Partnership Model

The Zero-Risk SaaS Development Model That's Changing Everything

Cagdas Demirel (CEO)
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The custom software development industry has a dirty secret: most projects fail, and even when they succeed, they often bankrupt the businesses that commissioned them.

We’ve seen too many brilliant business ideas die because the traditional development model is fundamentally broken. That’s why we created something entirely different.

The Traditional Model Is Broken

Let’s be honest about how custom software development usually works:

The Standard Process

  1. Pay $50K-$300K upfront for development
  2. Wait 6-18 months while developers build something
  3. Hope they understood your requirements correctly
  4. Pray the final product actually works in the real world
  5. Discover you need another $100K in “scope changes”
  6. Launch and find out users hate half the features
  7. Realize you’re now broke and stuck with expensive-to-maintain software

Sound familiar? This model puts 100% of the risk on business owners who know their industry but don’t know software development.

Why This Model Fails

Misaligned Incentives Traditional developers get paid whether your software succeeds or fails. Once you’ve paid the invoice, your success becomes your problem, not theirs.

No Market Validation You’re betting hundreds of thousands on assumptions about what users want before anyone has actually used the software.

Technical Risk Most business owners can’t evaluate whether developers are building something scalable, secure, and maintainable until it’s too late.

Our Revolutionary Approach

We’ve completely flipped the model. Instead of you paying us to build software, we invest in building software with you and share in the success.

How It Actually Works

Phase 1: Partnership Formation

Phase 2: Risk-Free Development

Phase 3: Market Launch

Phase 4: Long-term Growth

The Risk Reversal

Instead of you taking all the risk, we do:

Our Risk:

Your Risk:

If the software doesn’t reach profitability within 12 months, you owe us nothing. Zero. We absorb the complete loss.

Why This Model Works

Aligned Incentives

We only make money when you make money. This means every development decision is made with long-term success in mind, not just getting to a “done” state.

Real Market Validation

Instead of betting everything on assumptions, we can iterate based on actual user feedback from day one.

Industry Expertise + Technical Execution

You bring deep industry knowledge. We bring technical expertise. Together, we build something neither could create alone.

Quality Assurance

Since our revenue depends on the software’s success, we’re incentivized to build something robust, scalable, and user-friendly from the start.

The Results Speak for Themselves

This model has produced remarkable outcomes:

Who This Works For

This model is perfect for:

Industry Experts who understand business problems but not software solutions Proven Business Owners with established networks and customer relationships
Domain Specialists who see inefficiencies everywhere but lack technical resources Entrepreneurs who want to scale their expertise but need technology to do it

Who This Doesn’t Work For

We’re not a good fit if:

The Catch

You might be wondering: “What’s the catch? Why would a development company take on all this risk?”

Here’s the truth: most development companies can’t do this because they don’t understand business. They’re great at writing code but terrible at understanding markets, user needs, and business models.

We’re not a typical development company. We’re business builders who happen to write excellent code.

We only partner with businesses where we can see a clear path to success. We turn down more opportunities than we accept because we’re betting our time and money on every partnership.

Getting Started

If this resonates with you, here’s what happens next:

  1. Discovery Call: We’ll discuss your industry, the problems you see, and potential solutions
  2. Market Analysis: We’ll research the opportunity size and competitive landscape
  3. Partnership Proposal: If there’s a fit, we’ll propose specific terms
  4. Legal Framework: Our lawyers handle all the partnership documentation
  5. Development Kickoff: We start building your vision

The entire process from first conversation to active development typically takes 4-6 weeks.

The Bottom Line

Traditional custom software development is a broken model that puts all the risk on business owners while giving them no guarantee of success.

Our partnership model flips this entirely. We take the technical and financial risk so you can focus on what you do best: understanding your industry and your customers.

If you have deep industry expertise and see problems that software could solve, but don’t want to risk six figures on traditional development, let’s talk.

Ready to explore a risk-free partnership? Book a call and let’s see if your industry expertise could be the foundation for the next game-changing vertical SaaS.

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