$5,000. 2 weeks. A working prototype — not a proposal.
The real comparison isn't "offshore vs onshore." It's the four options every HK CTO actually evaluates.
| Hire Locally | Freelancers | Dev Agency | LLL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to start | ✕ 3–6 months (hiring) | △ 2–4 weeks (sourcing) | △ 2–4 weeks (proposal) | ✓ This week |
| First deliverable | ✕ 6–12 months | △ 1–2 months (quality varies) | △ 2–3 months | ✓ 2 weeks |
| Timezone | ✓ 0h (HK local) | ✕ Often 6–12h gap | △ Varies | ✓ 0h (GMT+8) |
| Quality control | △ You manage | ✕ None built-in | △ Agency process | ✓ Daily GitHub review |
| Cost to evaluate | ✕ HKD 80K–120K/mo salary | △ HKD 30K–60K (risk: redo) | ✕ HKD 100K–200K minimum | ✓ $5K PoC |
| Exit risk | ✕ High (employment) | △ IP unclear | △ Contract lock | ✓ Zero. Code is yours. |
Hiring takes 3–6 months. You need to ship now.
Start your PoC this week. Working prototype in 2 weeks. No hiring, no onboarding.
Freelancers are available, but quality is unpredictable.
In-house team of ~20 engineers. Daily code reviews on GitHub. Same team from PoC to production.
You don't want a large contract before seeing any output.
$5K PoC — see working code in 2 weeks. Continue, pivot, or walk away. The code is yours either way.
Three structural advantages. Not promises — process.
~20 full-time engineers in Malaysia. No freelancer sourcing. No team formation delays. Your sprint starts within days of kickoff.
$5K / 2 weeks / defined scope. No lengthy discovery phase. No 20-page proposal. Refined across 50+ client engagements.
1–2 week sprints. Daily GitHub code reviews. Weekly demos. Sprint-based exit guarantee. This process reflects the quality standards of our Japanese engineering roots — applied to HK's fast-paced market.
Pre-Series A SaaS startup. Needed a working MVP to hit investor demo deadline. Local vendors quoted 12+ weeks. Runway was 6 months.
Not a proposal. Not a wireframe. A working prototype you can test, demo, and build on.
Fixed price. Fixed timeline. Working code.
Tell us what you're building — we'll respond with a proposal in 48 hours.
We'll send a proposal in 48 hours. $5K PoC credited toward any follow-on project.
Expect a proposal from our team within 48 hours.
We'll scope your PoC and propose next steps.
In 2 weeks, you'll have a working prototype — or you walk away with all the code.
Your $5K PoC is credited toward any follow-on project. Start small. We grow with you.