Stuck with what you have?
Project stuck? Previous team disappeared? AI prototype hit a wall? We rescue stalled projects, refactor scaling problems, and turn AI prototypes into production software.
They disappeared mid-project, delivered something that doesn't work, or you chose a cheaper option and got code nobody can maintain. We assess what's salvageable and either fix it or rebuild the parts that matter.
It worked for 100 users. Now you have 10,000 and everything is slow, breaking, or expensive to run. We diagnose the bottlenecks and rebuild the architecture, without starting from scratch.
You used Lovable, Bolt, Replit, or v0 to build a prototype. It looks great but it's not production-ready. Now you need real authentication, payments, or solid architecture. The AI prototype did its job (validation). Now you need production engineering.
You send us access. We review code quality, architecture, and what's working and what isn't. Then you get a written assessment.
What works and should be kept. What needs rebuilding. Estimated cost and timeline to get to production. Technology recommendations.
We fix, refactor, or rebuild, depending on what the review found. You see progress throughout.
Documentation, monitoring setup, and a 3-month code warranty. Your code is yours.
The first call is free. Bring your questions, leave with a clear next step.
Book a free callWe've been building software since 2003, and we've inherited a lot of broken projects. We know how to walk into an unfamiliar codebase, find the actual problem, and tell you if it can be saved.
A slow page might be a bad query, a missing index, an over-fetched API, a bloated front-end, or all four. We don't guess. We diagnose with data, and only then propose a fix that won't break something else.
Sometimes the right answer is 'fix this part, throw away that part.' Sometimes it's 'start fresh, but keep these lessons.' We won't sell you a full rebuild if a refactor is enough. And we won't duct-tape a broken foundation if it's wasting your money.
You send us access. We look at everything, including code quality, architecture, and what's working and what isn't. You get a written report, covering what to keep, what to rebuild, estimated cost, and timeline. No commitment beyond the review. Use it with us or take it elsewhere.
Lovable, Bolt, Replit, and v0.dev are great for proving an idea. They're not built for real users, real payments, or real data. We rebuild the parts that matter (auth, payments, architecture) while keeping the validated UX you already paid to learn.
We don't lock you into our team. Each rescue includes documentation, a clean Git history, monitoring setup, and a 3-month code warranty. If you want to keep working with us, great. If not, your next developer will thank us.
Rescue work is the wrong place to learn on the job. Senior engineers with 7+ years of experience review the code. On complex problems, our founder joins the team to help find the best solution.
If after the first sprint you don't feel like we're the right partner, we stop and don't invoice for that sprint.
If we're the wrong fit, we'll say so on the first call and point you to a better option.
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Betty Blocks needed enterprise performance, and its live production system went on to handle more concurrent users.
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A Sharetribe marketplace for renting batting cages, with location search, voucher system, wishlist, and custom listing design.
Read case study →Our backs were up against the wall with tight timelines and a huge event to deliver. IT House stepped in and made the whole thing possible, within our budget. Now they're helping us rebuild the marketplace from the ground up.
Tell us what you're building and we'll tell you how we'd approach it.
