Together, we build.
The established way to build technology products is to plug in an unknown team or leader, and off you go. This isn’t how we work.
In short, we don’t do disconnected.
Our Specialist CTOs engage, share and connect with a value system aligned with yours. We call it The Way. Think of it as Your Team + Our CTOs working together to build leading technology products.
Because when collaboration and the right culture fit are the biggest barriers to your success, we need to find a better way.
The Way
A set of principles hard-learned (and earned) from our time as technology product builders.
Value framework
Shared principles
The starting point for any successful product-build. These are the ideas and actions that drive us. We believe that if our principles mirror yours, then they become working tools - this is where the truly great stuff happens.
Specialist leaders
Our CTOs have been in the game for a long time and have worked on every kind of product build, across every kind of industry. We’ve done some really niche builds. This means you get the right leader, for the right build at the right time.
One team
We think and work like you - no need for long inductions or learning on the job. Agile and efficient, we seamlessly work as part of your team to integrate CTOs and the best senior engineers for the build.
Build a new model
To change the world, you need to challenge the status quo. There is a quote by the architect Buckminster Fuller on our wall. “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
Proven process
Work in progress
The starting point for any successful product-build. These are the ideas and actions that drive us. We believe that if our principles mirror yours, then they become working tools - this is where the truly great stuff happens.
Clear agendas
Our CTOs have been in the game for a long time and have worked on every kind of product build, across every kind of industry. We’ve done some really niche builds. This means you get the right leader, for the right build at the right time.
‘We’ thinking
Not I, or you, and never them. As in: ‘We work together to build products that will change our future. Together, we build.’ It’s always ‘we’, that’s the culture we champion.
Risk mitigation
Uncomfortably simple
“Simplify your product features to the point where you feel slightly uncomfortable, get it in front of as many people, get real feedback and then iterate as much as possible.” Ned Lowe, CTO.
Unlocking agility
Communication is key to progress. The less friction, the better. Email is a horrible medium for discussions. Implement a channel based communication platform. A culture of writing is paramount. Encourage people to write down and distribute plans, ideas and proposals.
Problem-seek
With the rapid pace of change, problem-solving alone will leave you on the back foot - forever in a game of whack-a-mole - trying to mitigate rather than advance. Every business should be seeking out and identifying future challenges and preparing for them now.
Bad builds ruin business
Three ways to engage
There is no one way to work with us, but there are three key moments where we can help. Flexibility and agility are paramount, so we created a solution that works for you, when you need us.
Get products off the ground
Start-ups or growth-stage companies looking for strategic support when speed, flexibility and specialism are required.
Pre Series
Prototype to MVP
CTO as Co-Thinker
Get them moving
Exploratory and experimental – our CTOs update and evolve key elements of your product as you pivot to quickly capture new markets, new audiences and new growth goals.
Venture Build
Temporary Gaps
Turn-around
Inspire change
We put the world’s best CTOs inside your organisation to evaluate tech stack, team capability or essential strategic alignment with the business.
Technical Due Diligence
CTO Evaluation
Board Advisory