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How a 6-person studio competes with 60-person agencies
January 8, 2026·6 min·BlastOut Studio
Big agencies have layers: account managers, project managers, strategists, then finally the people who actually open a code editor. Each layer adds a week.
When you talk to us, you're talking to the person who will write your code. There's no telephone game. Decisions happen in the same conversation as the questions.
It's not the right model for everyone. If you need 40 engineers tomorrow, hire an agency. If you need three excellent ones who care about your product, that's us.