$ cd ~/offer/agency-escape-plan
Stuck with an agency
that won't ship?
A 30-minute call. A scoped exit plan. A fixed-price path to launch.
Most agency engagements fail the same way: a three-month discovery phase, a deck full of personas, a Figma file that took two months to "polish," and no installable software. By the time anyone notices, half the budget is gone. We help founders extract from those engagements and ship what they actually paid for.
We don't bash agencies for sport. The good ones exist. But the model — billable hours, junior pyramids, two-week sprints that take six — was built for the analog era. If your engagement isn't shipping working code, the timeline isn't the problem. The model is.
# what-you-get
The shape of this offer.
Free 30-min triage call
You bring the Statement of Work and the most recent deliverable. We tell you in 30 minutes whether to renegotiate, sue, or walk.
Honest scope-recovery quote
If your existing deliverables can be salvaged, we'll tell you. We won't tell you to scrap and restart unless that's actually what we'd do for ourselves.
Fixed-price re-engagement
If you hire us, the new engagement is fixed-price, two-week invoice cadence, your AWS account, your repo. None of the patterns that got you here.
No bridge billing
We don't bill while you transition. The clock starts when the new SOW is signed.
# the-comparison
Three reasons agencies don't ship
| Dimension | AppsTango | Common agency model |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Fixed-price packages from $10k | Hourly billing — slow is profitable |
| Team shape | Senior engineers only | One principal, four juniors, you pay for all five |
| Discovery phase | 1 week, ends with a SOW | 8–12 weeks, ends with another deck |
| Sprint cycle | Two weeks, code in your repo | Two weeks of meetings, code "in progress" |
| Cancellation | End of any cycle, no fee | 60–90-day notice plus retainer wind-down |
# faq
The honest answers.
I signed a contract — am I stuck?+
Can you finish what they started?+
Is the call really free?+
$ no obligation
Bring the SOW. Get an exit plan.
30-minute Lehi or Zoom call. Bring the Statement of Work, the most recent deliverable, and any frustrations. You leave with a clear next step — whether you hire us or not.