PRINCIPAL-LED
A founder delivers. Not a partner.
No bait-and-switch. The principal who scopes the engagement is the engineer who writes the architecture audit and the decision log.
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SERVICES / ADVISORY
Map your AI project.
A senior founder maps your AI project in 2–6 weeks. Architecture, build plan, and eval strategy — in writing, signed off, ready to execute.
- 2–6 weeks
- One senior founder
- Way2: 10× delivery
2–6 weeks
to a written blueprint
HOW IT WORKS
Diagnose in week one. Decide by week two.
- Week 1
Diagnose
We read your code, your AI surface, and your team's workflow. Pictures before prescriptions. The architecture audit lands in writing by the end of the week.
- Week 2
Decide
Architecture choices, evaluation strategy, and the operations plan get signed off in writing before any code lands. Your blueprint is the artifact.
- Optional
Pair-implement
We can pair-program the first AI feature in alongside your senior engineers — same week, real code, not slides.
- Closeout
Hand off
Blueprint archived. Claude Code skills and plugins wired into your workflow. Your team owns the architecture before we leave.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Decisions and plans, in writing.
2 weeks
to a signed plan
Advisory delivers the documents your team needs to start building cleanly. Architecture decisions, evaluation strategy, and operational guidelines — all written down, signed off, and ready for your team to execute. A founder drives every decision, so nothing waits on a partner introduction.
Evaluation strategy and operations plan signed before any code lands.
- to architecture in writing
- 1 week
- AI tooling for your team
- Custom
Written, signed, and reviewed — no 12-week assessments.
We compare state-of-the-art options against your stack and recommend a safe, fit-for-purpose tool. simply-shippit (our Claude Code plugin) is one example; what your team needs may look different.
RIGOR
Same discipline, smaller scope.
Audit before opinion.
Every recommendation tied to code we read.
Decisions in writing.
Architecture, eval scope, ops plan — signed before next phase.
Eval-gated by design.
Production behavior measured. Acceptable failure modes named upfront.
Your team, upgraded.
Custom AI tooling wired into your workflow when it fits — simply-shippit and gts are examples. The right setup outlives the engagement.
WHY THIS
Three claims typical advisors can't make.
CODE-GROUNDED
Recommendations from code, not decks.
Every decision traces to code we read. Every eval scope tied to your data. Every ops choice fits your stack.
LASTING
Tooling, not a roadmap.
We recommend and wire in the right AI tooling for your team — simply-shippit and gts are examples of what we may bring. Closeout hands over a workflow your team can run without us.
BUILT BY
Where Advisory leads.
Way2 started as a 2-week founder-led architectural audit and turned into months of Forward Deployed build. The advisory diagnostic landed the decisions; the embedded team shipped the code. Same engagement, two phases.
TALK TO US
Ready to diagnose?
30 minutes with a founder. We'll be honest about whether a 2-week advisory or a Forward Deployed engagement is the right shape.