Bring us the problem.

We work with founders, owners and established businesses to build new software, fix broken systems and teach teams to use technology on their own terms. We are small by design, and you deal directly with the people doing the work.

  1. Build

    MVPs, rapid prototyping, full custom builds, workflow automation, anything you can dream of. We love going from 0 to 1.

    New systems from schema to shipped, plus the integrations, migrations and data recovery nobody else will take on.

  2. Fix

    Broken products, an old system you want to leave but aren’t sure how, two things that need to talk to each other, repetitive work you’d rather automate, or a worry about security and privacy.

    Inherited codebases, slow queries and security debt included. We work with what exists instead of arguing for a rewrite.

  3. Teach

    Wanting to learn something about software and not sure where to start, or curious what Designer Software looks like and how the industry is changing with AI.

    One to one, small groups and whole teams, in plain language until you no longer need us. Paid for founders and companies, free for students.

  4. How a project runs

  5. Understand

    We sit with the problem before proposing anything, because the brief is often not the problem.

  6. Design

    Schema and interface first, since the shape of the data decides what the software can become.

  7. Build

    Small, reviewable pieces, so you see working software early and keep seeing it.

  8. Grow

    We harden it, document it and hand it over, and you can run it without us.

  9. You own the codebase. Always.

What are you trying to build?

Tell us what you have in mind and a real person writes back.

Keep up with CKS

Essays on software and privacy, and the odd invitation to an event or a hackathon.