Most requested

Already have a developer or agency? We sit on your side of the table.

A lot of non-technical founders reach us here: you've hired someone to build your product, and you have no way to independently tell if the work is good, the pace is normal, or the decisions being made are the right ones. That's what this is for.

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Start with a short call — we listen to what's going on and scope what a proper review would involve.

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You get a priced, written report — the depth and cost depend on the complexity of what's being reviewed.

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We work for you, not your vendor — so the read you get isn't the one they'd rather you hear.

We build data systems from scratch — and turn messy data into structure.

Wherever the raw data lives — documents, databases, disconnected tools, years of inconsistent records — we design and build the system that structures it, automates around it, and holds up as it grows. Build it from scratch, or bridge the gaps in what already exists.

Raw input Engineered system
Before
Inconsistent formats across sources
Fields buried inside documents
No shared schema or source of truth
Manual review, one record at a time
After
schemadefined
pipelineautomated
extractionLLM-assisted
source_of_truthsingle db
How we engage

Two other ways to work with us

Beyond sitting in as your technical counsel, we also take on the work directly — either from a blank slate or fixing a specific part of a system that already exists.

Build

Products & systems, built from scratch

No existing system to extend, or the existing one needs to be rebuilt. We design and build the data product or infrastructure end to end and hand over something the team can run.

  • New data platforms and internal tools
  • End-to-end pipelines and automation
  • Infrastructure for a product that doesn't exist yet
Advise

Consulting to bridge specific gaps

A system already exists, but something in it isn't working — data quality, a pipeline that keeps breaking, a process that hasn't been automated yet. We find the gap and fix that part.

  • Diagnosing pipeline or data-quality issues
  • Targeted fixes to an existing system
  • Short, scoped engagements around one problem
In practice

Built on years of large-scale, messy data

Years spent building the data systems behind large-scale transactional and document-heavy platforms — government-scale records, inconsistent third-party sources, and datasets that arrived hard to structure. That depth is domain-agnostic: the same system-building applies to any dataset that starts out messy and needs to become reliable.

10+ yrsbuilding data systems & leading engineering teams
Millionsof records structured from raw, inconsistent source data
Relational /
NoSQL
database expertise across every build
LLM-nativeextraction & automation, not bolted on after
How we work

Built by people who've run this at scale

Not a framework applied generically — a way of working shaped by years of building systems that had to survive real, messy data.

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Understand the data as it actually is

Before proposing a fix, we look at the real records — inconsistencies, edge cases, exceptions that break naive assumptions.

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Design for the messy case, not the clean demo

Pipelines and extraction logic are built to survive the data you actually have — not a tidy sample.

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Automate what should never be manual again

Once a process is understood, we find what can be automated safely — using AI/LLM tooling where it earns its place.

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Hand over something the team can run

Documented, maintainable systems — not a black box that only works while we're in the room.

Relational databases NoSQL databases Cloud infrastructure LLM-based extraction System architecture Automation workflows Vendor & technical review
What we do

The work, in detail

The common thread is structure and clarity: taking something ungoverned, opaque, or half-built and making it something a team — technical or not — can act on.

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Data systems & infrastructure, built from scratch
When there's no existing system to extend, we design one — schema, storage, pipelines, and the architecture that supports analytics and product on top of it. System design · relational & NoSQL databases · cloud infrastructure
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MVP-first builds, not over-engineered ones
For early-stage products, we design the smallest system that proves the idea — deliberately avoiding the over-built architecture that slows teams down before they've found product-market fit. MVP scoping · lean architecture · fast iteration
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Cleaning up code & data debt
Every product accumulates shortcuts. We go in, assess what's actually load-bearing versus what's fragile, and pay down the debt without a full rebuild. Code & architecture audits · refactoring · technical debt triage
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Document & unstructured data extraction
Turning documents and free-form text into structured fields — contracts, filings, records, spreadsheets that were never designed to be machine-readable. LLM-based extraction · schema design · validation
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Pipelines for data that doesn't behave
Building and repairing pipelines that keep working when sources are inconsistent, incomplete, or change without warning. ETL design · pipeline reliability · monitoring
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Automating manual, repetitive processes
Replacing manual data work with automated workflows — the difference between a process that scales with the business and one that doesn't. AI/LLM workflows · scripting · process redesign
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Scaling systems as the company grows
What works at ten users breaks at ten thousand. We plan the points where infrastructure needs to change ahead of the growth that forces it. Capacity planning · infrastructure scaling · performance
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Technical review for non-technical founders
An independent technical read on work being done by your developer, agency, or vendor — so decisions about your product aren't made on trust alone. Vendor & code review · architecture sanity checks · plain-language reporting

Working on a data-heavy problem? Let's talk.

Grab a 15-minute slot — enough time to describe what you're working on and figure out if this is a fit, no prep needed.

  • 15 minutes, no obligation
  • Bring a rough idea — details can wait
  • Pick whatever slot works for you