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How we work

Short engagements. Long partnerships.

Fixed scope, written proposal, measurable outcome, operated on the other side. Engagements ship in weeks with pricing and timeline set before work begins.

The process

Audit, scope, build, operate.

  1. 01

    Audit

    1 call · free

    One conversation. We look at the systems you’re running, your pain points, and the data flow between them. You come out with a written read on what’s working, what isn’t, and what’s worth fixing first — whether or not you work with us.

    1 HRNO DECKNO NDA REQUIRED
  2. 02

    Scope

    1 week

    A written proposal with the exact deliverable, a measurable outcome, the pilot timeline, and a fixed price. If the scope grows, we rewrite the proposal with a new price before any more work happens. You sign one page or you don’t.

    WRITTENFIXED PRICEMEASURABLE OUTCOME
  3. 03

    Build

    2–4 weeks

    The pilot goes live with real data in your environment. We ship weekly, with feedback loops open to your operators and engineers from day one. Progress is visible in small pieces you can pressure-test as they land.

    LIVEREAL DATAWEEKLY CHECKPOINTS
  4. 04

    Operate

    Ongoing

    We keep running the platform after it’s live — monitoring, on-call, incident response, weekly reviews, and roadmap. You operate the business; we operate the software.

    ON-CALLWEEKLY REVIEWSROADMAP OWNED

Engagement model

Three ways to work with us.

01 · PLATFORM

Foundation subscription

Websites, CMS, CRM, staff, compliance, reviews — the system of record your group should already have. Priced by venue count, billed monthly.

  • Onboarding & integration setup included
  • Group + per-venue configuration
  • Monitoring and on-call across the platform
02 · CUSTOM BUILD

Custom build engagement

When the platform doesn’t cover it. Forecasting, dashboards, internal tools, workflow automation, custom integrations. Fixed price against a written scope.

  • Written proposal with measurable outcome
  • Pilot in 2–4 weeks, handoff milestones defined
  • Built on Foundation’s infrastructure, maintainable long-term
03 · MANAGED OPS

Ongoing operations

Ongoing operation of the platform and any custom builds. Monitoring, on-call, incident response, change requests, and a weekly review. Priced as a monthly retainer per environment.

  • 24/7 monitoring with defined escalation
  • Weekly operator + engineering review
  • Roadmap and change request queue owned by us

Fit

Where we land best.

Apex is built for a specific kind of operator. Naming it upfront saves a call.

  • Multi-venue groups. Two or more locations running on a patchwork of tools. Three or more is where Foundation earns its price fastest.
  • Operators with growth plans. If you’re at one location but planning to be at five, we build with that horizon in mind from day one.
  • Businesses without internal engineering. We act as your software team, so you can get custom software built without hiring and managing developers yourself.
  • Groups that want one accountable team. One phone number when something breaks, one roadmap across every venue, one system of record.

Start with the audit

One call. The audit is free.

We’ll look at what you’re running and give you a written read on what’s worth fixing first — whether or not you work with us.