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Use Cases
For Startup CTOs

For Startup CTOs

Scale Your Team Without Drowning in Technical Debt

You're hiring fast. Every new developer is a variable. You need standardized, maintainable code that doesn't become a liability as you grow.

The Architech is your architectural foundation.

Your Pains (The CTO's Dilemma)

📈 Scaling the Team

  • Every new developer has different preferences (Redux vs Zustand, Prisma vs Drizzle)
  • No architectural standards → every feature looks different
  • Code reviews become battles over style, not substance
  • Onboarding takes weeks because "that's how we do it here" isn't documented

🔥 Technical Debt Accumulates Fast

  • Moving fast to hit milestones → shortcuts taken
  • "We'll refactor after we raise" (you never do)
  • Six months in, codebase is already legacy
  • Velocity drops as complexity increases

🎯 Maintaining Velocity at Scale

  • First developer shipped fast, fifth developer is slow
  • Features that took days now take weeks
  • More meetings to coordinate, less code shipping
  • Architecture decisions paralyze the team

💰 Investor Scrutiny

  • VCs ask about your tech stack and architecture
  • "Is this going to scale?" is a legitimate question
  • Technical due diligence can kill deals
  • Code quality matters for acquirers

🏗️ Choosing the Right Architecture

  • Analysis paralysis: Which state management? Which ORM? Which auth?
  • Every choice has consequences years down the line
  • Wrong choice = expensive rewrite later
  • Need production-proven patterns, not experiments

The Architech Solution

Enforce Standards from Day One

# Define your company's architecture once
architech new company-template --genome saas-starter
 
# Customize it to your needs
# Add your brand, your patterns, your preferences
 
# Every project starts from this foundation

Result:

  • ✅ All projects use the same state management (Zustand)
  • ✅ All projects use the same data fetching (TanStack Query)
  • ✅ All projects use the same patterns (Headless Logic + UI)
  • ✅ New developers know exactly what to expect

Production-Ready Architecture

The SaaS Starter genome gives you:

State Management: Zustand

Why: Simple, scales from 1 to 100 developers. No boilerplate.

Alternative considered: Redux (too complex), Context API (doesn't scale)

Data Fetching: TanStack Query

Why: Industry standard. Automatic caching, revalidation, optimistic updates.

Alternative considered: SWR (less features), Redux Toolkit (too coupled)

Database: Drizzle ORM

Why: Type-safe, performant, migration-friendly.

Alternative considered: Prisma (slower), TypeORM (less type-safe)

These aren't arbitrary choices. These are battle-tested patterns from companies that scaled.

Onboard Developers in Hours, Not Weeks

New developer joins your team:

Without The Architech:

Day 1-2: Understand custom architecture
Day 3-4: Learn "how we do things"
Day 5-7: Read undocumented code
Week 2: First meaningful contribution

With The Architech:

Day 1 Morning: "We use The Architech with React marketplace"
Day 1 Afternoon: Read architecture docs (single source of truth)
Day 2: First PR (follows known patterns)
Day 3: Shipping features

Why faster?:

  • ✅ Architecture is documented (in The Architech docs)
  • ✅ Patterns are standardized (TanStack Query everywhere)
  • ✅ Code is predictable (same structure across features)
  • ✅ Examples are abundant (official marketplace)

Maintain Velocity as You Scale

The architecture doesn't fight you:

// Feature 1 (Developer A):
const { data, isLoading } = useGetProducts();
 
// Feature 2 (Developer B):
const { data, isLoading } = useGetOrders();
 
// Same pattern. Zero confusion.

Headless Logic + UI pattern means:

  • Backend logic is separate from UI
  • Swap design systems without touching business logic
  • Different developers can work on logic vs UI
  • Parallel development without conflicts

The Architech for Scale

As You Grow from 2 to 20 Developers

At 2 Developers:

  • Use official React marketplace
  • Standard patterns everywhere
  • Fast onboarding

At 5 Developers:

  • Create company-specific modules
  • Add to official marketplace
  • Shared components across projects

At 10 Developers:

  • Fork marketplace → create company marketplace
  • Enforce company patterns
  • Custom adapters for internal tools

At 20 Developers:

  • Internal marketplace with company standards
  • Automated architecture compliance
  • New projects spin up in minutes

The architecture grows with you.

Your Recommended Approach

Phase 1: Use Official Marketplace (Months 1-6)

architech new project-1 --genome saas-starter
architech new project-2 --genome saas-starter
# All projects: same architecture

Benefits:

  • Instant standardization
  • Proven patterns
  • Fast iteration

Phase 2: Contribute Company Modules (Months 6-12)

# Create company-specific feature
architech add feature company-dashboard --ui shadcn
 
# Contributes to official marketplace
# Now all projects can use it

Benefits:

  • Codify company patterns
  • Share across projects
  • Build institutional knowledge

Phase 3: Company Marketplace (Year 2+)

# Fork official marketplace
# Add company-specific adapters
# Enforce company standards
 
# All projects use company marketplace
architech config set marketplace @yourcompany/marketplace

Benefits:

  • Complete control
  • Company-specific patterns
  • Compliance enforcement

Technical Due Diligence Ready

VCs Will Ask

"What's your tech stack?" ✅ "Modern React ecosystem: Next.js, TanStack Query, Drizzle, TypeScript. Industry-standard patterns."

"Will this scale?" ✅ "Built on production-proven patterns (TanStack Query, Zustand) that power thousands of applications. Comprehensive architecture documentation available."

"What about technical debt?" ✅ "We use The Architech — standardized, tested patterns from day one. Code is maintainable and documented."

"How fast can you ship features?" ✅ "Our architecture enables parallel development. Consistent patterns mean fast code reviews."

Code Quality Metrics

Investors love these numbers:

Generated with The Architech:

  • ✅ Test Coverage: 80%+ (Vitest + Playwright included)
  • ✅ TypeScript: 100% (strict mode enabled)
  • ✅ Linting: Zero errors (ESLint + Prettier configured)
  • ✅ Documentation: Complete (architecture in The Architech docs)
  • ✅ Best Practices: Built-in (patterns from top companies)

ROI for Startups

Engineering Cost Savings

Hiring scenario: 3 developers @ $120k/year = $360k/year

Without The Architech:

  • 20% of time on boilerplate/setup = $72k/year wasted
  • Technical debt slows velocity by 30% = $108k/year in lost productivity
  • Total cost: $180k/year in inefficiency

With The Architech:

  • Less than 5% of time on boilerplate = $18k/year
  • Minimal technical debt = less than 10% velocity loss = $36k/year
  • Total cost: $54k/year

Savings: $126k/year for a 3-person team

Velocity Gains

Time to first feature:

  • Traditional: 2-4 weeks
  • With The Architech: 1-2 days

New feature development:

  • Traditional: 1-2 weeks (fighting architecture)
  • With The Architech: 3-5 days (standardized patterns)

Refactoring cost:

  • Traditional: Expensive (unique architecture)
  • With The Architech: Minimal (documented patterns)

Architectural Standardization in Practice

Common Scaling Challenges

  • Multiple developers with different preferences (Redux vs Zustand, Prisma vs Drizzle)
  • No architectural standards → every feature looks different
  • Code reviews become battles over style, not substance
  • Velocity decreases as complexity increases

The Architech Approach

  • Standardized Patterns: All projects use the same Golden Core (TanStack Query, Zustand, React Hook Form)
  • Consistent Structure: Features follow the same architectural blueprint
  • Documented Decisions: Architecture is codified in The Architech docs, not tribal knowledge
  • Faster Onboarding: New developers learn one set of patterns that apply everywhere

Early Access: Join our Discord community (opens in a new tab) to discuss architecture patterns with other CTOs.

Your Next Steps

1. Generate Your First Project

architech new company-saas --genome saas-starter

2. Evaluate the Code Quality

Open the generated code:

  • Check the architecture
  • Read the patterns
  • Run the tests
  • See the documentation

3. Build Your First Feature

Experience the velocity:

  • Add a feature using standard patterns
  • See how fast code review is
  • Notice how maintainable it is

4. Scale Your Team

Hire confidently:

  • Show new devs The Architech docs
  • Point them to standard patterns
  • Ship features day one

For Your Team

Share This With:

Your developers: Architecture →
Your new hires: Getting Started →
Your architects: CLI Documentation →

Create Company Standards

  • Step 1: Choose your genome (or customize one)
  • Step 2: Document company-specific patterns
  • Step 3: Contribute modules to marketplace
  • Step 4: Eventually create company marketplace

Creating Your Marketplace →

Special: Enterprise Support

Need help with:

  • Architecture consulting
  • Company marketplace creation
  • Team training
  • Priority support

Contact: enterprise@architech.dev

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