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HOW WE WORK

Committed phases. Clear deliverables. No surprises.

Every Very engagement is sequenced into committed phases — each one scoped, priced, and delivered as a promise we stand behind. The structure keeps both sides honest about scope, direction, and results. It’s how our longest client relationships started: one phase at a time.

ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE

One team. One conversation.
Technical and commercial, together.

You’ll never juggle a separate salesperson who only shows up at renewal time. The team responsible for your product is also the team responsible for the contract you’re getting it under. Scope, direction, delivery, next phase — it’s all one conversation with people who know the work.

WHY PHASES MATTER

Built to deliver, not to bill

You’ve probably seen it before: an “agile” engagement that starts with good intentions, then quietly becomes an open-ended billing relationship with no clear deliverables and no natural stopping point. That’s not agile — it’s avoidance. Very structures every engagement into committed phases with defined scope, clear deliverables, and a checkpoint at the end. You know what you’re getting, what it costs, and when to expect it — before the work starts. If the phase delivers, we earn the next one. If it doesn’t, you’re not locked in.

 

That’s true whether the first phase is a focused diagnostic or the opening chapter of a multi-year program. The structure works the same way at every scale.

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WHAT GUIDES US

How the work actually runs

Very can operate on its own cadence or run fully integrated with your existing team — whichever the engagement calls for. Either way, the principles below stay the same.

GET STARTED
SENIOR BY DEFAULT
The people doing the work have done this before
The engineers on your project are senior — with years of real delivery behind them. Everyone has access to AI tools now. The difference is the judgment behind them — knowing what to build, what to skip, and what will break in the field. That’s what ships products.
AI-ACCELERATED DELIVERY
AI compresses the routine. Experts handle the rest.
The implementation work that used to consume the first weeks of an engagement now compresses into days. Our engineers spend more of their time on system design, tradeoff decisions, and the judgment calls that determine whether your product actually works in the field. You get more value from the same engagement — not a cheaper version of the same output.
ALIGNMENT OVER HEROICS
When scope drifts, we reset — not absorb
When scope changes mid-phase, we surface it and renegotiate the agreement rather than quietly absorbing the cost and hoping nobody notices. Engineering excellence matters, but it doesn’t fix a misaligned deal. Scope discipline does.
INTEGRATED OR INDEPENDENT
We fit your team, not the other way around
When Very operates on its own cadence, that means weekly planning and daily standups run by your dedicated team. When integrated, we join your ceremonies, work inside your issue tracker, and participate directly with your PMs, architects, and reviewers. Security, compliance, and QA work the same way — we adapt to your process rather than imposing a parallel one. Whether you’re shipping under FDA, FCC, SOC 2, or ISO 13485, the regulatory framework is part of how we design the work from day one, not a separate deliverable bolted on at the end.
SENIOR BY DEFAULT
The people doing the work have done this before
The engineers on your project are senior — with years of real delivery behind them. Everyone has access to AI tools now. The difference is the judgment behind them — knowing what to build, what to skip, and what will break in the field. That’s what ships products.
AI-ACCELERATED DELIVERY
AI compresses the routine. Experts handle the rest.
The implementation work that used to consume the first weeks of an engagement now compresses into days. Our engineers spend more of their time on system design, tradeoff decisions, and the judgment calls that determine whether your product actually works in the field. You get more value from the same engagement — not a cheaper version of the same output.
ALIGNMENT OVER HEROICS
When scope drifts, we reset — not absorb
When scope changes mid-phase, we surface it and renegotiate the agreement rather than quietly absorbing the cost and hoping nobody notices. Engineering excellence matters, but it doesn’t fix a misaligned deal. Scope discipline does.
INTEGRATED OR INDEPENDENT
We fit your team, not the other way around
When Very operates on its own cadence, that means weekly planning and daily standups run by your dedicated team. When integrated, we join your ceremonies, work inside your issue tracker, and participate directly with your PMs, architects, and reviewers. Security, compliance, and QA work the same way — we adapt to your process rather than imposing a parallel one. Whether you’re shipping under FDA, FCC, SOC 2, or ISO 13485, the regulatory framework is part of how we design the work from day one, not a separate deliverable bolted on at the end.
Who We’ve Helped

Hear from our partners

"The Very team is knowledgeable, and they deliver. They’ve delivered everything they’ve promised in the timeframe that they’ve promised it."
Chris Kyger

President, SUN Automation

"We were looking for partners to help jumpstart development - and Very delivered. Across the entire product stack from Hardware to Data Science, they executed flawlessly. They set a high bar for engineering excellence, and have been reliable partners throughout."
Shervin Pishevar

Executive Chairman & Co-Founder Telly

"I’d recommend Very in a heartbeat to anyone seeking a cutting-edge IoT development team. The level of skill, flexibility, and dedication they brought to the project was unparalleled, and I felt completely engaged throughout the process."
Jace Thomas

SVP of Technology, CSC ServiceWorks

CSC
"Very was truly our partner in launching Thrive Global’s products and platform. In a short time frame, they designed and problem-solved alongside our team seamlessly. They are flexible, creative, and focused on quality."
Arianna Huffington

Thrive Global

Ready to put senior engineers on your next product?

Tell us what you’re trying to build. Whether it’s a fixed-price design sprint or a multi-year program, we’ll bring fifteen years of shipped-product judgment, AI-accelerated delivery, and the honesty to tell you whether we’re the right team for the job.

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