Assay Ventures  ·  Handoff & Partnership Library

Your assets. Your keys. Your call.

When Assay Ventures builds something for you, here's how ownership works — before, during, and after the engagement ends.

Three briefs cover the full spectrum: handing off a website, handing off a full technology platform, or continuing to work with us after the build ships. Click whichever one fits the conversation.

The three briefs

Which brief to send when

Kickoff of a website build

Send Brief 01 at kickoff. Sets expectations early: "here's what you'll get, and here's how you'll eventually edit it." Prevents surprise at project close.

Kickoff of a platform build

Send Briefs 02 + 03 together. Shows you've thought about the full lifecycle — not just the build, but the transition and the long-term relationship.

Mid-engagement check-in

When a founder starts asking "what happens after?" — send the relevant brief. Answers the question calmly before it becomes anxious.

30 days before handoff

Send the matching handoff brief (01 or 02) to trigger the choice-of-path conversation. Pairs with a 30-minute call to walk through it.

Handoff day itself

Brief 03 goes here. Once they have their keys, show them exactly how every future request is priced — 20% below market, delivered in a fraction of the time.

Anytime they ask "what's this going to cost long-term?"

All three, in order. Tells the whole economic story: build cost, optional handoff cost, and exactly how post-handoff work is priced. No surprises, ever.