How an engagement with Stratgik works
The three scenarios below are illustrative examples - composites of the kinds of engagements we run every month, shown so you can see exactly how we think, what we do and what it costs. They are not claims about specific named clients.
From idea to MVP in 30 days
The situation: A solo, non-technical founder with a validated service idea, quotes from two agencies ($8,000 and $45,000 for the same brief), and no way to judge either.
What we do: In the first free session we cut the spec to one core user journey. Over four weekly sessions ($49/month Ideation plan) we select a no-code-first stack, shortlist and interview freelancers, and review every delivery before the founder pays for it.
Typical outcome: A working MVP in front of real users within 30-45 days, at a build cost in the low thousands rather than tens of thousands - with every account and line of code owned by the founder.
Rescuing a stalled agency build
The situation: A two-founder startup six months into an agency engagement: budget 80% spent, product 40% done, and every status call adding new charges they cannot evaluate.
What we do: On the Growth plan ($199/month), your tech manager audits the codebase and contract, re-scopes the remaining work into must-ship and later, sits in on every agency call, and reviews each invoice line against actual delivery.
Typical outcome: Scope creep stops immediately, the launch list shrinks to what customers actually need, and the product ships on the remaining budget - with a maintainable handover the founders own.
First tech hire, done right
The situation: A revenue-generating startup ready to bring development in-house. The founder cannot evaluate engineering candidates and knows a bad first hire could cost a year.
What we do: Your tech manager writes the role spec around the actual roadmap (often a mid-level engineer, not the senior architect recruiters push), screens CVs, runs the technical interviews with you in the room, and designs the 90-day onboarding plan.
Typical outcome: A right-sized hire at a right-sized salary, productive in weeks - and a founder who understands what their engineer actually does all day.
Verified client case studies with real names and numbers are published here as clients approve them.