What founders say about working with us
Exceptional. Very creative, and very talented. The only developer I work with. What's even better is his network of developers he can bring into a project.
Matthew discovered the magic of our collaborative energy, where the power of teamwork is unmatched in dreamcrafting his vision.
Matthew Gibbs - CEO
Recruiterly
It was an absolute pleasure working with Marko - very professional, committed and creative with finding solutions! Would love to engage Marko for more assignments in the future!
Lansy's dreamcrafting with Manystack was marked by joyous creativity and a hearty drive towards innovation. Solutions turned into real cloud-settling breakthroughs.
Lansy Joseph - Chief Innovation Officer
Loylogic
Highly recommended. This team can get any work done in no time!
Feras found a playful alliance with us. His platform grew with strength and speed, making him a happy cloudsettler.
Feras Arafe - CEO
Influencers.ae
Szabolcs didn’t have the experience I was looking for with this job, but I never regretted hiring him. He quickly understood what I was looking to accomplish and not only implemented it but also made great suggestions and improvements. I am only canceling the job because I am at a point where I need to revise the whole thing. I would hire Szabolcs again if we have more work like this.
Thomas saw the power in adaptability and fresh thinking, building a robust online heartquarters together with flexibility and openness.
Thomas Maier - CEO
Advanced Ads
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Feeling uncomfortably familiar?
Board asking for an AI update in the next 4-8 weeks.
Team already 6 months behind on core roadmap.
0-1 AI features shipped so far.
The gap between "we should do AI" and "we shipped something real"
Your board is asking "What's your AI strategy?" but your team is still racing to ship core booking and payments. Competitors are announcing "AI‑powered" features in their release notes and investors are forwarding you screenshots.
You've got a handful of ideas—guest messaging, pricing, ops automation—but no clear way to decide which one is worth burning a month of engineering time on. Your lead engineer is already juggling bugs, roadmap, and customer fire drills; adding "figure out AI" would basically become their fourth job.
You didn't raise a seed round to learn prompt engineering. You raised it to get product into guests' hands. Travel tech founders shouldn't have to choose between shipping AI and shipping the core features their customers are already waiting for.
You've probably considered these options
Each one sounds reasonable—until you map it against a seed-stage timeline and budget.
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Hire an AI engineer
3-6 months to hire, $150-200K per year, and you're still guessing which feature to build first.
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Hand it to a generic agency
$30-60K, 3-6 months of work, and they spend the first two weeks asking what a PMS is.
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Build it yourself
Your engineers are already 6 months behind on core features. Adding "figure out AI" means something else doesn't ship.
Or—tell us what you're building, and we'll ship a working feature in 2-6 weeks.
Why these don't fit seed‑stage teams
You need something working in 4-8 weeks, not 4-8 months.
Your AI budget this quarter is closer to $8-15K than $150K+.
You can't afford to pull your core team off the roadmap just to experiment.
How it works
A single 2-6 week sprint, from "idea on a call" to "feature in production."
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Plan my first AI feature
Free 30-60 minute call to understand your product, users, and constraints. You leave knowing what's feasible, rough timelines, and a ballpark sprint cost.
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We build it in a sprint
Over 2-6 weeks we build a standalone feature that works with your current stack, with fixed scope and fixed price agreed upfront.
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Test it, then decide what's next
You put the feature in front of real users. If it works, we can integrate deeper or plan the next sprint; if not, you've learned fast without derailing your roadmap.
This is the same standalone‑then‑integrate model we used for Housekeeping Checklist.
AI feature sprint pricing
AI feature sprintGet one complete, production‑ready AI feature without hiring an AI team.
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$8K–$15K per sprint
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2–6 weeks from kickoff to live feature
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Works with your current stack (no rebuild required)
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Fixed scope and fixed price, agreed before we start
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Optional follow‑up sprints for deeper integration or additional features
Why teams like this model
Fits a typical seed‑stage AI budget for this quarter.
Fast enough to show AI progress by the next board meeting.
Lets you test one feature before committing to a longer roadmap.
Where we're strongest today
Vacation rental platforms and property management tools.
Guest and operations workflows for short‑term rentals and boutique hotels.
New AI features where you need a working prototype by Week 2, not a 3‑month research phase.
AI features we can ship first
Concrete capabilities we've delivered for travel & hospitality teams like yours.
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Guest communication automation
WhatsApp, Instagram, and chatbots that answer common questions and escalate real issues.
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Check‑in automation
QR codes, smart locks, and device explanations so guests settle in without calling support.
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Operations intelligence
Maintenance triage, cleaning schedules, and photo‑based quality checks that keep properties guest‑ready we've built this for Airteam.
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Recommendations and discovery
AI‑powered local suggestions and personalization based on guest type and behavior.
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Dynamic pricing and forecasting
ML‑ or rules‑based pricing and simple demand signals to help you capture more revenue.
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Review and booking automation
Smarter replies, follow‑ups, and triage for support and reviews.
Unusual technical challenge nobody's solved yet? Tell us what you're trying to build and we'll figure out if it's possible and what it would take.
You're not our first complex build
Production SaaS trusted by real teams
For the past 10+ years, we've been building production SaaS used across North America, Europe, and the Middle East — from event platforms trusted by Netflix to property management tools for vacation rentals.
Why this matters
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Production use
Used by real teams in their day‑to‑day operations, not just demos.
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Global scale
Multi‑tenant, multilingual, and built to handle messy real‑world workflows.
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Founder‑led
Experience working directly with founders from seed to Series B.
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A bit more from founders
Szabolcs didn't have the experience I was looking for with this job, but I never regretted hiring him. He quickly understood what I was looking to accomplish and not only implemented it but also made great suggestions and improvements.
FA
Feras Arafe
CEO at Influencers.ae
Szabolcs is a GREAT freelancer. What is particular about him is his speed, quality, and initiative to make things better.
TM
Thomas Maier
CEO at Advanced Ads
In the field
Real projects, real outcomes
Two examples from vacation rental operations.
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Airteam – from WhatsApp chaos to a calm, scalable operation
A 10‑property short‑term rental business in Las Vegas was running everything in WhatsApp. Tasks disappeared in chat history, cleaners missed details, and guests noticed carpets, trash, and leftover food.
We built a web and mobile app where every job has an owner, status, schedule, photos, and an audit trail — tailored to vacation rentals with checklists for each property. Cleaner houses, fewer complaints, and a calmer team; good enough to help them keep Superhost status.
Read full case study
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Housekeeping Checklist – standalone first, then integrated
Housekeeping Checklist began as a standalone web app for cleaners: GPS and timestamped photo proof, multilingual support, and pair‑cleaning workflows across 10+ properties and 100+ monthly turnovers.
It proved so useful that we later integrated it directly into Airteam — the same standalone‑then‑integrate sprint model we use today.
Read full case study
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Questions founders usually ask
FAQWe look at what you're trying to build, your current product and stack, and your timelines. By the end, you'll know if it's technically feasible, a rough 2–6 week timeline, and whether it fits the $8K–$15K sprint model.
How we work with you
Fixed‑scope, fixed‑price sprints — no open‑ended consulting.
Standalone‑first approach to protect your current product.
You decide after each sprint whether it makes sense to continue.
Worth 15 minutes?
Tell us what you're trying to build (or what keeps slipping through the cracks), and we'll propose a first sprint that delivers one complete AI feature you can put in front of real users fast.
You'll leave the call knowing whether it's feasible, what it would cost, and how long it would take — even if you decide not to work with us.
Free call focused on your product and constraints — not a generic pitch. If we're not the right fit, we'll say so openly.