What does Better Software do?

Better Software is a product engineering company that helps founders go from idea to working software. We offer MVP development, product engineering, team augmentation, and fractional CTO services, all designed to ship fast without creating technical debt.

Is Better Software part of Better?

Yes. Better Software is a division of Better, focused on software engineering and product development. Better also includes Better Marketing (btrgrowth.com) for growth services. Together, we help companies build and grow their products.

How is Better Software different from a typical dev agency?

We're founder-led and limit ourselves to 5–7 engagements at a time. There are no product managers in between: Product Builders understand your users and build the features themselves, and Senior Engineers review every change and keep your codebase flexible for what comes next.

Why do I need Better Software when AI tools like Lovable exist?

AI prototyping tools are great for testing a hypothesis, and we often recommend them before talking to us. But they typically produce codebases that are hard for an engineering team to maintain: long procedural code, no deliberate architecture, and no understanding of how one fix affects the rest of the product. We use AI every day, coached through constantly improved prompts, skills, and guardrails, with every feature architected through domain data modelling and reviewed by senior engineers. AI accelerates our engineering; it doesn't replace it.

What types of products do you build?

We build web applications, mobile apps, AI-powered products, SaaS platforms, and internal tools. Our portfolio spans fintech, healthcare, energy, real estate, and consumer tech, with 20+ products taken from idea to market.

How long does it take to get a working MVP?

Most MVPs ship within days to a few weeks, depending on complexity. We use a structured 5-phase build system (Define, Scaffold, Integrate, Test, Launch) that keeps every cycle focused on shipping working software, not planning documents.

Do I need a technical co-founder to work with Better Software?

No. Many of our clients are non-technical founders. We act as your technical partner, handling architecture decisions, team coordination, and engineering execution, so you can focus on your domain expertise and customers.

What happens after the MVP launches?

The MVP is a starting point, not a one-time build. No software product is ever really done. We keep iterating based on real user feedback: Product Builders ship features every cycle, Senior Engineers maintain code quality, and your product keeps improving without needing a costly rewrite. That's why most of our engagements run for multiple years: the product expands as the business grows, and we keep building with you.

How do I get started?

Book a 30-minute call with our founder, Jai Jalan. No sales pitch, just a conversation about your product, what to ship first, and whether we're the right fit. Even if you go with another team, you'll leave with a clearer plan.

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Case Study

How Kizuna Built A Secure Care Platform From Day One

A secure, enterprise-grade foundation for a two-sided caregiving marketplace, built to handle sensitive data and rapid growth from day one.

Type

Two-Sided Marketplace Platform

Platform

Web, Mobile

Industry

Healthcare Technology, Caregiving

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Key Results

Impact from day one.

100×

user growth ready infrastructure, without needing to re-architect

40%

faster feature development with smoother onboarding for new developers

$500K+

in avoided costs from potential breaches and platform rebuilds

security incidents or downtime in the first 18 months

The Challenge

Speed vs. stability.

When Kizuna's founders started building their platform, they faced a common healthcare startup challenge: speed vs. stability. Many startups rush to launch with quick fixes, WordPress plugins, or basic frameworks, but the costs pile up fast:

Security breaches leading to compliance issues

The platform crashes under growing traffic

Expensive rewrites that delay growth by months

Kizuna wanted to avoid these traps by building a platform with strong foundations from day one.

Our Approach

The Solution

Better Software partnered with Kizuna to deliver a product development approach that balanced speed and scalability with an architecture that would support growth without constant firefighting.

Security-first foundation

to meet healthcare data standards and avoid costly breaches

Scalable architecture

that could handle rapid user growth without performance issues

Streamlined developer onboarding

to accelerate feature delivery

Environment isolation and automated processes

to reduce deployment risks and increase reliability

"The items were delivered on top, and any issues that arose were quickly addressed."

Tommy Kranwinkle

Co-Founder, Kizuna

Takeaways

Lessons for other founders

Good foundations are not over-engineering; they're business insurance.

Focus on growth-ready, secure systems early to avoid technical debt that slows growth.

Expect your investment in strong foundations to pay back within 6–8 months through faster delivery, fewer outages, and long-term savings.

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Need a team that builds like this?

We help founders go from idea to production-ready product, with the same engineering rigor we write about. 30 minutes with our founder will give you a clear next step.

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