You will get Clarity Audit for SaaS Founders
Project details
Get a senior engineering review of your SaaS product before you spend more money on the wrong build, team, or rewrite.
I review your codebase, roadmap, and development workflow, then give you a written Clarity Report with the risks, wasted effort, and highest-priority fixes.
You also get a 30-day roadmap your current team or next developer can use, plus a 30-day follow-up call.
This is for founders who need a clear technical answer before committing to a larger engagement.
*What You Get*
Written Clarity Report
Codebase and architecture review
Roadmap and workflow review
Production, handoff, rewrite, and spend-risk assessment
30-day prioritized roadmap
60-day follow-up call
$997 credit forward for 30 days if we keep working together
I review your codebase, roadmap, and development workflow, then give you a written Clarity Report with the risks, wasted effort, and highest-priority fixes.
You also get a 30-day roadmap your current team or next developer can use, plus a 30-day follow-up call.
This is for founders who need a clear technical answer before committing to a larger engagement.
*What You Get*
Written Clarity Report
Codebase and architecture review
Roadmap and workflow review
Production, handoff, rewrite, and spend-risk assessment
30-day prioritized roadmap
60-day follow-up call
$997 credit forward for 30 days if we keep working together
Programming Languages
JavaScript, Python, TypeScriptCoding Expertise
Cross Browser & Device Compatibility, Performance Optimization, SecurityWhat's included $997
These options are included with the project scope.
$997
- Delivery Time 7 days
- Number of Revisions 1
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Keith J.
Oct 9, 2023
Industrial Equipment Configurator Web App
Dustin and his team were very professional, communicative, and responsive to feedback/changes that came up during the development process. I'd recommend anyone needing quality work done on time and on budget reach give them a look. I look forward to working with him again.
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Jordan S.
Dec 6, 2022
Build out MVP
Dustin and his agency are the best on Upwork! His team built a highly advanced web application in a short period of time, and was extremely communicative throughout the process. He made sure we had access to every member of his team, had transparency into their work, and was always available for questions. He takes the time to make sure you understand every step of the process, and is great at explaining things in laymans terms for those of you who are not the most versed on the engineering world. He even helped me build an internal engineering team so that we could internalize the process once the application launched.
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Zak K.
Mar 29, 2022
Full-Stack Engineer for Responsive Web Booking and Payments Application
Dustin is the man!!! So knowledgably and held our hand the whole way as we're newbies. Can't wait to work with him again.
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Jordan S.
Feb 1, 2022
Ongoing Web Dev and Project Management
Dustin and his team are the best out there! They are organized, efficient, communicative and can drive home long-term, complex projects without the typical back-and-forth of many of the agencies we've worked with. We will continue working with Dustin for the foreseeable future.
JM
Josette M.
Apr 2, 2021
AWS Cognito Developer
If you are in need of a programmer or web developer, I would highly recommend Dustin. We initially hired him to help with a very specific AWS Cognito code set up. He was professional, knowledgable, accurately represented his tech skillset, and went above and beyond to meet our needs. As we worked together, we increased the scope to help us with our WordPress/Elementor/GoToMeetings Webinar set up and other custom code on our site.
About Dustin
AI Engineer & Fractional CTO | Multi-Tenant SaaS [Web, Mobile, API]
Indianapolis, United States - 2:34 am local time
Revenue is coming in.
You are also spending thousands a month on development, and you are the one holding it together. You are the project manager, the QA team, and the translator between what you want and what actually gets built.
I work with B2B SaaS founders in that spot. I replace dev arrangements that are not producing with one senior engineer who can diagnose the product, write the spec, and ship production code.
You get the architectural judgment of a fractional CTO and the hands-on output of a principal engineer in one seat.
Where I have done this:
- I built the MVP for CastIron, a multi-seller e-commerce platform, and it was acquired within three years.
- I took P4P Software, a performance-pay payroll product for field-services crews, from zero to $250K ARR as the lead.
- I inherited CoPilotCRM in bug hell, helped grow it to $4M+ ARR, and helped recruit the Head of Product.
- With ProBooks, a B2B bookkeeping SaaS, I consolidated several contractors into one agentic development workflow and cut deployment time by about 90%.
- Earlier, as a founding frontend engineer at ActiveCampaign and a principal engineer at Laurel.ai, I helped scale products to millions of users and led serious product architecture work inside larger software companies.
How I work:
I write specs before code. That is how we stop re-explaining the same feature three sprints in a row. You review the product logic in plain English before anyone burns a sprint building the wrong thing.
I also evaluate the people and workflow you already have. If your developers are solid, I give them better direction. If the setup is wasting money, I show you where and help fix it.
Most Upwork engagements should start with a one-week Clarity Audit. I review the codebase, roadmap, dev workflow, and team, then deliver a written report with what is working, what is wasting money, and what to fix first.
The Audit is $997 and credits forward for 30 days against an ongoing engagement if we continue.
Good fits:
- B2B SaaS founders paying for development that is not producing.
- Products with users, revenue, and a roadmap that keeps slipping.
- Multi-tenant or multi-product platforms that need the architecture to hold as the product line grows.
- Legacy and modern dual-platform setups where the old system still has to run while the new one takes over.
- Vibe-coded or contractor-built products that need a production-grade base.
- Founders who want a senior technical partner who will tell them the truth and write the code.
Poor fits:
- Cheap MVP builds.
- Equity-only technical cofounder searches.
- Design-only work.
- Teams that only want more hands without fixing why the current hands are not producing.
If this sounds like your situation, send me a message and I will tell you whether I think the Audit is the right first step.
Skills
- React
- React Native
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- Next.js
- SaaS Development
- Software Architecture
- AWS Development
- API Development
- JavaScript
- Stripe
- PostgreSQL
- Design Systems
- Cloud Architecture
- Firebase
- Technical Consulting, CTO, or Fractional CTO
- Agentic Development / AI powered development backed by an experienced engineer
Steps for completing your project
After purchasing the project, send requirements so Dustin can start the project.
Delivery time starts when Dustin receives requirements from you.
Dustin works on your project following the steps below.
Revisions may occur after the delivery date.
Clarity Audit Kickoff Call
30 - 60 minute call to discuss the product and business context. This is a chance for us to get to know each other and for me to understand what's most important to you about this audit.
Clarity Audit Deep Dive
I review the codebase, architecture, roadmap, and workflow. I write the Clarity Audit Report.