Colchuck ConsultingPrototype to Production™
Prototype to Production™ · Colchuck Consulting

From AI Prototype to
Production-Grade SaaS

A structured upgrade path for AI-built apps that need ownership, security, and a scalable foundation.

Many teams reduce unnecessary monthly overhead while gaining stronger architecture and deployment discipline.

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The Problem

Vibe coding ships product.
Platforms ship lock-in.

Managed development platforms got your product to market fast — that's the point. But as you grow, the tradeoffs become real.

✕Your business lives inside a platform you don't control
✕Deployments are opaque and hard to reproduce
✕Security gaps go unnoticed — especially database permissions
✕Costs creep up as usage grows
✕You lack staging/production environment discipline
The Solution

Keep the speed. Add a real foundation.

Prototype to Production™ extracts your code, establishes a professional workflow (GitHub + CI/CD), and hardens the backend — so you can ship confidently. You don't lose velocity. You gain ownership and clarity.

Code Ownership
Extract your code from managed platforms. You own every line, every deploy, every decision.
Professional CI/CD
GitHub Actions pipelines with environment separation — dev, staging, prod — deployed repeatably.
Security Posture
Row-level security audits, secrets management review, and abuse prevention hardening.
AI Velocity Preserved
Claude Code workflow setup and prompt discipline so you keep shipping fast — just with a real foundation.
Cost Clarity
Cost modeling at 1k, 10k, and 100k users so you understand your economics before you hit scale.
Clear Scale Path
Architecture that grows with you — from Supabase to RDS/Aurora to AWS ECS when you actually need it.
Platform Economics

Stop Paying Platform Tax.
Start Owning Your Infrastructure.

Many AI-enabled founders are spending $700–$800+ per month on managed development platforms. Most early-stage SaaS products don't need that level of abstraction.

Prototype to Production™ removes unnecessary platform layers and replaces them with a clean, professional stack.

  • ✓Improved deployment reliability
  • ✓Proper environment separation
  • ✓Stronger security posture
  • ✓Long-term scalability
  • ✓You keep AI development velocity
  • ✓You gain infrastructure discipline
$700–800+
Typical monthly managed platform spend
After migration, many teams see meaningful reductions in monthly overhead — while running a more reliable, more secure, more controllable stack.
The upgrade often pays for itself in Year 1.
Platform savings compound monthly. Infrastructure quality compounds long-term.
Return on Investment

Often pays for itself in year one.

For teams overspending on managed platforms, reducing unnecessary overhead can meaningfully offset the upgrade cost — while increasing control, quality, and long-term scalability.

$700+
Typical monthly platform spend before migration
Year 1
When the upgrade typically pays for itself through monthly savings
3 Paths
Structured tiers from independence to full AWS-scale architecture
Packages

Three paths to production-ready.

Fixed-scope engagements with defined outcomes. No discovery retainers, no open-ended hourly billing.

Independence Package
Own your code. Cut platform tax. Keep shipping fast.
$7,500
Lean version available at $5,000
The foundation upgrade. Removes unnecessary abstraction layers and replaces them with clean, professional infrastructure. Often reduces monthly overhead while increasing control.
  • ✓Code extraction & cleanup
  • ✓Migration to GitHub
  • ✓Repository optimized for AI-assisted dev
  • ✓Claude Code workflow setup
  • ✓CI/CD via GitHub Actions
  • ✓Dev / staging / prod environment separation
  • ✓Supabase production deployment
  • ✓Basic observability integration
  • ✓Documentation + 2 training sessions
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Production Readiness
Find the risks before your customers do.
$3,500
+ $2,500/week for optional implementation sprint
A comprehensive architecture and security audit. Delivered as a 10–20 page written report with risk scoring, prioritized roadmap, and effort estimates.
  • ✓Data model review
  • ✓Index & performance audit
  • ✓Auth model analysis
  • ✓Edge function boundary review
  • ✓Vendor lock-in assessment
  • ✓Cost modeling (1k / 10k / 100k users)
  • ✓Supabase RLS audit
  • ✓Secrets management review
  • ✓Abuse prevention checklist
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Scale Architecture
Build the system you won't have to rebuild later.
From $18,000
Typical range $18k–$35k depending on complexity
Full AWS path. Terraform-managed infrastructure, ECS Fargate, VPC + IAM, RDS/Aurora, multi-environment CI/CD, and monitoring baseline.
  • ✓Dockerization
  • ✓AWS ECS Fargate deployment
  • ✓Terraform-managed infrastructure
  • ✓VPC + IAM configuration
  • ✓RDS/Aurora (or hybrid path)
  • ✓Multi-environment CI/CD
  • ✓Monitoring + alerting baseline
  • ✓Optional Next.js migration (+$6k–$15k)
  • ✓$2,000 credit if Tier 1/2 completed first
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Bundle Incentive
Combine Independence Package + Production Readiness and receive a $1,000 credit. Add Scale Architecture and receive an additional $2,000 credit.
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Why This Is Different

Senior engineering — optimized for the AI era.

Not anti-AI. Not generic dev agency. Not enterprise bureaucracy.

Pro-AI, not anti-AI
We embrace AI-assisted development. We're here to give it a real foundation, not replace it with traditional consulting overhead.
Pragmatic scaling
No overengineering. We match architecture to your actual stage — not the enterprise architecture someone sold you.
Clear deliverables
Fixed-scope packages with defined outcomes. No retainer-first discovery loops. You know what you're getting.
Built for founders
Calm, direct, senior-engineer communication. No bureaucracy. No unnecessary meetings. Just forward progress.
Fractional CTO Lite$1,500/month

Ongoing architecture guidance and technical strategy. Monthly check-ins, async support.

Fractional CTO$3,500/month

Deep technical leadership. Active involvement in planning, hiring, architecture decisions, and engineering culture.

Common Questions

Questions, answered.

Ready to keep shipping — without platform lock-in?

Book a call and I'll map your fastest path from prototype to production-grade — including a cost forecast and upgrade plan.

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