Hire a firm or build AI in-house
Both paths can work. The right one depends on your people, your timing and what the software is for.
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Build in-house when you already have engineers with time, the work is core to what you sell, and you can run it afterwards. Hire a firm when you need it working soon, the skills are not on staff, or you need someone accountable for security review and for running it.
Which fits you
Building in-house fits when
- Your engineers have time set aside for it.
- The work is core to what you sell.
- Someone on staff can run it after launch.
- You want the knowledge to stay in your own team.
- Your team can review its own security.
Hiring a firm fits when
- You need it working soon.
- The skills are not on your staff.
- You want someone accountable for security review.
- You want someone to run it after launch.
- The job sits outside your core work.
What either path needs
- A named owner
One person at the company is responsible for it.
- A clear job
One task to automate, described plainly.
- A decision on access
What the software may touch is settled first.
- A person who signs off
Someone reviews outputs that matter.
- A record
What the software did can be checked.
- Training
The people who use it know how.
An honest answer
If an idea is not worth building, or is better built by your own team, DoubleChecked will say so.
Working alongside your team
DoubleChecked also offers fractional technology leadership (CTO, CIO, CISO) for companies that want senior guidance next to their own staff.
Questions buyers ask
What will it cost?
Every project gets a fixed price after one working session, and you know the number before the build starts.
Can DoubleChecked work with our engineers?
Yes. How the work is split with your team is settled in the working session. DoubleChecked can also train your people on their real work.
Who owns what is built?
Ownership and licensing are set out in the agreement signed before work starts.
What do you need from us to start?
One working session, 45 minutes on one idea from your company. DoubleChecked signs an NDA before that first session and replies within one business day.
Tell us what you want built.
A working session is 45 minutes on one idea from your company: what to build, what it needs, and what it would cost.
- A fixed price before we build
- Your data stays in your environment
- A record of every action
- Reference calls under NDA
- NDA before the first session
- Since 2019