About — est. 2024
We build software the way it should be built. Boring, on-time, and yours.
Partners in Biz is a Pretoria-based studio led by Peet Stander. We make websites, web apps, mobile apps, and AI integrations that ship — and keep working.
Peet Stander
Founder & Principal Engineer
A note from the founder
I started this so I could send the invoice and answer the WhatsApp.
I started Partners in Biz because most agency engagements I'd seen were either too expensive, too slow, or too detached from the actual business outcome. Three-month discovery phases. Junior devs with a senior price tag. Status decks instead of working software.
“The promise is simple. I write the code, I send the invoice, I answer the WhatsApp. The same person, from the first call to the launch announcement.”
We're built around a deliberate wedge: based in South Africa, working at a global standard, invoicing EFT-first because local banking works just fine. No Stripe-tax on local clients, no vendor lock-in, no hand-off from sales to a stranger.
The work I take on is the work I can stand behind. If a project isn't the right fit — for budget, for timeline, for outcome — I'll tell you on the first call and recommend someone better. The goal isn't to win the brief. The goal is to ship something that earns its keep.
What we believe
Five things we won't compromise on.
- 01
Real code, not stubs.
No "we'll fix it in v2." Every commit is production-grade from day one. If a feature is in the scope, it works in the scope — typed, tested, and live on a Vercel preview before you see it.
- 02
Yours, not ours.
Your GitHub, your Vercel, your Firebase, your domains. We don't white-label our infrastructure or rent you back your own product. The day after launch, you can fire us and nothing breaks.
- 03
EFT-first.
South African banking works. We invoice in ZAR, accept EFT as the default, and only reach for PayPal or international cards when the client is offshore. We don't add a 3% card-processing tax to local invoices.
- 04
Boring tooling, brave decisions.
Next.js, Tailwind, Postgres, Firebase. Tools that will still be supported in five years. Then we go big on the things that actually matter — AI integrations, novel UX, real product strategy.
- 05
The same person from quote to launch.
No bait-and-switch from a sales lead to a junior dev. The person who scopes the work writes the code, sends the invoice, and answers the WhatsApp. There is no "account team" because there is no account team.
By the numbers
Small studio. Real receipts.
SMEs scaled
avg. lead increase
median launch time
clients still operating
Tech we trust
Boring tools. Battle-tested.
We pick stacks for what they look like in five years, not what's on Hacker News this week. Then we go brave on the parts that actually move the needle.
How we work
Behind the scenes, every week.
No black box. You get a Linear board you can read, Vercel preview URLs for every pull request, a Loom video every week, and a WhatsApp channel for the things that don't need a meeting.
Writing the brief
Design review
Building
Launch day
Working together
Three ways the relationship works.
Project
From R35kFixed scope, fixed price, fixed launch date.
You know what you need built. We scope it, ship it, and hand it over. EFT 50/50 — half on signature, half on launch. Most engagements: 4–12 weeks.
Retainer
From R15k/moOngoing engineering on tap.
For teams who already shipped v1 and need someone to keep shipping. Monthly retainer covering hosting, monitoring, and 8–20 hours of dev work. Cancel any month.
Advisory
From R950/hrFor when you have a team but need a brain.
Architecture review, AI feature design, hiring loops, vendor selection. Hourly or per-engagement. We slot in alongside your existing team without owning the codebase.
Last thing
Want to build something together?
Send a one-paragraph brief. You'll hear back from me — not an inbox — within one business day.