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Engagement Models

How we work with you — not a price sheet.

Centric3 works with founders and brands through three engagement models — Advisory, Build, and Embedded. We scope to outcomes with a senior team, then put real numbers in a written proposal. Every figure on this page is illustrative, never a binding quote.

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Every figure below is illustrative — we scope to your outcomes, then quote real numbers in your proposal.

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Three ways to work with us.

Pick the shape that fits where you are. Move between them as you grow.

Advisory

Senior guidance to make the right call before you commit to a build — strategy, architecture, and a clear path, without staffing a full team.

Custom-scoped fixed-scope or fractional Scoped to your roadmap — pricing confirmed in a written proposal.

Fixed-scope sprints or fractional senior hours

What's included

  • Strategy & roadmap workshops
  • Architecture & tech-stack review
  • Build-vs-buy guidance
  • AI-readiness & productionization advice
  • A senior principal as your sounding board
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Build

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We build and ship your product — prototype → production — with a senior team that owns the outcome. The most common way founders work with us.

Typical engagement: $500K–$1.3M* *Illustrative range — every engagement is scoped to your roadmap.

Outcome-scoped delivery by a senior, accountable team

What's included

  • Dedicated senior engineers — the people who pitch you
  • Prototype → production delivery
  • AI productionization — demo → reliable system
  • Design, platform, mobile, cloud & DevSecOps
  • Clean IP assignment on delivery
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Embedded

A dedicated Centric3 squad that plugs into your team and scales with you — senior capacity on tap, month over month.

Monthly retainer scaled to your squad Sized to the team you need — confirmed in a written proposal.

Dedicated squad on a monthly cadence

What's included

  • Dedicated cross-functional squad
  • Scales up or down by month
  • Embedded in your standups & tools
  • Roadmap delivery + ongoing iteration
  • Senior leadership stays engaged
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Models, not binding prices. Figures are illustrative until confirmed in a written proposal.

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We scope to outcomes, not hours.

Most engagements land in an enterprise-scale band — we anchor on the durable system we build with you, then write a fixed proposal.

How we land on a number
$500K–$1.3M

typical engagement value

Illustrative band — your number is fixed in a written proposal.

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Not sure which model fits? Start with a Discovery Sprint.

A short, fixed-scope sprint that de-risks the build. We map the problem, shape the solution, and hand you a plan and a real proposal — no long commitment to get started.

  • A scoped delivery plan
  • A recommended architecture & approach
  • A fixed, written proposal with real numbers
Fixed-scope, fixed-fee · typically ~2–4 weeks Book a scoping call — we confirm scope and fee before you commit.
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  1. DiscoverMap the problem & constraints
  2. DefineShape the solution & approach
  3. ProposeA plan + real-number proposal

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How pricing works.

The questions founders ask before we start.

How does pricing actually work?

We present engagement models, not a price sheet. We scope to your outcomes with a senior team, and the figures on this page are illustrative. A Discovery Sprint or a scoping call gives you a fixed, written proposal with real numbers before you commit.

What are typical timelines?

A Discovery Sprint typically runs ~2–4 weeks, and a first production release often lands in roughly 8–16 weeks — every timeline is confirmed in your proposal. Build engagements run in outcome-scoped phases rather than open-ended hours, and a senior team is on it from day one — never a junior hand-off that slows you down later.

Who owns the IP?

You do. Engagements include clean IP assignment — the code, the designs, and the system we build are yours on delivery. We document it plainly in the agreement so there is nothing to untangle later.

Can we start small?

Yes. Advisory or a Discovery Sprint is the low-commitment way in. Once the path is clear, you can expand into a Build engagement or an Embedded squad — and move between models as you grow.

Are the prices on this page binding?

No. Every figure here is illustrative — shown to frame scale, not a quote. Nothing is binding until it is written into a proposal you have reviewed and accepted.

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Tell us what you're building. A senior principal — not a sales rep — replies within one business day with a scoped plan and real numbers.

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