splashpad.tech
We build software companies from scratch.
Strategy, engineering, and go-to-market — packaged as a studio, not a dev shop. We work on milestone-based engagements and occasionally take equity stakes in companies we believe in.
4–8 weeks
Typical MVP timeline
< 2 hrs
First response time
0 → 1
Our specialty
Work
A few recent projects.
Confidential fintech analytics
Confidential (mock) · 2023
Teams couldn’t answer basic questions quickly; dashboards were slow and the UI mixed metrics with noise.
A shipping system for a fast-moving team
Confidential · 2025
Releases were slow and risky; the team avoided shipping.
Kite Health
Kite Health (mock) · 2025
Patients were abandoning a multi-step intake flow; the team had ideas, but no clear path to ship safely.
Northwind Freight
Northwind Freight (mock) · 2024
Quoting relied on spreadsheets and tribal knowledge; accuracy was inconsistent and turnaround was slow.
Services
We work on a short menu of high-impact engagements. Milestone-based pricing, with equity or revenue share available for the right opportunities.
MVP Builds
We take products from zero to launched in 4–8 weeks. Milestone-based, no open-ended hourly work.
Product Strategy
Scope definition, feature prioritization, and roadmap planning before a line of code is written.
AI Integration
We embed AI into your product workflows — not as a gimmick, but where it creates real leverage.
Internal Tools
Custom dashboards, ops systems, and automation that your team actually uses.
Web Applications
Full-stack web apps built on modern, maintainable stacks. Fast to ship, easy to hand off.
Growth & GTM
First 100 users strategy, landing pages, outreach systems, and early traction support.
Principles
How we work.
Ship small
Reduce uncertainty, shrink scope, ship smaller.
Calm is fast
Urgency creates errors. Move deliberately.
Make progress visible
Show work early and often.
Clarity over consensus
A clear decision beats a perfect one.
Design the default path
Make the right thing the easy thing.
Instrument before you optimize
Measure first, then improve.
Be kind to ops
Build for the person who maintains it.
Prefer plain language
Say what you mean, simply.
Reuse patterns
Don't solve the same problem twice.
Scope to learn
Time-box exploration ruthlessly.
Leave it better
Every touch should improve the thing.
Contact
Tell us what you're building. We'll reply quickly.
What to include
- What you need shipped (and by when)
- Current stack + constraints
- What success looks like