a Houston-area wholesale distributor
Website and back office · handed over in August 2026
I built it with the owner. Then he took over the changes.
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changes after handoff, made by the owner
I am still on call.
HAMZA ZULQUERNAIN · ZAPP STUDIOS · HOUSTON
Make your Houston business worth more
On-site with your team in Houston. I build the systems that raise your cash flow and what buyers pay for it.
Recent work in Houston
All three are in the Houston area. I don't name a client without their OK, so two of them stay anonymous.
a Houston meal-prep brand
Ads, online store and back office · 2026
Ads, a faster storefront, and a back office for the kitchen.
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kitchen-sheet checks that matched the owner's own records
We still work together: I run their Google Ads and I'm building what's next.
Royal Pawz USA
Houston · Mobile dog grooming
12× monthly revenue by month six.
16 → 136
grooms per month, December to the May peak
I'm an equity partner in Royal Pawz USA.
How on-site visits work
I'm based in Houston, so I come to you when being in the room helps. Here is where that fits in each phase.
Value Sprint
7–10 business days
I come to your business and watch how the work gets done, with you and your staff. The written plan comes from what we see there.
Build
About 3 months
I come in when it helps: to try a new screen with the people who will use it, or to sit with your team while they work.
Handoff
End of the Build
We do the handoff in person. The person who will make changes makes a few small ones with me beside them.
After handoff
Your pick
If something breaks, you text me. When a problem is easier to fix in person, I can come to you.
Outside Houston? We work remote, over video calls and shared screens. The phases, the handoff and the warranty stay the same.
How it works
One offer. Four phases. Every phase priced before it starts.
Value Sprint
7–10 business days
$10,000
I start by mapping how the work gets done today, with you and your team: what's done by hand, what gets copied between tools, and what only you know. Then I show where software and AI agents can take that work over, and rank each fix by the value it adds per dollar.
- A map of the manual work, step by step.
- A written plan: what software and AI agents take over, in what order, and what each is projected to add.
- A value baseline from your books: buyer math, not an appraisal.
- A timeline and a fixed Build price.
- Partner terms, if you want to pay less up front.
- If the plan doesn't add at least 10× its price in projected value, I'll tell you not to build it.
Credited in full toward the Build if it starts within 30 days. The plan is yours either way.
Build
About 3 months
from $50,000
I build it with your team. Your staff use each part as it ships, so nothing lands as a surprise.
- Your website and ads, where they need work.
- The back office your staff use every day.
- Monthly numbers from one system.
- In the last weeks, someone on your team starts making small changes with Claude, with me beside them.
Fixed scope and price, agreed in writing after the Sprint.
Handoff
End of the Build
Included
Your team gets the keys, and everything a buyer's due diligence will ask for.
Part of every Build.
After handoff
Your pick
On-call from $1,500/mo, pay per fix at $200/hr, or a monthly fractional CTO at $6,000/mo. The standing warranty on my work stays in place whatever you pick.
Who you work with
Hamza Zulquernain
Zapp Studios · Houston
I've seen a sale from the inside: I was founding engineer at DietAI and built the product, the funnel and the growth systems through a 7-figure exit. I'm an equity partner at Royal Pawz USA. So I build the way an owner thinks: what does this add to what the business is worth? And I stay with it after it ships.
- Founding engineer, DietAIBuilt the product, the funnel and the growth systems through a 7-figure exit.
- Equity partner, Royal Pawz USA12× monthly revenue by month six.
- Two back-office systemsBuilt with the owners and their teams, and handed over in 2026.
Questions Houston owners ask
Do you come to our business in person?
Yes. I'm based in Houston, and on-site visits are part of the work here. I come to you for the Value Sprint, during the Build when it helps, and for the handoff.
Where in Houston do you work?
I work with owners across Houston. If your business is outside the area, we work remote. The phases, the handoff and the warranty are the same.
Have you worked with other Houston businesses?
Yes. In 2026 I built back-office systems with a Houston-area wholesale distributor and a Houston meal-prep brand. I handed both over. I'm also an equity partner in Royal Pawz USA, a Houston mobile dog grooming business. I don't name a client without their OK.
How do we get started?
Book a 30-minute call, or run the two-minute estimate to see what moving the work onto one system could add. If it looks like a fit, we start with the Value Sprint. In Houston, the Sprint starts at your business, where I watch how the work gets done.
How do payments work?
The Sprint is paid up front and credited in full if the Build starts within 30 days. The Build is paid 50% to start, 25% at the midpoint and 25% at handoff. On the Partner track it's the same schedule on the reduced price. Ad spend goes straight to Google or Meta, not through me.
Do we own the code and accounts?
Yes. Your code, your data and every account sit in your company's name, not mine. That is part of every handoff. If you ever want a different developer, you hand them the keys and they pick up where I left off.
Let's look at how your business runs today.
Book 30 minutes. Walk me through how the work gets done, and I'll tell you where software and AI agents could take it over. You'll leave with a clear next step, whether or not it's me.