You can focus on the business.
You shouldn't have to manage a software team just to get your idea built. I take responsibility for the technical plan and the development, working directly with you. More about working with me.
What working together looks like.
You try the software as I build it, with updates over Slack and a shared plan. I work on new products and rebuilds, solo or with a small team. Development services through Blueprint Ventures Inc. start at $15,000 USD a month. We can also discuss a separate ongoing advisory role for me personally as a fractional CTO, with an equity stake in the company.
How we work together ↗The projects behind the experience.
I build my own products, too. My recent work spans real estate software, email marketing and data pipelines at Timber and Datadog. That builds on 25+ years of product development, including e-commerce and payment systems.
Explore the projects ↗Help with the technical choices.
You don't need to choose a programming language before we talk. I work across the interface, back end and hosting, and explain which choices make sense for your product.
See my technical experience ↗From my own products to Datadog.
I was one of Vector's first five team members and later led fifteen engineers at Datadog. I also build my own products, including Uplevel and Howdy.
UplevelHelps real estate agents market listings and follow up with interested buyers in one place.
HowdyEmail campaigns for lists of millions, with a choice of providers to send the messages.
Observability PipelinesI led the team of fifteen building the APIs and dashboards around Vector at Datadog.
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That's a reasonable place to start. A short description of your idea, who it's for and your budget will help me tell you whether I can help.