Business area 05 · Early stage
Startups.
Empowering startups with flexible IT development.
As a startup, having the right tech resources at the right time can be a challenge. Hiring a full-time developer or IT team may not be feasible in the early stages, yet development needs remain crucial. We offer flexible, cost-effective system development on demand, without the long-term commitment of full-time hires.
- No full-time hire
- Development capacity without the commitment
- Stockholm
- Project management in your timezone
- Sri Lanka
- Skilled development teams behind it
- SV + EN
- We work in both languages
01 · Scaling tech without hiring
Turn the dial, not
the headcount.
Whether you need to build an MVP, enhance existing features or scale up your tech stack, pick a stage below to see the shape of the team behind it, and what changes when your priorities do.
Stage 01 · Prototype
One developer, one question answered.
Focused capacity to test a hypothesis or build the thing an investor keeps asking about. Small enough to start quickly, structured enough that what you get is a foundation rather than a throwaway.
- Typical shape
- 1 developer + PM oversight
- Best for
- Technical validation, demos
- Commitment
- On demand, no hire
Illustrative team shapes: every engagement is scoped to your budget and timeline.
Stage 02 · MVP
A small team, aimed at launch.
Front end, back end and the operational glue in between, working to a plan designed around your budget and timeline. The version real users touch, and the version you can iterate on afterwards.
- Typical shape
- 2-3 developers + PM
- Best for
- First release, pilot customers
- Commitment
- Flexible, month to month
Illustrative team shapes: every engagement is scoped to your budget and timeline.
Stage 03 · Traction
Enhance features without stalling the roadmap.
When customers arrive, feature work and reliability work start competing. Extra capacity lets you do both: parallel streams for new functionality, upgrades and the ongoing support your users now expect.
- Typical shape
- 3-5 developers, split streams
- Best for
- Feature velocity + support
- Commitment
- Scale up or down per sprint
Illustrative team shapes: every engagement is scoped to your budget and timeline.
Stage 04 · Scale
Scale the tech stack as the startup evolves.
A wider team with specialists across system development, cloud and design, with the option to hand day-to-day operations to our Managed Services team. Easily adjust the level of resources as priorities shift, in either direction.
- Typical shape
- 5+ specialists across areas
- Best for
- Platform growth, new markets
- Commitment
- Still no long-term hires
Illustrative team shapes: every engagement is scoped to your budget and timeline.
02 · Why choose ToBeShore
Four reasons founders stay.
- 01
Cost-effective
Expert development at a fraction of the cost of building the same capability in-house: no recruitment, no ramp-up, no fixed payroll before revenue.
- 02
Scalable teams
Increase or decrease development resources based on your needs. The dial moves both ways, and moving it down is not a renegotiation.
- 03
Tech expertise
Our teams are specialists in every aspect of system development: architecture, build, cloud and the operational side that keeps it running.
- 04
Startup-friendly approach
We understand and adapt to your evolving priorities. Plans that survive a pivot, because we expect one.
Project management from Stockholm. Development teams in Sri Lanka.
One point of contact in your timezone, and skilled engineering capacity behind it. We speak both Swedish and English.
03 · How it works
Three steps, no
hiring process.
From first conversation to a team that flexes with you, usually a matter of weeks, not quarters.
- Step 1
Tell us your needs
Whether you need a new system, a new feature, a system upgrade or just ongoing support.
- Step 2
Get a tailored solution
We design a flexible development plan that suits your budget and timeline.
- Step 3
Scale as you grow
Easily adjust the level of development resources as your startup evolves.
Ready to accelerate your tech development?
Get in touch to explore how ToBeShore can help you scale efficiently. We speak both Swedish and English.