“We built it quickly. Can we depend on it?”
Your team built tools with AI. Nobody can say whether they’re ready for customers, staff or real data.
Sound familiar?
The problem isn’t writing code. It’s being able to depend on it.
“Only one developer knows how it works.”
Releases wait for one person. If they leave, so does the know-how, and maybe the passwords.
“Who’s actually accountable for this software?”
Apps, accounts and hosting spread across people and vendors, with nobody clearly in charge.
“We pay per user for tools we could own.”
Everyday software that stopped changing years ago, on a bill that grows every time you hire.
Three ways we help
Know it. Run it. Own it.
- 01 · Assure
Know what you own
A clear review of your software’s health, risks, access and readiness, with a ranked list of what to fix first. For software your own team keeps building, a standard that keeps it safe.
- Self-Build: safety rules in your code, regular reviews, an engineer on call for risky decisions
- ProductLens: a plain-English report on what’s really inside your code
- 02 · Control
Run it with confidence
Your software deployed in a repeatable way, on cloud accounts in your name, with releases, passwords and tested backups that don’t depend on one person.
- 03 · Use
Own the tools you rent
Everyday tools set up on a cloud account you own, for a one-time fee, instead of paying per user forever. Start with private video recording.
Self-Build
Your team built it with AI. We make it safe to run the business on.
Your people know your business better than any software company, and with AI coding tools they can build the software themselves. What they can’t easily tell is whether it will leak a customer’s data, survive a bad day, or quietly stop doing what the screen says. Self-Build puts the safety rules inside your code, reviews the work regularly, and gives your team an engineer to call before the risky decisions.
- A baseline report within 10 days: every risk ranked by what it could cost you, with the cause and the fix.
- Automatic checks on every change, so a change that breaks a rule can’t go live.
- Regular reviews that get cheaper as your team’s work improves.
- Your code, your cloud, your keys, from the first day.
Own the tools you rent
Start with your own private video recording tool.
If your team uses Loom or a similar tool to record their screen and share videos, this is an easy place to start.
One-time setup
OwnStack Video
A private video tool for your company, running on a cloud account you own.
- Screen and camera recording
- Private video sharing
- Transcripts and search
- Team spaces and permissions
- Your branding
- Storage set up for you
- Admin setup and handover
One-time setup fee, quoted after a short call.
An example
From eleven subscriptions to 4 systems they own.
A 140-person services company, month by month: what moved, what we told them to keep renting, and what it costs them now.
Read the 90-day storyWho it’s for
Organizations that can build software, but can’t yet confidently own it.
- Founders who built a product with AI tools: “You built it. Can the business depend on it?”
- Startups without a technical co-founder: own your software without building a full engineering team.
- Growing companies building internal tools: know what your team built, and what keeps it running.
- Businesses that depend on one developer: could your business run this software tomorrow?
- Agencies that build for clients: hand over software your clients can actually operate.
How it works
Start with one urgent problem. Earn the right to do more.
- 01EnterSolve one real problem: a software review, a deployment that depends on one person, or a tool you could own.
- 02EnablePut the right controls in place: releases, environments, access, code quality and who’s accountable.
- 03ExpandAdd regular reviews and the right tools as your software grows.
Questions
Common questions
Is our software secure after one review?
No review can promise that. A review tells you where you stand and what to fix first. Regular reviews and automatic checks are what keep it safe as your team keeps building.
Are you trying to replace all our subscriptions?
No. Many are worth paying for. We only suggest owning a tool when a mature alternative makes it sensible.
Do we need an IT team?
No. We set things up, hand them over with clear documentation, and offer active support.
Where does our code and data go?
For reviews, we use read-only access to the code you choose, and you can remove it at any time. Everything we set up runs in accounts in your name.
What happens after we finish?
Run it yourselves, call us when you need us, or choose ongoing support. Support is separate from ownership.
Could your business run its software tomorrow, without the person who built it?
If the answer isn’t a confident yes, start with one review. You’ll know what you have, what condition it’s in, and what to fix first.
Own Your Stack is a YE Stack offering. TGH Tech implements it inside your business. Full details are at ownstack.work.