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Squash Apps — CTO-led custom software & AI development
Senior engineers · CTO-led delivery

Build vs Buy Consulting

Should you build it, buy it, or integrate it? Decision framework + cost model + 90-day plan, regardless of the answer.

How it works

Our Build vs Buy Consulting process

1
Briefing & context

30-min call to understand your challenge, constraints, and what a successful outcome looks like.

2
Assessment

Codebase review, architecture audit, or tech-stack evaluation — depending on the engagement type.

3
Recommendations

Written report with prioritised findings, risk assessments, and specific action items.

4
Roadmap design

Sequenced delivery roadmap with resource estimates and build-vs-buy decisions called out.

5
Optional implementation

We can execute the roadmap with our own engineers or hand off to your team — your choice.

Technologies we work with

System designArchitecture reviewTech due diligenceSecurity auditsCloud strategyAI strategy

Industries we serve

Series A–C startupsEnterprise digital transformationPE-backed portfolio companiesScale-ups

Why choose Squash Apps for build vs buy consulting?

Founder-level CTO perspective — not a junior consultant report
We build what we recommend — no misaligned incentives
Delivered in writing so you can action it independently
Optional fixed-price implementation sprint to prove the approach
SRSrijith Radhakrishnan — Founder & CTO, Squash Apps
Meet the CTO
Srijith Radhakrishnan
Founder & CTO

20+ years shipping production software. Built Kuyil AI (our AI assistant platform) and Garuda (clinic management SaaS) — along with 500+ client projects across SaaS, HealthTech, FinTech, Logistics and eCommerce.

Personally reviews every engagement’s first sprint: architecture, code quality, delivery discipline. Not a sales handoff. The CTO stays in the room.

20+ years experience500+ projects delivered3 offices globallyCTO-led every engagement🏆 Best AI & Digital Transformation Co. · World AI Expo Dubai 2025

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Talk to Srijith

Tell us what you want to ship.

We respond within 24 hours with a written proposal.

  • Founder-level CTO perspective — not a junior consultant report
  • We build what we recommend — no misaligned incentives
  • Delivered in writing so you can action it independently

No sales pressure. We respond within 24h or refund nothing because it’s free.

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