InsurTech SaaS Platform (Product Company)
The Challenge
A B2B insurance-tech startup needed to build a complex data platform from scratch—requiring senior-level architecture and bulletproof reliability. Traditional hiring would take 6+ months and burn through their seed runway.
The Solution
Started with 1 Leadership Pod, scaled to 3 Pods within 4 months (1 Senior + 2 Mid-level)
The Results
- Launched full MVP in 4 months (vs. 12-month estimate with traditional hiring)
- Zero production incidents in first 6 months post-launch
- Saved ~$180K in hiring, recruiter fees, and onboarding costs
- Scaled to $2M+ ARR within 8 months of launch
- Free PM/QA/Lead oversight kicked in at 3-Pod scale
“We didn't just get engineers—we got an entire delivery system that felt like an extension of our team. Starting with one Pod and scaling to three as we got funded was the smartest decision we made. The built-in PM and QA alone saved us from two bad hires.”
CTO, InsurTech Startup