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The companies pulling ahead aren’t buying more software. They’re building their own.
Your competitors are quietly replacing rented software with systems they own and AI that does real work. We help small and mid-sized businesses find the systems worth owning, cut the tools they don’t need, and put AI where it actually moves the number.
It’s never been faster to build exactly what your business needs.
It starts with The OS Blueprint, a free 1-day workshop to find your biggest opportunities. No commitment.
5 of 7 OS Blueprint spots left through the end of 2026.
§ Sound familiar? Common pain points
If any of these hurt, there’s no excuse anymore.
Systems that don’t talk to each other?
We build the middleware between them, or replace the tangle with something you own.
Can’t get reporting right?
Dashboards that answer the questions you actually ask on Monday morning, from data you already have.
Still doing it by hand?
Automate the repetitive work and get hours back every week. AI where it helps, plain code where that’s enough.
CRM feels clunky?
Fix the pipeline your team actually uses, and finally measure the things that move the number.
Website feeling dated?
A fast, modern site you can update yourself, wired into your CRM so every lead lands where it should.
Looking for new revenue?
It’s easier than ever to build revenue-generating add-ons on tech you control.
Tried AI and it didn’t stick?
Most pilots fail on fit, not technology. We start with how your business runs, not with a tool.
Not on the list?
If it slows your team down, it’s on the table. Tell us about it.
Book a call
§ Whiteboard to outcome Where the workshops led
Workshops that led to million-dollar outcomes.
Almost everything I’ve shipped started the same way: the right people, a whiteboard and a day or two. Here’s where a few of those rooms led.
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The workshop 
The outcome 01 Rentvine · Property management software
From a first workshop to running the roadmap
I ran Rentvine’s first product workshop while I was still at Slalom. By the end, they asked me to come on full time to own the roadmap and the product experience. That led to PE investment and three straight years of hitting our annual growth targets.
4,682% three-year revenue growth · Inc. 5000 #60
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The workshop 
The outcome 02 Eastman · Core
From film installers’ pain points to a patented product
Software that turns a pattern-maker’s car-part library into plotter cut files, with nesting that cuts film waste. The workshop won executive backing for a six-week discovery with installers in the field, and that discovery became Core.
$30M first-year revenue · 2 design patents
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The workshop 
The outcome 03 Eastman · Fluid Genius
From lab reports to an award-winning digital product
Turned slow back-and-forth with the lab into fluid-health results plant operators can act on. It started with another six-week discovery, this time with customers in Germany. By then we were writing Eastman’s digital product playbook and taking it to every business unit.
13 awards, including CIO 100
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The workshop → the outcome 04 Enterprise · Field operations
From a small discovery to a multi-program account
A lean workshop and discovery for a field-operations tablet experience landed our first team to redesign the primary field-ops experience. It reset the relationship and opened the door to more work.
$11–12M multi-program account
§ Mindset Rationalize, then innovate
Keep, merge, connect, cut. Then own what matters.
The SaaS-pocalypse is here. There’s no longer an excuse for disjointed systems, redundant vendors or overpriced software.
Rationalize
Every tool in your stack gets a verdict. Which ones earn their keep, which overlap, which just need to talk to each other, and which you’re paying for out of habit.
Innovate
In the age of AI, what can you own, and what should you? Some of your edge lives in workflows and data no off-the-shelf product will ever fit. That part is worth building.
Flexible tech
We build in and around the stack you already have. If you need something bigger, we’ll build your own company OS.
§ How it works Four steps, no big upfront bet
Start free. Prove it. Then decide together.
The OS BlueprintFree · 1 day on-site
Our signature workshop, for qualifying companies, with no commitment. Your team does a little prep beforehand, so the day goes to decisions, not discovery. In one day, it surfaces your biggest pain points and the best opportunities for a company OS, and we bring a few thought-starter concepts to get ideas moving. Spots are limited, so we review every request. Free anywhere within driving distance of St. Louis; if it needs a flight, we’ll work it out on the call. See where these workshops have led ↑
Opportunity mapPaid · fixed fee
We turn the workshop into a portfolio of bets, each with a business outcome target and a real timeline. It’s worth having even if you stop here. Together we pick the one hypothesis to prove first.
Proof buildMilestone-based · on-site
We build a working version on-site, alongside your team, fast. Before we start, we agree on the engagement model, which decides who owns the IP.
PartnerOngoing
After the first proof, choose how we keep going: fractional support, outcome-based pricing, or a scoped, larger initiative. For our best partners, we like revenue share. We grow when you grow.
§ Engagement models Pay for outcomes, not hours
Rent it or own it.
We build it, run it and keep improving it.
You subscribe instead of paying for a build. We keep the IP and carry the upkeep, so you get the tool without owning the code.
We build it with your team, and it’s yours.
Milestone-based. You own the code and the IP, and your team knows how it works because they helped build it.
- OUTCOMEPay per lead or result
- MILESTONEPay as it ships
- PROPTECHPer-door pricing
- PARTNERSRevenue share
§ Industries Pick yours
Who we work with.
01 PropTech · Property management
Built by a former proptech CPO.
As CPO at Rentvine, I built the product org from zero and shipped the first MCP in SFR property management. We know owners, residents, maintenance and per-door economics.
- Owner and resident experiences that set you apart from the PM down the street
- Per-door add-ons that create new revenue
- Maintenance, leasing and accounting automation
- Connecting your property management software to the rest of your stack
Rentvine · Inc. 5000 #60 · 4,682% three-year growth
02 Franchise systems
One system, hundreds of locations.
We’ve worked with PMI and its network of 450 franchisees. We build things that work for one location and roll out to hundreds that each run a little differently.
- Franchisee dashboards and benchmarks across locations
- Onboarding and operations playbooks, automated
- Tools franchisees actually adopt, not just tolerate
- Franchisor reporting without chasing spreadsheets
PMI · 450 franchisees
03 Mid-market & enterprise
Enterprise discipline, small-team speed.
Experience from Slalom, Edward Jones, Mastercard, Enterprise, Eastman and Bayer, brought to companies that can’t afford a big-firm engagement or its timeline.
- Rationalize overlapping vendors and cut software spend
- Internal tools and dashboards for the work spreadsheets can’t keep up with
- AI pilots that survive past the demo
$30M first-year revenue from Core · $30M annual savings at Edward Jones
04 Startups & portfolio companies
Zero to one, or one to ten.
Down to mix it up with early-stage teams and portfolio companies. Zero to one is where I started, and I helped Rentvine make the case for a $74M growth round.
- Zero-to-one products, from first workshop to first customers
- AI product audits for portfolio companies
- Standing up a product team and roadmap tied to the growth number
$74M growth round · 2 design patents
§ Who’s “we” Senior lead, deep bench
You work with me. I bring the bench.
Intro video · coming soonI lead every engagement myself: 20 years across product, UX and design leadership, most recently as a Chief Product Officer who still ships code.
When a build needs more hands, I bring in a bench of engineers, designers and data people I’ve worked with, matched to your industry. You get senior attention without an agency’s overhead.
“We’ll wear your team jersey.”
I’ve said it to every team I’ve worked with, and I mean it. We co-design with your people, not around them: in the room, at the whiteboard, chasing the same number you are. The best engagements turn into partnerships where we find new ways to grow and build together. That’s why some of them end in a revenue share. We don’t just hand over deliverables. We actually give a damn about your business.
That’s also why spots are limited. I only take on as many companies as I can show up for in person.
§ FAQ Before you book
Questions we hear first.
What does this cost?
The OS Blueprint workshop is free for qualifying companies. The opportunity map is a fixed fee we agree on before any work starts. After that, you pick the model: milestone-based, outcome-based (like pay per lead), per door for property managers, or revenue share. You’ll always have a number before we start.
Who qualifies for a free OS Blueprint?
Small and mid-sized businesses with a real operational problem and a leader who can make decisions in the room. We review every request and confirm on the intro call. Spots are limited, so we’re upfront if it’s not a fit.
Is there prep work before the OS Blueprint?
A little. Before the session we’ll send a short form: the tools you pay for, the reports you rely on, and where your team loses the most time. It takes less than 30 minutes, and it means we spend the day on decisions instead of discovery.
Do we need our own tech team?
No. We bring the engineers, designers and data people. If you have a tech team, we build alongside them so they can own it after.
Will we have to replace the software we already use?
Usually not. Most of the time we build around what you have: keep what works, merge what overlaps, connect what doesn’t talk, and only cut what you’re paying for out of habit.
Who owns what you build?
Your choice, decided before the build starts. Own it, and the code and IP are yours. Rent it, and we run and improve it for a subscription.
How soon will we see something working?
The proof build is designed to get to a working version fast, on-site with your team. Most take 2–6 weeks.
Do you only work in St. Louis?
No. We’re based in St. Louis, and the OS Blueprint is free anywhere within driving distance. If it needs a flight, we’ll work it out on the call. Builds can be on-site, remote or both.
What’s a “company OS”?
The connected set of tools, data and automations your company runs on, shaped around how you work instead of how your vendors want you to work. For some companies that’s a few good integrations. For others it’s a custom platform they own.
§ In their words From people I’ve built with
Don’t take our word for it.
“We knew we needed Jake during the workshop. It was amazing how fast he understood our business.”
“Jake helped build our Digital Products playbook with his workshop approach.”
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