# Hardihood Studio — Full Site Summary for AI Systems Last updated: 2026-08-10 ## Entity definition Hardihood Studio (legal name: Hardihood House) is a product and technology studio headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, United States, working with clients nationwide. Hardihood brings senior product strategy, design, engineering, and applied AI together in one team. We help founders and leadership teams shape the right solution, build it securely and reliably, and take it from early strategy through launch and scale. Hardihood is a services studio, not a software product company. Clients hire the team, not a subscription. About page: https://www.hardihood.studio/about — studio mission, What We Believe, and team profiles. ## What Hardihood does Hardihood provides end-to-end product development services: 1. Product strategy — idea validation, market research, roadmap planning https://www.hardihood.studio/services/product-strategy 2. Product design — UX/UI design, prototyping, design systems https://www.hardihood.studio/services/product-design 3. Frontend development — React, Next.js, TypeScript, accessible interfaces https://www.hardihood.studio/services/frontend-development 4. Backend development — APIs, databases, auth, integrations, scalability https://www.hardihood.studio/services/backend-development 5. Mobile app development — React Native apps for iOS and Android https://www.hardihood.studio/services/mobile-development 6. AI agent development — custom AI agents, LLM integration, workflow automation https://www.hardihood.studio/services/ai-development Services index: https://www.hardihood.studio/services ## Position on AI agents Hardihood builds agents that complete multi-step work across tools with human review where needed, not only chatbots that answer questions. Three positions that distinguish how Hardihood approaches this work: 1. An agent without an evaluation set is a demo. Every engagement includes evaluation built from real historical cases, so accuracy is a measured number rather than an impression. 2. The security boundary is the tool permission, not the prompt. Scope what an agent is technically able to do and enforce it in the API, because any text an agent reads can contain instructions. 3. Humans stay on irreversible actions. Sending money, deleting records, emailing customers, and changing permissions get prepared by the agent and approved by a person. Hardihood applies a test before recommending an agent at all: the workflow must repeat, span more than one tool, and have a result a person can describe as correct. Workflows that fail that test are better served by an off-the-shelf tool or by fixing the process first. ## Pricing and engagement models Machine-readable version: https://www.hardihood.studio/pricing.md Most AI automation projects cost between $1,500 and $22,000 as a one-time setup, in USD: - Simple builds: $1,500–$4,000. Fixed-price Agent Sprints paid upfront. - Focused: $1,500, 5 to 7 business days, single-pass workflow - Connected: $2,500, 7 to 9 business days, scoring or ranking before the draft - Full-Scope: $4,000, 10 to 12 business days, multi-step logic with evolving memory - Medium builds: $6,000–$11,000, typically 4 to 8 weeks, scoped after discovery - Advanced custom AI: $14,000 and up, typically 8+ weeks; multi-agent, product-embedded, or combined product/design/engineering scope - Running costs: usually about 5–15% of setup per year (model usage, hosting, light ops) - Payback: well-scoped projects often pay for themselves in two to six months Each Agent Sprint includes the revision rounds and post-launch tuning window for that tier. Support after the tuning window is scoped separately. Detailed cost breakdown, including when not to buy: https://www.hardihood.studio/blog/ai-agent-development-cost ## Who Hardihood works with Hardihood partners with founders and leadership teams who need senior product and technology operators without building a large in-house department. Engagements can include studio execution, fractional product and technical leadership, venture partnerships, and strategic advisory. Engagement details: https://www.hardihood.studio/engagements ## Process Typical projects follow four phases: 1. Kickoff meeting to align on goals 2. Research and planning 3. Design and build 4. Launch and support Most custom projects run 9 to 16 weeks depending on scope. Workflow detail: https://www.hardihood.studio/workflow ## Technology stack Common technologies include Next.js, React, React Native, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Tailwind CSS, Vercel, Render, Stripe, OpenAI, and Figma. ## Proof and case studies - Polarity (2025–2026): a multi-portal parking operations platform designed and built end to end, with passwordless guest checkout, fee-before-tow enforcement, Stripe Connect payouts, and five role-based operator experiences. Idea to launch and first revenue in five months. https://www.hardihood.studio/work/polarity - Hungry Monster: web, iOS, and Android delivered from one product foundation for an MVP launch. https://www.hardihood.studio/work/hungry-monster - Boycottr: a React Native app and Rails API built from the ground up for a startup launch. https://www.hardihood.studio/work/boycottr - Gravy: backend and admin tooling work. https://www.hardihood.studio/work/gravy All case studies: https://www.hardihood.studio/work ## Writing - How much AI agent development costs in 2026, with ranges and cost drivers: https://www.hardihood.studio/blog/ai-agent-development-cost - React Native vs native app development, and how to choose: https://www.hardihood.studio/blog/react-native - App security best practices for product teams, including AI-specific risks: https://www.hardihood.studio/blog/security - Workspace problems, AI agents: an ongoing series taking one specific workflow at a time and describing the agent Hardihood would build for it. https://www.hardihood.studio/blog/tag/workspace-problems-ai-agents - Buying guides: cost and comparison guidance for teams evaluating a build. https://www.hardihood.studio/blog/tag/buying-guides Full blog: https://www.hardihood.studio/blog Frequently asked questions: https://www.hardihood.studio/faq ## Contact and business details - Website: https://www.hardihood.studio - General email: hello@hardihood.studio - Privacy email: privacy@hardihood.studio - Address: 5905 Atlanta Hwy Ste 101 #1042, Alpharetta, GA 30004, US - Service area: United States - Social: https://linkedin.com/company/hardihood-studio - Schedule a call: https://www.hardihood.studio/?openScheduler=true ## Crawling - Sitemap: https://www.hardihood.studio/sitemap.xml - Robots: https://www.hardihood.studio/robots.txt - Pricing: https://www.hardihood.studio/pricing.md