$999/mo · 4 hrs/mo · cancel whenever
Put Gavin
on retainer.
Four hours a month of working and consulting time. Same-day on small asks. 5% off anything we build for you. Monthly on Stripe, cancel from the portal whenever.
Four hours, three shapes
What the retainer actually covers.
Hands on systems
Four hours a month of working time, applied where it does the most good. A monthly working session on your systems, aimed together at the start of the month.
A call when you're deciding
When a vendor pitch lands, when something breaks in production, or when the direction isn't clear: a call with the studio, on the phone, without an invoice.
Small asks, same day
Anything under about twenty minutes: a prompt tweak, a report column, a config change, a "why did this look off" check. Done same-day. Never hits an invoice.
The math
$999 a month. Aimed, not idle.
Hire a full-stack engineer
Benefits, recruiting, ramp. Plus they don't know your stack yet.
Re-scope every small ask
By the time the quote comes back, you've already made the wrong call.
Paddock20 Retainer
Four aimed hours, same-day small asks, 5% off the next build. Cancel from Stripe.
Good fit
- ✓You run software Paddock20 built
- ✓You have questions that keep coming up
- ✓You want the next build quoted faster at the 5% member rate
- ✓Small asks are piling up without getting done
Hold off: better option below
- →You haven't built anything yet: book the fit call first
- →You're looking to park a whole project here: that's a scoped build
- →You want someone to build it for you in week one: start with a Fit Call
Paddock20 Retainer · monthly
Paddock20 Retainer
$999/mo
Questions people ask first
Straight answers.
What can four hours cover?
A lot, aimed well: a monthly working session on your systems, a decision call when a vendor pitch lands, and the drift-fixes that keep things fast. What it isn't is a bench you park a whole project on; those get scoped at the 5% member rate.
Do unused hours roll over?
No. They get aimed instead: at the start of the month we agree where the time does the most good. A use-it-or-lose-it month has never been the problem; too many asks is the usual shape.
What counts as a "small ask"?
Anything under about twenty minutes: a prompt tweak, a report column, a config change, a "why did this look off" check. Those get done same-day and never hit an invoice.
What's the member rate on builds?
5% off new project work, with the retainer hours doing the scoping so the quote lands faster. Members' work also skips the queue.
Is there a minimum term?
No. Monthly on Stripe, cancel from the portal yourself. The work is meant to earn the next month, not a contract.
We haven't built anything yet. Should we start here?
Probably not. Book the Fit Call, get the first thing built, then the retainer keeps it alive. Starting with the retainer makes sense mainly when you already run systems we'd be working on.
What is behind the work?
The same operation behind a lot tool for a leading exotic and luxury automotive retailer and wholesaler, where it tracked $125 million a month in vehicles at its peak.
$999/mo · four aimed hours · 5% member rate on builds
Keep the studio in your corner.
The systems stay fast, the questions get answered on the call, and the small stuff stops waiting.