A working application is not a product.
An application is one version of your software. A product is that application plus the team and operation that keep it serving users for years. Most providers deliver the first. EntireOps delivers both.
AI has made software easy to build. Operations are still hard.
AI tools now let almost anyone produce a working application, quickly and cheaply. As a result, a prototype alone no longer distinguishes a business — or attracts investment.
Investors back products with active users and a credible operating plan: a team that understands user problems, plans features, builds, tests, supports and deploys — for the next five to ten years.
The application can be generated. The operation has to be built. That is what EntireOps does.
What investors back
The enterprise model, priced for SMBs
The build-and-operate model is well established. What is rare is access to it at small-business scale — it is usually sold only to large enterprises.
A proven model
Software development, team staffing and operations delivered as one service — the approach global IT firms use for enterprise clients.
Scoped for SMBs
Built for businesses led by one or two founders with a defined annual budget, not a procurement department.
Viable through lower delivery costs
Our delivery team's lower cost brings an operated team within an SMB budget.
Led by an operator
In place of brand and scale, an experienced operations specialist accountable for your engagement.
How EntireOps compares
Founders evaluating EntireOps usually consider one of these alternatives. Each solves part of the problem; none delivers both the product and the operation for a small or medium business.
Developer marketplaces
Developers only
Individual developers. Managing and operating them is left to you.
Employer-of-record platforms
Hiring and payroll only
Compliant hiring and payroll. You still source, manage and operate the team.
AI app builders
Prototype only
A self-serve prototype. No team and no operation.
Product studios
Build, then exit
Usually stop at the build, or take equity to stay involved.
Enterprise IT firms
Enterprise-priced
The full model, priced and scoped for large enterprises.
EntireOps
Product and operation
Software, a dedicated team and an operational team within 6–12 months, priced for SMBs.
Developer marketplaces
Developers onlyIndividual developers. Managing and operating them is left to you.
- ½Builds the software
- ½Provides the team
- Operates the team
- ½SMB-priced
Employer-of-record platforms
Hiring and payroll onlyCompliant hiring and payroll. You still source, manage and operate the team.
- Builds the software
- ½Provides the team
- Operates the team
- SMB-priced
AI app builders
Prototype onlyA self-serve prototype. No team and no operation.
- ½Builds the software
- Provides the team
- Operates the team
- SMB-priced
Product studios
Build, then exitUsually stop at the build, or take equity to stay involved.
- Builds the software
- ½Provides the team
- ½Operates the team
- ½SMB-priced
Enterprise IT firms
Enterprise-pricedThe full model, priced and scoped for large enterprises.
- Builds the software
- Provides the team
- Operates the team
- SMB-priced
EntireOps
Product and operationSoftware, a dedicated team and an operational team within 6–12 months, priced for SMBs.
- Builds the software
- Provides the team
- Operates the team
- SMB-priced
½ = partly or sometimes. Categories describe typical offerings, not any specific company.
Who we're a fit for
We qualify fit before the first call. If the right-hand column describes you, we are unlikely to be the right partner.
A good fit
Book a call- A US-based small or medium business with a defined annual budget
- Productising a service, or newly funded and building a team
- A working application that needs taking further
- Budget for a build plus an ongoing team for one year
- Willing for us to run the team and operation, on Zoho-based systems
Not a fit
Unlikely match- Enterprise-scale, six-figure development
- Code only, without a team or operation
- Developers to manage entirely in-house
- An onshore, US-only team
- A fully bespoke operations stack under your sole control
If this describes your business, let's talk.
We'll assess where your product is, what's missing between application and operating product, and whether we're the right team to close the gap.
Prefer email? hello@entireops.com