# Continuum - Full Documentation

> Fractional AI + Technical Co-Founder for non-technical startup founders. I build AI systems, ship products, and stick around as your technical co-founder.

## About

Continuum is led by Matthew Turley, a full-stack engineer with 20+ years of experience and 16 years as an independent technical partner. Based in Paris, France, working with US and EU clients. Specializes in AI integration, autonomous agent systems, and full-stack SaaS development for non-technical founders from pre-product through $100K+ MRR.

## Services - Project-Based

### Discovery Sprint
- **Price:** $2,500
- **Duration:** 1-2 weeks
- **Description:** Before any code is written, we map your AI strategy, technical architecture, and go-to-market plan. This is paid work, not a free consultation. The deliverables are yours to keep — you can hand them to any development team and they'll know exactly what to build.
- **Deliverables:** Technical requirements document, architecture and tech stack recommendations, detailed timeline with milestones, honest budget estimate, risk assessment and mitigation plan
- **Note:** Discovery cost rolls into MVP price if you proceed
- **Best for:** Founders who need clarity before committing to a build

### Validation MVP
- **Price:** $8,000-$12,000
- **Duration:** 4-6 weeks
- **Description:** AI-powered MVP built to test your concept with real users. Core functionality to prove your hypothesis with a clean, working product for beta testing. Foundation that CAN scale but optimized for speed.
- **Deliverables:** Core functionality, working beta product, 30 days post-launch support, Discovery Sprint included if not done separately
- **Tech stack:** Next.js, Supabase, modern tooling
- **Best for:** Pre-revenue founders testing product-market fit

### Growth-Ready Product
- **Price:** $15,000-$25,000
- **Duration:** 6-8 weeks
- **Description:** Production-ready product with AI integrations, built to handle paying customers from day one. Architecture that scales to 1,000+ users, built to iterate on, not rebuild.
- **Deliverables:** Production-ready architecture, payment integration (Stripe), security and performance optimization, 30 days post-launch support
- **Best for:** Founders with validated concept or early revenue
- **Example:** StaySignal went from concept to user-ready platform in 6 weeks

### Platform Build / Rebuild
- **Price:** $25,000-$50,000
- **Duration:** 12-20 weeks
- **Description:** For established businesses needing AI transformation or a complete platform rebuild. Complete redesign or rebuild from scratch with integrations, technical debt elimination, and long-term scalability.
- **Deliverables:** Complete platform redesign/rebuild, integration with existing tools (payment, analytics, CRM), advanced features and workflow automation, migration from legacy systems, 60 days post-launch support
- **Best for:** Companies with revenue who've outgrown their current platform
- **Example:** BizJetJobs grew from $40K to $103K MRR over 3 years (15-year partnership)

### Vibe Check
- **Price:** $497
- **Description:** Security and code review for AI-built apps. Paste a GitHub repo, get a comprehensive audit. 50+ security checks with fix recommendations and code snippets. Scans AI-generated codebases for the things AI gets wrong: hardcoded secrets, missing auth, no rate limiting.
- **Tiers:** Free quick scan → Expert deep review

## Services - Ongoing Partnership

### Standard Partnership
- **Price:** $5,000/month
- **Description:** Your fractional AI technical co-founder: strategy, code, and shipping. This isn't staff augmentation — it's partnership. I learn your business, understand your customers, and help you make technical decisions that drive revenue.
- **Includes:** 10-15 hours/week of focused work, 2-3 feature releases per month, continuous feature development, technical strategy and decision-making, bug fixes and maintenance, async communication (Slack/email), 24hr response time, quarterly roadmap planning
- **Average partnership duration:** 3+ years

### Priority Partnership
- **Price:** $8,000-$10,000/month
- **Description:** Dedicated AI technical leadership with priority access and faster velocity. Think of me as your AI Technical Co-Founder — I design, code, ship, and make the hard technical calls.
- **Includes:** 15-20 hours/week, 4-6 feature releases per month, real-time availability during business hours, 4hr response time, direct access, quarterly roadmap planning
- **Notable:** Some clients have been partners for 15+ years

## Case Studies

### BizJetJobs - WordPress to $103K MRR
- **Engagement:** Fractional CTO, 15-year partnership
- **Challenge:** Non-technical founders with WordPress limitations, market shifts, and churn risk
- **Solution:** 15 years of iterative development, subscription platform (Recurly), automated billing, employer and pilot tools
- **Results:** $40K to $103K MRR (2.5x growth), 99% user retention, 60% reduction in support tickets
- **Quote:** "Matthew's vision and code turned our site into the revenue engine that fueled 10 years of YoY growth." — Meredith Koubsky, Co-founder
- **URL:** https://uxcontinuum.com/case-studies/bizjetjobs

### StaySignal - Concept to Platform in 6 Weeks
- **Engagement:** MVP Build, 8 weeks
- **Challenge:** No visibility into why users cancel, generic exit surveys, lost revenue
- **Solution:** Embeddable cancellation widget, churn reasons capture, automated Stripe retention offers, real-time analytics
- **Results:** Concept to production in 8 weeks, multi-tenant architecture, Stripe integration
- **Quote:** "What started as a simple MVP turned into something much more complete and impressive. He's been super proactive in suggesting improvements and tackling challenges along the way." — Tom van den Heuvel, Founder
- **URL:** https://uxcontinuum.com/case-studies/staysignal

### Porch Enclosure Systems - Regional Shop to National Brand
- **Engagement:** Custom software, 6-year build
- **Challenge:** Manual quoting, regional-only sales, no self-service ordering
- **Solution:** 3D visual configurator with real-time pricing, automated ordering, direct-to-consumer nationwide
- **Results:** Seven-figure annual revenue, 40% increase in conversion rate, 1,000+ orders per year
- **URL:** https://uxcontinuum.com/case-studies/porch-enclosure-systems

## Own Products (Proof of AI Expertise)

### RelayPlane
- Cost control layer for AI-powered apps. Built with autonomous AI coding agents. 4,600+ weekly npm downloads. Open source.
- URL: https://relayplane.com

### Perspectify
- Board of AI advisors to pressure-test decisions. 4 AI providers (Claude, GPT-4o, Grok, Gemini) in parallel. Concept to live product in days.
- URL: https://tryperspectify.com

### Vibe Check
- AI code security scanner. 50+ checks. Free tier available. Scans AI-generated codebases for common vulnerabilities.
- URL: https://uxcontinuum.com/vibe-check

## Technology Stack
- **Frontend:** Next.js, React, TypeScript, TailwindCSS
- **Backend:** Node.js, Supabase, PostgreSQL
- **AI/ML:** OpenAI GPT-4, Claude API, vector databases, RAG systems, autonomous AI agents, multi-model architectures
- **Payments:** Stripe
- **Hosting:** Vercel, AWS
- **Tools:** AI-assisted development (Claude, Cursor) for velocity without chaos
- **Philosophy:** Proven, modern technologies that scale — not whatever's trendy this month

## Process
1. **Discovery Sprint (1-2 weeks):** Map requirements, plan architecture, estimate timeline. Complete documentation whether we work together or not.
2. **Build in Focused Sprints (4-20 weeks):** Weekly check-ins, working features constantly. AI-assisted development accelerates standard patterns.
3. **Launch & Support (30-60 days):** Deployment, monitoring, bug fixes. I don't disappear after launch.
4. **Ongoing Partnership (optional):** Most clients continue long-term. Continuous iteration as your business evolves.

## FAQ

### Why paid Discovery?
To avoid $50k mistakes. You get scope clarity, technical validation, and a plan you can use even if you don't hire me. Free consultations create bad incentives — I'd tell you what you want to hear instead of what you need to hear.

### What makes this a partnership?
I own the roadmap with you, not just tickets. I'll say "don't build that yet" as often as "ship this now." I make strategic technical decisions, not just implement yours.

### Do I own the code?
Yes. You own the repos, infrastructure, and all accounts from day one.

### What if I need changes after launch?
That's what the ongoing partnership is for. Most clients continue working with me because building software is never truly "done."

### How do you use AI?
AI (Claude, Cursor) accelerates the 90% of code that's standard patterns: auth, databases, forms. This lets me focus on the 10% unique to your business. I also build autonomous AI agent infrastructure — not just prompt engineering, but actual AI systems that run in production.

### What is a fractional AI technical co-founder?
A fractional co-founder provides senior technical leadership part-time (10-20 hours/week), offering CTO-level expertise with hands-on coding. Unlike a traditional fractional CTO who advises, I write code, ship features, and build AI systems directly.

### How much does an MVP cost?
Validation MVPs run $8,000-$12,000 (4-6 weeks). Growth-Ready Products with payments and scaling run $15,000-$25,000 (6-8 weeks). Full code ownership included.

### Who is a good fit?
- Non-technical founders who need custom software
- Founders who've outgrown off-the-shelf tools (Shopify, WordPress, no-code)
- Companies with revenue who need to scale or rebuild
- Founders whose previous developer disappeared

### Who is NOT a good fit?
- Projects requiring a full development team (I'm a solo partner)
- Agencies looking for white-label work
- Projects with unrealistic timelines or budgets

## Key Differentiators
- Builds autonomous AI agent infrastructure (not just uses ChatGPT)
- Ships own AI products as proof of expertise (RelayPlane, Perspectify, Vibe Check)
- Most clients stay for years, some over a decade (BizJetJobs: 15 years)
- Hands-on: writes code, not just advice
- 50+ startups, clients raised $20M+
- 100% code ownership, no lock-in contracts
- Takes on only 3-4 new partnerships per year (selective, high-touch)

## Contact
- Email: hello@uxcontinuum.com
- Website: https://uxcontinuum.com
- Booking: https://cal.com/matthewturley
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matthew-turley-mvp-developer