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Set spending caps before an API bill spirals
How to review spending caps, alerts and shutdown controls for AI, databases, email and other usage-based services.
Read the articleYou just need someone to ask
Before you choose, not after
You're facing a decision that's expensive to reverse: a platform, a supplier, a contract, a hire. You don't need a project — you need someone who has built this before and gains nothing from whichever answer you get.
The questions that usually come up
It's rarely a technical question
Most people who get in touch at this point ask one of these, and none of them needs an engagement to answer.
Should we build or buy?
There's an off-the-shelf product that does 80 per cent. The question is whether the last 20 is what you actually sell.
Is this quote reasonable?
You have a figure and nothing to compare it with. Often it's possible to say straight away what's missing from it.
Which platform will lock us in?
Most things can be moved later. A couple can't, and those are worth a conversation now.
Should I hire a developer?
Sometimes, yes. But not to finish one thing, and rarely as your first technical person with nobody to review their work.
What do we do with what we already have?
Someone built something for you before. The question is whether it's worth building on or better to start again.
How a conversation works
An answer, not a sales process
01
You describe the situation
Three questions and a few lines. You don't need to prepare a briefing — that's usually the problem in the first place.
02
I answer the same day
In writing, so you can read it again and pass it on to anyone else who needs to be part of the decision.
03
We talk if it's needed
If the question is bigger than an email. It costs nothing and doesn't end in a quote unless you ask for one.
04
Then get in touch whenever you like
Or don't. An answer that helps you choose right without me is a good answer too.
How it works
How the subscription works
One flat price
The same amount every month. No hours to approve, and no invoice that turns out bigger than you expected.
One task at a time
You put the most important thing at the top. I build it, you test it, then we move on to the next thing in the queue.
Delivered in days
Most tasks are done within 48–72 hours. Anything bigger gets broken down until it isn't.
Pause whenever you like
No lock-in and no notice period. Pause between launches and pick up where you left off.
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Price
One price. No hours to approve.
You know what it costs before you start, and you still know in month three.
This step costs nothing. The subscription is there if you later want someone to build it, not for getting an answer to a question.
Subscription
SEK 29,900/month
Excluding VAT. No lock-in, no notice period, no setup fee.
Start the subscription
Start the subscriptionVAT is added at checkout. You land in Slack straight afterwards.
What's included
- One active task at a time, unlimited tasks per month
- Web and app — the same person builds both
- Delivery within 48–72 hours for most things
- You own everything from day one
- Ongoing questions in Slack, without them counting as a task
- Pause or cancel whenever you like
What's not included
- On-site staffing at your office
- Public procurement and tenders
- Round-the-clock support
