QuantHoundstaging
Custom software, built from idea to launch — and beyond
QuantHound is the software practice of Mike Hauck, a full-stack developer with more than 20 years building web and desktop applications. One experienced developer takes your project from concept through requirements, estimate, prototype, build, launch, and ongoing support.
What QuantHound builds
Full-stack development across the web, desktop, and the data and machine-learning layer in between.
Multi-tenant platforms, dashboards, and internal tools built with Next.js, React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL — from concept to a working MVP and beyond.
Content- and catalog-driven sites on PayloadCMS and similar headless CMSs — custom collections, editorial workflows, and a Next.js front end wired to the CMS API.
Data-science models put into production — including models served locally or on-prem, so proprietary data never leaves your environment and there's no per-prediction cost.
Catalogs, pricing and promotions, and order management across multiple storefronts from one codebase, with per-tenant data isolation and a full admin back-end.
REST and SOAP services, Stripe and payment webhooks with verified signatures, third-party data, and clean API layers over existing systems.
Native desktop applications for professional workflows, including QuickBooks SDK integration and security and 2FA tooling.
iOS and Android from a single React and TypeScript codebase (Ionic + Capacitor) — both platforms ship together, faster to build and cheaper to maintain than two separate native apps.
Stabilize, fix, extend, or migrate an existing application — including server migrations and .NET Core / Node modernization, changing only what's needed.
What sets the work apart
—Direct access to the developer
Your project is handled by the developer writing the code — no subcontractors, no rotating team. One accountable point of contact from start to finish.
—End-to-end ownership
Requirements, estimates, prototyping, provisioning, launch, and maintenance handled by a single owner, so nothing falls through the cracks between stages.
—A running start
Proven, reusable foundations — authentication, user management, and core infrastructure — are folded in at no cost, so a build reaches something live and demonstrable fast.
—Full-time focus
A full-time development practice, not moonlighting — typically available daily, 7AM–7PM Mountain Time, with the bandwidth a real timeline calls for.
—Fair, transparent pricing
An itemized estimate after the first conversation, larger builds broken into visible phases, and the option to start small and expand. Rates are kept fair.
—Modern, AI-assisted development
A custom set of agent guidance built up around Claude Code for planning, development, testing, and code review — making the work both faster and more thorough.
What every build includes
Brought as a matter of course on a professional build — applied where it fits, never upsold. Anything that runs on an outside service is created under your own account, so there’s no lock-in.
—A private staging site
Password-protected and hidden from search engines, hosted on Mike's domain through the build — so you see progress without paying for hosting until you're ready for real users.
—Hosting you own
Deployed to your own accounts — AWS, Vercel, Linode, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, or a managed database host like Neon — with help picking the right fit. No lock-in.
—Monitoring
Telemetry (SigNoz) for server history, performance, and alerts, so the running system is watched — not shipped and forgotten.
—Off-site backups
Automated backups to S3-compatible storage of your choosing, so a single failure never puts your data at risk.
—A running start
A proven foundation — accounts and role-based access, sign-in, password reset, and user invites on Next.js + PostgreSQL — folded in at no cost.
—Documentation you keep
A README, an architecture overview, and a requirements doc tracking scope and changes, all in your code repository.
An itemized estimate sets the plan, anything that would change the budget is raised before the time is spent, and approved work moves across a shared board — development → your review → done — with nothing called done until you’ve signed off.
How it works
A clear path from first conversation to a launched, supported application.
- 1
Conversation
Talk through your goals.
- 2
Requirements
Capture what you need and raise the questions that matter.
- 3
Itemized estimate
A detailed estimate; larger builds broken into phases.
- 4
Prototype
An early front-/back-end prototype to align before going deep.
- 5
Build & provision
Develop the application and provision servers as needed.
- 6
Go-live
Get it launched.
- 7
Maintenance
Ongoing support and new features after launch.
About QuantHound
QuantHound, LLC is the software practice of Mike Hauck, a full-stack developer based in Denver, Colorado with more than 20 years of experience building web and desktop applications. The focus is straightforward: take an application from idea to launch and keep it running well afterward — handled by one experienced developer rather than passed between a sales team, project managers, and offshore contractors.
Specialties include custom web applications and SaaS, machine-learning integration, e-commerce and multi-tenant platforms, and modernizing existing systems. Engagements can start small to establish a working relationship and show real results, then expand from there.