Operators
Replacing a system that's holding you back
You run an owner-led business on spreadsheets, paper or a tool that has let you down. You need software your crew will actually use, from people who stay around after launch.
See Monk EarthworksWe design it properly, prototype it fast, take it to production, then stay on to run and grow it.
Based in Queenstown. Working with operators and founders in NZ, AU and the US.
Who we help
Operators
You run an owner-led business on spreadsheets, paper or a tool that has let you down. You need software your crew will actually use, from people who stay around after launch.
See Monk EarthworksFounders
You have the idea and the market, maybe a rough v1. You need scope, sequence and architecture calls made well, before you spend the runway.
See TendITHow we work
The problem, the users and the constraints. A plan and a fixed price for the first block.
Data model, security, integrations and hosting, on a proven stack. The foundations that let us move fast later.
Built inside your business, next to the people who will use it. Real software, not specs.
A two-week live review on real work, then hardening: security, backups, monitoring, performance.
AWS-certified DevOps keep it healthy. A fractional product team keeps it moving.
Work
Monk Earthworks
Live
Operations hub replacing WorkflowMax: budgets, variations, claims, invoicing and crew assignment, plus a crew timesheet app on iOS and Android.
Next.js
Expo / React Native
Supabase
Xero
IDC,U?
Live
Date-night planning app: pick a vibe, get curated NYC venues by budget and neighbourhood. Plus the marketing site and ongoing marketing.
Flutter
Node.js
Postgres
Google Maps
TendIT
Live
AI tender-response SaaS: reads RFPs, drafts answers from the client's own knowledge base and scores answer quality. Monthly iteration.
Vue 3
Laravel
FastAPI
OpenAI + Qdrant
Run and grow
Regular health checks, uptime and error monitoring. Issues caught before your users notice.
Problems investigated and fixed. Larger work costed and agreed before we start.
AWS-certified DevOps handle hosting, patching, backups, scaling and cloud cost control.
A fractional product team: roadmap, new features, analytics and user feedback, as much or as little as you need.
The team
Product leadership, architecture, engineering and AWS-certified DevOps, working one process, with one contract and one point of accountability.
Start here
Three to five days with Kevin on the problem, the users and the constraints. You leave with a build-ready plan and a fixed price for the first block. You can stop there if you want to.