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Read the article“You 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.
No contract. You talk to the person who builds it.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 a conversation works
An answer, not a sales process
- 1
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.
- 2
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.
- 3
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.
- 4
Then get in touch whenever you like
Or don't. An answer that helps you choose right without me is a good answer too.
What waiting costs
A wrong choice rarely shows when you make it. It shows when it has become expensive to switch.
Free
A written review of your app
Send a link to your app or prototype and what you're wondering about. You get a written review back: what holds up, what doesn't, and what I would do first.
An answer within two working days. It costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
From a client
Daniel Hjortvall
★★★★★
“I have had the privilege of working with Ketryon for several years, and my experience has been consistently excellent. … Ketryon combines strong expertise with a solution-oriented approach, which has greatly contributed to the success of our projects.”Price
One price. That's it.
This step costs nothing. The subscription is there if you later want someone to build it, not for getting an answer to a question.
- One active request at a time
- Web, app, payments and AI
- You talk directly to the person who builds it
- No hours to approve
- Pause or cancel whenever you like
Somewhere else?
Six situations we hear about often. Pick the one that sounds most like you.
Tell me
where you are.
Three questions about what you want to build and when. Then we show you what actually applies to you.