01 / 07
Build what's next, scale what you already started
We start from where you are, not from a blank page.
Most businesses don't need a moonshot. They need the thing they already have to work, and a clear path to the next version. We modernize, stabilize and extend before we rebuild.
What this means for you
- An honest review of what you already have
- Modernize step by step, without a risky big-bang rewrite
- A roadmap to the next version
02 / 07
Remote by design, collaborative by default
The best builder for the job might be anywhere.
Kordspace is a distributed studio. Instead of an office, we organize around kinds of work, clear stages and shared tools, so every specialist plugs into the same project space.
What this means for you
- Specialists matched to each kind of work
- One portal for tasks, files, time and messages
- Async updates, plus live calls when they help
03 / 07
Fair, transparent pricing
You see how every number is made.
Our rates follow US market averages for each kind of work. Every estimate shows the rate card behind it, any referral discount and the platform fee, which is 2.5% for clients and 2.5% for builders. An estimate is a ballpark until the project is scoped.
What this means for you
- Published hourly rates for each kind of work
- Discounts and fees shown line by line
- Optional equity exchange: trade some cash for a bigger discount, up to the posted limit
04 / 07
You own what we build
Your code, your designs, your accounts.
Once the project is paid, everything is handed over in full: repositories, design files, domains and cloud accounts. No lock-in and no hostage hosting. Ongoing hosting is optional, never a trap.
What this means for you
- Full handover of source code and designs
- Accounts held in your name
- Optional hosting and support plans
05 / 07
Quality over speed, but ship
Smaller things that work beat big things that don't.
Agreements are signed in the portal and work is split into stages. Each stage ends with something you can use, review and approve before the next milestone is billed through PayPal.
What this means for you
- Signed agreements before work starts
- Milestone billing tied to approved stages
- Something you can use at every step
06 / 07
Share the upside
Good work should compound for the people who make it.
Through Virtue Fund, our non-profit contributor portal, the people who do the work can follow their stake in it. Partners who bring in clients earn commission automatically when invoices are paid.
What this means for you
- Contributors can track their stake in Virtue Fund
- Automatic partner commissions
- Builders keep a fair share of every project
07 / 07
Prefer open, choose pragmatic
Open source first, but always the right tool.
We publish our own frameworks, including Karnelian, Kovalyn, Kaporeal and Kwilbase, and we prefer open standards. We still pick whatever fits your project: Google Cloud, AWS, Azure, Shopify or custom Rust, and we help teams move off legacy stacks like WordPress.
What this means for you
- Open-source frameworks we maintain
- Open standards and portable data
- Choices that fit your stack and budget
How a project flows
From idea to handover
- Step 1Idea
- Step 2Estimate
- Step 3Agreement
- Step 4Build in stages
- Step 5Handover
Want to see how this works on your project?
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