Lead with the pain — sheets, a first product, or a brittle integration — not a vague AI brief. Built in the Philippines. You own the source.
A first product for founders validating an idea: the core user path, auth, a real data model, deploy, and a handoff you can keep. We cut the wishlist to what must work in weeks, not a year-one platform. Web or mobile — one critical flow done properly beats five screens of prototype.
Proof: BusyStreet, TypingTrainer · Field ops note
When inventory, scheduling, orders, or field logs live in sheets, the cost is errors, version drift, and work that cannot leave the office. We replace the painful workflow with an internal app — roles, history, and a device that works at the stall or the yard. CSV or a later sync can still exist; the system of record does not have to be a tab.
Proof: RedN Farm, BusyStreet · When to replace the spreadsheet
Add private search, chat, or document Q&A to a product or intranet — with citations, admin controls, and a clear boundary for what leaves the building. We have shipped fully local retrieval (nothing to a SaaS LLM) and generate-first desktop tools with a fallback so the product still works if the model stalls.
Proof: AnyRAG, AskJ, TypingTrainer · Private RAG vs ChatGPT
Brittle tools that still run the business do not get a big-bang rewrite. We map the critical path, replace that slice on a modern web stack, and keep the rest alive until it is safe to cut over. Phasing is the product: each increment is deployable, owned by you, and smaller than a multi-year transformation programme.
Start with an Architecture Blueprint if the current system is undocumented.
For teams that already have a living backlog: features, fixes, and light architecture without hiring a full squad. Same human as a sprint, smaller weekly cadence. Best after an MVP or spreadsheet replacement when the product is in use and the next ten tickets are obvious.
Usually follows an MVP sprint or Spreadsheet → System handoff.
One week of paid discovery: journeys, data model, tech options, and a timeline you can take to partners or a board. Optional Phase 1 with the same team so the blueprint is not a PDF that dies in email. Useful when the problem is clear but the shape of the first build is not — civic data, internals, or a rebuild.
Proof: DBM2027 (data MVP / explorers)
CRM, accounting, ecommerce, and messaging should agree without a person copy-pasting. We build monitored sync — retries, logs, and an owner — instead of a weekend Zapier nest. Short engagement, narrow systems list, a runbook at the end.
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Tell us what is broken, overdue, or stuck in spreadsheets. We will recommend a fixed sprint, blueprint, or retainer.
Email hello@redn.asia