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// strikeOps · by KAL Foundry · for small + mid-sized businesses

Forward deployed engineers. For hire.

software. automation. applied ai.

strikeOps is KAL Foundry's engineering team for small and mid-sized businesses. We build the software, automations, and AI tools your business runs on — fixed quote before work starts, and you own everything we build.

a human reply within 1 business day

The strikeOps S mark — cream and signal orange — on a green blueprint panel.
  1. 01

    fixed quote before work starts

    A written scope and price, agreed before we build. No surprise hourly bills.

  2. 02

    a working build every week

    Something you can click through — not a status report.

  3. 03

    you own the code and the accounts

    Code, domain, hosting, AI services, and app-store listings — in your name. No lock-in.

  4. 04

    a human reply within 1 business day

    Every inquiry gets a real answer from the people who would build it.

01 · the work

What we build.

Five lines of work — most projects combine two or three. Not sure which you need? Describe the problem in the form below and we'll tell you.

5 lines
01 / 05

web apps & portals

Browser-based tools for your customers and your team — built around how you already work.

what you get

  • Customer portals — orders, invoices, documents, job status
  • Booking and quoting tools
  • Internal dashboards for the numbers you check every day
  • Admin panels for the data that lives in spreadsheets today
  • Logins and permissions for staff, customers, and partners

good fit when

  • Your team runs on spreadsheets that keep breaking
  • Customers call or email to ask where things stand
  • Off-the-shelf software almost fits — and the gap costs you hours
02 / 05

mobile apps

iPhone and Android apps for your customers — or for your crew in the field.

what you get

  • Apps for iPhone and Android
  • App Store and Google Play listings, under your accounts
  • Sign-in, notifications, and offline mode where it matters
  • Payments and subscriptions
  • An admin view to manage users and content

good fit when

  • Customers would book or buy more if you were on their phone
  • Your field team works from paper forms and text threads
  • The job site has no signal, and the work still needs logging
03 / 05

automation & integrations

Make the tools you already pay for talk to each other — and stop retyping data.

what you get

  • Connections between QuickBooks, Shopify, Google Workspace, Stripe, and your CRM
  • Reports and alerts that build and send themselves
  • Form, email, and spreadsheet data routed to the right system
  • Cleanup of duplicate and messy records
  • Written docs, so your team knows what runs where

good fit when

  • Someone copies data between systems by hand
  • The month-end report takes a day of copy-paste
  • You've outgrown Zapier recipes but don't need a full rebuild
04 / 05

websites + care plans

A fast, clear website — and a team to keep it running after launch.

what you get

  • A marketing site, designed and built
  • Contact and quote forms that land in your inbox
  • Domain, hosting, and email set up in your name
  • Search basics — page titles, speed, mobile layout
  • Care plan: hosting, updates, fixes, and small changes each month

good fit when

  • Your site is slow, dated, or hard to update
  • The person who built it is gone
  • You want one team for the site and the software behind it
05 / 05

applied ai

AI that does real work inside your business — grounded in your own data, wired into the tools you already use.

what you get

  • AI features inside your web or mobile app — search, summaries, drafting
  • Document and email processing — invoices, forms, intake, triage
  • Internal assistants that answer from your own docs and data
  • A person in the loop wherever a mistake would be costly
  • A plain-language write-up of what it does and doesn't do

good fit when

  • Your team keys the same fields out of the same documents every day
  • Answers live in a shared drive nobody can search
  • You've tried a generic chatbot and want something that fits the job

02 · the problems

Typical problems we solve.

If one of these sounds like your week, it's a project we'd take on.

examples · not client stories
example / 01web app
before
Quotes built by hand in a spreadsheet, then emailed as attachments.
after
A quoting tool that prices the job and sends a branded PDF.
example / 02portal
before
Customers call to ask where their order or job stands.
after
A portal where they check status, invoices, and documents themselves.
example / 03mobile app
before
The field crew fills in paper forms. Someone types them up later.
after
An app that captures photos, signatures, and notes on site — even offline.
example / 04automation
before
Online orders retyped into the accounting system every week.
after
Orders sync on their own, with a daily summary in your inbox.
example / 05applied ai
before
Invoices and intake forms arrive as PDFs. Someone keys in the same fields every day.
after
The fields are read and filed automatically — a person checks anything the system isn't sure about.
example / 06website
before
A website nobody on the team knows how to update.
after
A fast site you can edit, and a care plan for everything else.

// illustrative examples of the work we do — not case studies of past clients.

03 · the sequence

How it works.

The same five steps for every project, large or small. You always know what happens next and what it costs.

5 steps
  1. intro call

    Tell us what's slowing the business down. We ask questions — and tell you straight if software isn't the answer.

  2. written quote

    A fixed scope and a fixed price, in writing, before any work starts.

  3. build

    A working build every week. You click through it, we adjust.

  4. launch + handover

    We launch, walk your team through it, and hand over the code and every account.

  5. care plan optional

    Hosting, updates, fixes, and small changes — one monthly plan.

04 · engagements

How engagements work.

Every project is quoted in writing before work starts. Pick the shape that fits where you are today.

3 models
model / 01to start

discovery sprint

For when the problem is clear but the solution isn't.

  • A map of how the work flows today
  • A recommended scope, in plain language
  • A fixed quote for the build

fixed price, agreed up front
model / 02to build

fixed-scope build

For when you know what you need built.

  • Written scope and price
  • A working build every week
  • Launch, handover, and every account in your name

fixed quote before work starts
model / 03to run

monthly care plan

For keeping what we build fast, secure, and current.

  • Hosting and updates
  • Fixes when something breaks
  • Small changes each month

one monthly plan

05 · proof

We ship our own products too.

The same team designs, builds, and runs its own apps and games — so we know what it takes to launch software and keep it running after day one.

apps + games
9
platforms
4
see the work

06 · questions

Questions owners ask.

10 answers
do we own what you build?

Yes. The code, the domain, the hosting, and the app-store listings are set up in your name. If we ever part ways, you keep everything — no lock-in, no hostage situations.

what does it cost?

It depends on scope, so every project gets a written, fixed quote before work starts. If the scope changes mid-project, we agree on the change in writing first. Share a budget range in the form below and we'll tell you honestly what it can buy.

what does “forward deployed” mean?

It's how we describe the work, not a different kind of contract: engineers start from your problem and the tools you already use, and every project runs the same five steps — intro call, written quote, weekly builds, launch, and handover.

can you work with the tools we already use?

That's usually the point. Most business tools — QuickBooks, Shopify, Google Workspace, Stripe, popular CRMs — offer ways to connect. We check yours on the intro call and tell you up front if something can't be done.

which ai models do you use?

Whichever fits the job, your data rules, and your budget. We walk you through the options — and what each costs to run — before anything is built.

will ai see our customer data?

Only if the job needs it, and you decide. We map which data each AI feature touches before we build it, and the AI service accounts are set up in your name, like everything else.

do we need to be technical?

No. We explain decisions in plain language, and the weekly builds let you judge the work by using it — not by reading code.

how do the weekly builds work?

Every week you get a link to the current version. Click through it, leave notes, and we adjust. No waiting until the end to see what you paid for.

what happens after launch?

Run it yourselves — you have the code and the accounts — or put it on a monthly care plan: hosting, updates, fixes, and small changes.

what do you need from us?

One person who can make decisions, a short weekly check-in, and access to the tools we're connecting. We handle the rest.

07 · start

Discuss your project.

Tell us what's slowing the business down. A few sentences is plenty — we read every inquiry and reply with next steps, or an honest "this isn't for us."

  • 01fixed quote before work starts
  • 02a working build every week
  • 03you own the code and the accounts
  • 04a human reply within 1 business day

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