility for the outcome.
- An unlimited team: the retainer buys capacity, not infinite features.
- The right choice if you want a large build with no clear priorities.
We are...
- A subscription-based technical team for ideas, MVPs, and custom software.
- Senior builders: we write code and help you decide what not to build.
- A bridge between founder, first product, and a future internal team.
- A partner for quarterly cycles: goals, releases, and review.
- A structure for non-technical founders who want to start before locking 80-120k upfront.
The team
Founder-builders, not just executors.
We stay small and selective: few clients at a time, visible output, and responsibility for the software we deliver.
Founder · Tech
Simone
Full-stack, architecture, and delivery. Turns uncertain scope into simple systems that can be deployed and maintained.
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Founder · Product
Silvia
Product, prioritization, and validation. Separates what matters from noise before it becomes expensive code.
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Model
Monthly retainer, quarterly cycles, annual horizon.
Avoid jumping from zero to a large fixed quote. Start with ongoing technical capacity, quarterly goals, and upfront quarterly billing.
Start
Start without hiring a team.
For non-technical founders with a clear problem, no product yet, and a need for senior technical execution.
€2,000/month
12-month agreement · quarterly billing in advance
- Initial technical roadmap
- One monthly development batch
- Basic deployment and maintenance
- Monthly priority review
Build
Build the first MVP.
The natural plan for turning an idea into product flows, data, integrations, and monthly releases.
€3,000/month
12-month agreement · quarterly billing in advance
- Quarterly scope and backlog
- Ongoing full-stack development
- API integrations and automation
- Monitoring, bug fixes, and iteration
- Biweekly review
Partner
Add senior product capacity.
For founders who need more continuity, more integrations, or support turning early demand into a stronger product.
Custom
Defined around complexity, stack, and SLA
- More development capacity
- Complex integrations
- Go-live and migration support
- Handover when you hire internally
Extras such as full UI design, enterprise integrations, SPID/PagoPA/e-invoicing, custom AI agents, migrations, or existing code audits are scoped separately before the cycle starts.
Free technical review
Know what to build before you commit budget.
We ask a few questions about the idea, budget, and urgency. Then we reply with a first read: what to build, what to avoid, and which plan may make sense.
Have an idea, workflow, or business problem that should become usable software?
Free technical review: we clarify the scope, tell you what to build first, what to defer, and which retainer may make sense. No aggressive pitch, just a first technical read.