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Scale Your Software Development Saving $30K-$150K+ Annualy!

Expert team to help tech startups and SMBs scale, improve efficiency, and build software faster without breaking the bank.

Scale your development team without hiring in-house

Build MVPs in half the time

Resolve technical debt and optimize processes

Top Developers to Build & Scale
Highly skilled team to cut delivery time by 35%

Your Partner in Scalable Software Development


MVP Development

From idea to market-ready product in 90 days or less.

Scalable Teams

Leverage an experienced team to scale development, without the overhead of in-house hiring.

Tech Problem-Solving

Resolve technical debt, speed up codebase, or modernize your architecture for future scalability.

Seamless Integration

Integrate smoothly with your existing team, boosting productivity.

"Their understanding of our objectives and priorities and how to achieve them efficiently was impressive."

Founder @ Opimas

Customer feedback

Boost ROI by more than 20% with results-based billing from Skilled Developers

Delivery In No Time
Accelerate Growth
  • Faster product delivery with agile workflows and rapid iterations.
  • Seamless team integration to eliminate delays and bottlenecks.
  • Build scalable products ready for future growth.
Team collaboration
Cut Development Costs
  • Results-driven billing aligns our success with your outcomes.
  • Reduce waste with optimized workflows and expert developers.
  • Transparent pricing with real-time estimates keeps your budget in control.
Scaling
Deliver Better Products
  • High-quality solutions with rigorous testing and code reviews, self-improvement techniques, and constant process refinement.
  • Scalable architecture ensures seamless growth.
  • User-focused design for products that deliver real value.
SaaS Platform Development

Our Approach Cut Development Time by 50%


100% More Features

Doubled the feature delivery rate by optimizing workflows and reducing bottlenecks.

50% Faster Rollouts

Streamlined development processes to cut time-to-market for new features in half.

We Solve Problems

Scaling Development Teams

Struggling to grow your development capacity without hiring in-house?

We provide expert developers who integrate seamlessly with your team, ensuring scalable and sustainable growth as your business evolves.

MVP or PoC Development

Need to get to market fast?

We design and build Minimum Viable Products or Proof Of Concepts in record time, enabling you to validate ideas without wasting resources.

Resolving Technical Debt

Legacy systems slowing you down?

We modernize your codebase, so you can focus on scaling instead of firefighting.

Optimizing Development Processes

Losing time to inefficiencies or lack of structure?

We streamline your workflows to deliver faster results.

Addressing Cost Overruns

Concerned about skyrocketing development costs?

We help you save $30K–$150K annually with transparent pricing, result-oriented billing and efficient development processes.

Overcoming Resource Constraints

Missing critical expertise or bandwidth for your next big project?

We provide skilled engineers that hit the ground running, so you can focus on strategy while we handle execution.

Services

We provide custom web development services specializing in delivering modern, scalable, and efficient software solutions tailored to your needs. From MVP development to infrastructure optimization, here’s what we can do for you:

Web Development: Build powerful web applications using modern tech stacks like Python/Django, Vue.js, React, and Next.js.

Team Augmentation: Add skilled developers to your team to accelerate progress and boost capacity.

DevOps & Infrastructure Management: Optimize, manage, and scale your infrastructure for peak performance.

Project Scoping & Analysis: Define clear project goals and roadmaps to ensure success from the start.

MVP Development: Rapidly deliver a Minimum Viable Product to validate your idea and capture market share.

Software Engineering Research: Solve complex technical problems with deep research and innovative solutions.

Business Automation: Streamline workflows with custom automation tools and systems.

Code Audits & Consulting: Identify bottlenecks, improve performance, and future-proof your software.

Technical Debt Resolution: Refactor legacy codebases to improve efficiency and scalability.

Development Processes Consulting: Optimize workflows and development cycles for higher productivity.

CTO as a Service: Get strategic technical leadership to guide your product and team.

Custom Solutions: Complex crawlers and scraping tools for data extraction, CRM systems tailored to your business needs, custom CMS platforms to manage your content seamlessly.

"I have worked with 42 Coffee Cups as a development agency for over 3 years. During this time they have consistently delivered both small scale projects and large business critical developments on time and on budget. Great guys!"

Head of Digital @ Pretty Green

"Despite being offshored, the project went very smoothly something that I had not experienced with previous project that were executed by competing providers."

Founder @ Opimas

"They never said anything was too difficult or impossible. They just got the work done. They are problem solvers and just get things done. They don’t make excuses even though I was really tough on them."

Founder @ amigoCAT

"These guys are fantastic. I never had such a pro team from project management to execution. Managed remotely without even a single phone call (!) These guys got the requirements, broken it very fast into small tasks with grades for complexity and efforts, with amazingly accurate timeline and budget. Most of all, the execution was clean, fast and pro. Have I mentioned their positive attitude? Great development company to work with! strongly recommended!"

Dir. R&D @ Synopsys

Why Us?

Transparent and Scalable Partnerships
  • No Hidden Costs: Daily updates, real-time estimates, and transparent pricing keep you in control.
  • Flexible Teams: Experts ready to integrate seamlessly or handle full-cycle development.
  • Direct Access to Developers: Eliminate miscommunication, maintain high code quality, and meet deadlines.
Cost-Efficient, Results-Driven Development
  • Save $30K–$150K annually in development costs with results-based billing—pay only for delivered work.
  • Agile processes and optimized workflows reduce costs while speeding up delivery.
Proven Expertise with a Global Track Record
  • 15+ years of experience in web development, specializing in Python/Django and modern frameworks like Next.js.
  • Successfully scaled development teams for companies in the US, EU, UK, Canada, and Australia.
  • Helped startups achieve rapid MVPs and acquisitions by global enterprises.

Case Studies


Concertio / Synopsys

Client Need: Develop a revolutionary autonomous optimization AI platform to attract enterprise clients and achieve acquisition.

Solution:

  • Researched on the teck stack and built a few PoCs.
  • Developed a client-facing web app from scratch.
  • Delivered multiple major releases, continually refining the platform.

Results:

Acquired by one of the world’s top 15 software companies in 2021.

Ongoing partnership to develop new features and scale the product.

We complied with their ISO 27001 requirement for vendors.

Pretty Green

Client Need: Optimize the e-commerce platform for a UK fashion brand, solving performance issues and enabling key features.

Solution:

  • Fixed critical backend bugs and added features like A/B testing and PayPal integration.
  • Significantly improved backend performance to handle high traffic.
  • Built a Japaneese version of the web site.

Results:

Successfully handled MTV promotion traffic peaks with zero downtime.

Delivered a scalable platform supporting international expansion.

SourceForge

Client Need: Compete with GitHub by stabilizing and enhancing the platform for open-source software hosting.

Solution:

  • Improved backend architecture and resolved critical bugs.
  • Streamlined workflows to enhance the user experience.

Results:

Enabled SourceForge to better compete, leading to acquisition by Slashdotmedia.

Subsequently moved to the Apache Incubator, ensuring the project’s long-term sustainability and growth.

LiquidWeb

Client Need: A major US-based hosting provider needed to launch a managed WordPress hosting platform quickly but lacked development capacity.

Solution:

  • Smoothly integrated with their tech team.
  • Fixed bugs, implemented new features, refactored the codebase, and transitioned to a more scalable architecture.

Results:

Closed 500+ tickets for features, bug fixes, and refactoring, delivering multiple versions on schedule.

Improved code quality and scalability, enabling a faster, cost-effective launch.

Genome 10K for UCSC

Client Need: The University of California, Santa Cruz needed to upgrade the Genome 10K database into a dynamic app for managing biological sample data with robust tracking and user management capabilities.

Solution:

  • Developed a relational database-backed app to manage and track biological sample data.
  • Added a taxonomic tree visualization with history tracking for multiple versions.
  • Improved the robustness of data import processes.
  • Enabled secure user authentication and self-service data management for sample submitters.

Results:

Delivered a dynamic app with improved data management and tracking.

Supported compliance with all 508 US government standards.

Empowered submitters with tools for secure data submission and updates.

Opimas

Client Need: Opimas, a financial research and consultancy firm, required an advanced platform to publish research in multiple formats (HTML, Excel, PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Video) and manage client subscriptions for their annual services. They also required an integrated CRM, custom CMS, and administration panel to support their operations. 

Solution:

  • Developed a fully custom e-commerce solution, including a CMS, CRM, and admin panel, using Python and Django.
  • Built a research publication platform supporting multi-format content distribution.
  • Launched the platform in under 5 months, meeting tight deadlines and client expectations.

Results:

Delivered a solution that became a key differentiator for Opimas, helping them secure new clients.

Enabled efficient subscription management and improved client access to research materials.

Positioned Opimas as an innovative leader in the capital markets industry.

amigoCAT

Client Need: A French translation software startup needed a scalable, user-friendly platform combining CAT, TMS, ERP, and a marketplace after a local developer failed to deliver on the project.

Solution:

  • Built a robust translation platform from scratch using Python, Django, Pootle, and Celery.
  • Delivered key features like frontend integration, backend development, and a user-friendly interface.
  • Provided ongoing technical support with software development services through its active years.

Results:

Built a complex, multi-layer platform that became a valuable tool for translators.

Helped the startup launch their product successfully and attract early users.

Modewalk

Client Need: ModeWalk, a high-end women’s fashion e-commerce platform, needed to enhance its development capacity to add new features quickly, improve the user experience, and refactor existing code. Key requirements included enhancing the stylist portal, improving product pages, and optimizing the checkout process for international customers.

Solution:

  • Customized the platform, built with Python, Django, and Satchmo, to extend product information and improve eCommerce features.
  • Enhanced the stylist portal by enabling stylists to create and send product collections to clients via email, linking directly to shopping pages.
  • Added external product integration, improved catalog functionality, and optimized the checkout process for non-US customers.
  • Built web crawlers using Scrapy to collect product data from external websites.

Results:

Improved the stylist portal's functionality, making client recommendations seamless and user-friendly.

Enhanced the overall UX with better product pages, catalogs, and delivery details.

Enabled ModeWalk to scale its e-commerce offering while serving international customers more effectively.

Takeoff Technologies

Client Need: Takeoff Technologies, an e-grocery automation platform, needed to streamline the process of photographing grocery products for their catalogs. Their existing system suffered from slow upload times, inefficient image processing, and lacked automation. They required a robust tool to work with robotic cameras to process up to 100,000 products efficiently.

Solution:

  • Developed an Android app to control the robotic camera, automating photo capture and pre-processing tasks.
  • Built a companion app to manage the photo processing pipeline.

Results:

Reduced photo processing time to 1–3 seconds per shot, enabling a single camera to capture 28.8K–86.4K photos daily.

Automated the previously manual workflow, significantly lowering operational overhead.

Delivered a scalable solution that optimized grocery catalog production.

Goodbed

Client Need: GoodBed, an independent marketplace for mattresses, needed a reliable development partner to support their growing business. With a small in-house team, they required additional expertise to complete mission-critical projects, enhance their platform, and scale their technology to meet increasing demand.

Solution:

  • Delivered over 900 tickets, including mattress matching functionality, product reviews, and a review widget for partners.
  • Built smart, configurable web crawlers using Scrapy and enhanced admin interfaces, dashboards, and UI.
  • Used a robust tech stack (Python/Django/Scrapy/React) to scale the platform and support long-term growth.

Results:

Successfully scaled GoodBed’s platform, supporting their business growth and industry leadership.

Delivered mission-critical features, enabling better customer experience and deeper manufacturer integration.

Built a long-term partnership, becoming a trusted development team for multiple projects.

PBN Platform

Client Need: A SEO scientist, expert and entrepreneur required a highly scalable platform to host and manage a large Private Blogging Network (PBN) with thousands of websites, ensuring secure, footprint-free operation to prevent detection by search engines.

Solution:

  • Built a robust platform from scratch using Python/Django, Celery, and Docker.
  • Designed to operate seamlessly on tens of servers and manage thousands of WordPress and static HTML sites.
  • Integrated automation for content posting, scheduling, and management to eliminate manual effort and risks of hosting footprints.

Results:

Delivered a secure, footprint-free PBN hosting platform, backed by advanced algorithms for undetectable operation.

Enabled fast, scalable deployment of PBN sites with superior reliability and performance.

Supported the client through launch, feature enhancements, and ongoing maintenance.

Cubed

Client Need: An early-stage prop-tech startup Cubed, revolutionizing modular housing, needed to rebuild their MVP—a platform for designing and ordering customizable residential multi-story buildings. The original MVP was developed with budget-friendly resources, which is common for startups, but it lacked scalability and maintainability, slowing down further development.

Solution:

  • Rewrote the platform from scratch using a modern tech stack: Python/Django, Wagtail, and Vue.js.
  • Delivered a scalable, user-friendly platform to support complex customization workflows and seamless ordering.
  • Designed the solution to enable fast feature development and integration as the business grows.

Results:

Transformed a limiting MVP into a high-performance, scalable platform.

Empowered Cubed to accelerate product development and improve the user experience.

Positioned the company for growth as a leader in modular construction innovation.

Aktinora AI

Client Need: Aktinora, an AI-driven insurance startup, needed to evolve their prototype into a demo-ready product to showcase to potential investors and clients. They required development expertise to improve code quality, add new features and establish a foundation for scalable, sustainable growth.

Solution:

  • Enhanced their platform using Next.js, Clerk, Shadcn UI, Tailwindcss, OpenAI API, and Prisma ORM.
  • Improved code quality and implemented best practices for long-term maintainability.
  • Delivered a demoable product with a scalable architecture to support future development.

Results:

Enabled Aktinora to present a polished product to investors and clients.

Established a sustainable development framework for future iterations.

Accelerated their go-to-market strategy in the AI-driven insurance space.

WriteMeSpecs

Client Need: Startup founders and innovators often struggle to scope their ideas and create detailed technical specifications. Write Me Specs was conceived as a platform to simplify this process using AI, but it needed to be built from the ground up.

Solution:

  • Developed a scalable platform using Next.js, Clerk, TailwindCSS, Prisma ORM, Supabase, OpenAI API, and Shadcn UI.
  • Designed an intuitive user interface to guide users through scoping their projects and generating tech specs with user stories.
  • Deployed the application on Vercel for reliability and performance.
  • Developed LLM prompts and algorithms to craft user stories and technical specification using AI.

Results:

Launched a user-friendly platform enabling users to create technical specs 10x faster using AI.

Streamlined the scoping process for startup founders, saving hours of manual work.

Positioned WriteMeSpecs as a go-to tool for ideation and technical planning in the startup ecosystem.

Personalizer.app

Client Need: Personalizer.app was created to help digital marketers automate the generation of personalized cold email opening lines. The goal was to develop a platform that could process large datasets quickly and efficiently, providing scalable AI-driven personalization for B2B email campaigns.

Solution:

  • Built the platform from scratch using Next.js, Clerk, TailwindCSS, Prisma ORM, Supabase, OpenAI API, and Shadcn UI.
  • Designed a simple 3-step workflow: upload CSV files, process data with AI, and generate personalized email intros.
  • Deployed on Vercel for optimal scalability and performance.

Results:

Enabled marketers to generate thousands of personalized email lines saving multiple hours of manual work.

Boosted open rates and engagement for cold email campaigns.

Positioned Personalizer.app as a game-changing tool for digital marketing automation.

Supply Day 360

Client Need: Supply Day 360, a US-based supply chain software company, needed to develop scalable B2B SaaS products for procurement, inventory management, and invoice matching. They required improvements to an existing prototype and new features to enhance functionality.

Solution:

  • Improved the existing prototype by adding unit tests, refactoring code, and addressing security issues.
  • Built advanced features like supplier price comparison, AI dashboards, Kanban for lot tracking, and real-time barcode label printing.
  • Developed a new e-commerce module with features like customer-specific pricing, Stripe integration, tax handling, and PDF packing slips.

Results:

Delivered multiple scalable SaaS solutions for supply chain management.

Enabled rapid deployment of solutions tailored to end-client needs.

Completed the e-commerce module under tight deadlines.

A Decade of Expertise Across Industries

From real estate to e-commerce, education, and beyond, we’ve delivered innovative solutions for over a decade. Here are just a few highlights from our diverse portfolio:

  • E-commerce & Marketplaces: Developed platforms like Pitchup.com (holiday park finder) and StoreCatch (local retail sales tracker), integrating advanced search, content management, and real-time updates.
  • Real Estate & Property Management: Built tools like Caribbean Properties, a realty hub for the Caribbean islands, with agent communication features and dynamic property listings.
  • Collaborative Platforms: Created solutions like Let’sCram (peer-to-peer education) and Waypoint (linking blogs and photos to Google Maps).
  • Analytics & Data Visualization: Engineered Klaggle, a platform that aggregates and analyzes product reviews, using charts and graphs to deliver actionable insights.
  • Custom SaaS Solutions: Delivered niche tools like hotguns.info (firearms ad board) and innovative SaaS products for supply chains, hosting, and finance.
  • Advanced Tech Stacks: Proven expertise in Python, Django, TurboGears, Google App Engine, and cutting-edge APIs like Flickr, Google Maps, and Facebook.

With experience spanning e-commerce, health-tech, education, real estate, and more, we bring deep technical expertise and a proven track record to every project.

...This Could Be You

Have a groundbreaking idea or a complex project? Let’s make it happen. From MVPs to enterprise-grade platforms, we specialize in turning ideas into scalable, successful products.

Partner with us, and your story could be our next success—showcasing innovative solutions and measurable results.

Let’s Build Your Success Story!

How We Work: Transparent, Collaborative, and Efficient

Highly skilled team to cut delivery time by 35%
Team Structure

A Project Coordinator ensures smooth communication and planning.
A Lead Developer and at least one additional developer collaborate to ensure quality and efficiency.
Additional resources added or removed depending on project needs.

Developers are evaluated with real-world test assignments to ensure they thrive in high-performance environments.

Our team is built through a rigorous hiring process, with only the best of the top 1% of 5000+ candidates making the cut.

Development Process

Requirements are split into smaller tasks and estimated using a 1-4 complexity point system.

Tasks exceeding 4cp are divided further for better manageability.

Estimates are based on historical data stored in our tracking system.

Backlogs and sprints are discussed and planned beforehand as needed.

Communication happens via email, Slack, Trello/Jira, or your preferred tools (internally, we use YouTrack).

Development Workflow

Each developer works in a separate Git branch and writes detailed comments in tickets for full transparency.

Development is driven by TDD (Test-Driven Development) for robust, well-tested functionality.

Finished tasks undergo rigorous code reviews for performance, security, and best practices before merging into the main branch.

CI/CD pipelines automatically deploy to staging environments.

Reporting & Billing

Daily Status Reports with information on tasks completed yesterday, tasks planned for today, backlog overview and real-time estimates.

Time Reports sent twice a month, include only finished and delivered tasks.

Monthly invoices are based on verified time reports, ensuring transparency and accountability.

How Do We Compare

Criteria 
Freelancers
In-House Teams
Other Agencies
Large Outsourcing Companies
42 Coffee Cups
Complexity Handling 
❌ Limited for complex projects
☑️ High, but resource-heavy
❌ Varies by agency quality
☑️ Good for large projects
✅ Tailored for complex, scalable projects
Costs
💲 Low upfront costs
💲💲💲 High (salaries, overhead)
💲💲 Medium to high
💲💲💲 Medium to high
💲 Balanced, with results-based billing
Time to Hire
☑️ Quick
❌ Slow (hiring process)
☑️ Moderate
❌ Slow (contract negotiations)
✅ Ready-to-deploy scalable team
Skill Level
❌ Inconsistent
☑️ High
❌ Varies
☑️ High, but generalized
✅ Experts
Flexibility
☑️ High
❌ Limited
☑️ Moderate
❌ Limited
✅ Highly adaptable to your needs
Termination Process
☑️ Easy
❌ Difficult
☑️ Moderate
❌ Complex and slow
✅ Flexible, with transparent billing
Delivery Reliability
❌ Inconsistent
☑️ High, if managed well
❌ Varies
☑️ High
✅ Consistently reliable with daily updates
Code Quality
❌ Varies
☑️ Can be high
❌ Varies
☑️ High, but less custom focus
✅ Strict code reviews, TDD, best practices
Development Speed
☑️ Fast for small tasks
❌ Slower for scaling
☑️ Moderate to fast
❌ Slower, bureaucracy-heavy
✅ Agile, fast, and efficient
Scalability
❌ Limited
❌ Resource-heavy
☑️ Moderate
☑️ Can work for large projects
✅ Scalable for startups and enterprises
Money-to-Value Ratio
☑️ Cheap, but inconsistent
☑️ Stable, but expensive
❌ Varies
❌ Expensive, large scale only
✅ Efficient, high ROI with transparent pricing

Clear Your Questions About 42 Coffee Cups

What tech stacks do you use?

We specialize in Python/Django, Vue.js, React, and Next.js frameworks to deliver effective solutions.

How do you ensure project transparency?

We offer daily status reports and real-time estimates through our flexible Time & Material approach.

Can you scale our tech team?

Yes, we specialize in team scaling for tech startups and SaaS companies, ensuring efficient growth.

How do you integrate with in-house teams?

We seamlessly integrate with your existing team, offering transparent communication and collaboration tools to ensure everyone is aligned and on track.

Can you build a custom web application from scratch?

Sure! We have a vast experience in building custom web apps from scratch for E-commerce, SaaS, AI, Fintech, Real Estate, Blockchain, Education, and Marketplaces.

How do you handle code quality and testing?

We prioritize code quality through Test-Driven Development (TDD) and thorough quality assurance processes, ensuring that all code is covered by tests and meets high standards before deployment.

How are you better than freelancers or large outsourcing companies?

We offer the reliability of a managed team with the flexibility of freelancers. Unlike large firms, we provide direct communication, agile processes, and personalized attention, ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions tailored to your needs.

Do you work on Fixed Priced projects or on a Time&Material basis?

Even better! We work on a T&M basis and give you real time estimates to track the budget from the very beginning.

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