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Trusted & Loved By Companies Big & Small For Over 20 Years

Some of our Clients:

Activision | Blizzard
BAE Systems
BBC Children In Need
Chatsworth
Frog Capital
John Lewis
Microsoft
NBC Universal
Plexal
Swissport
Universal Pictures
WWF
Activision | Blizzard
BAE Systems
BBC Children In Need
Chatsworth
Frog Capital
John Lewis
Microsoft
NBC Universal
Plexal
Swissport
Universal Pictures
WWF
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We put a lot of time into NOT being just another same-old, same-old software dev agency

For over 20 years we've been listening to and acting on the frustrations people have with software development companies.
Is tomorrow's launch still on? Absolutely! Oh... Actually we need another two weeks.
Oh, wow. Yeah we can do it but, blimey, that's a big project and it's gonna cost ya.
It doesn't make sense? Well the bug is fixed but the fix is bugged, so I'm fixing the fix.

Common Problem #1

It feels like they'll give me whatever I ask for, regardless of whether it's the right thing or not...
We believe prevention is better than a cure

We invest into your long term success by guiding you through our North Star Workshop. We’ll lend you our expertise (at no cost) and together we’ll find the best way to balance cost, features and scalability while preventing future headaches.

The North Star Workshop
We believe prevention is better than a cure
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    We invest into your long term success by guiding you through our North Star Workshop. We’ll lend you our expertise (at no cost) and together we’ll find the best way to balance cost, features and scalability while preventing future headaches.

    The North Star Workshop

Common Problem #2

They keep asking me to make decisions I obviously don't understand the future consequences of
We take the bull by the horns

As the experts, we feel it’s our duty to guide you through each decision and to take responsibility for the outcome. We want you to feel confident that your decisions will lead to higher revenue gains, lower costs, better features and happier users.

The North Star Workshop
We take the bull by the horns
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    As the experts, we feel it’s our duty to guide you through each decision and to take responsibility for the outcome. We want you to feel confident that your decisions will lead to higher revenue gains, lower costs, better features and happier users.

    The North Star Workshop

Common Problem #3

Our developers keep telling us the system's fine, that everything's okay... But it clearly isn't...
We're connecting the same dots as you

Our big focus is long term revenue success for your business - not just short term project success. Our first project together is really, as we see it, a chance for us to prove we're the right team to guide you through this longer journey.

The North Star Workshop
We are connecting the same dots as you
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    Our big focus is long term revenue success for your business - not just short term project success. Our first project together is really, as we see it, a chance for us to prove we're the right team to guide you through this longer journey.

    The North Star Workshop

Common Problem #4

They built everything in a way that means we'll need to keep working with them forever...
We give you strong foundations, not a crutch

Everything we do is about preserving your independence. If you decide to move things in-house, we can help you build the team. If you want to engage a new tech partner, well provide full technical specifications for a smooth handover.

The North Star Workshop
We give you strong foundations, not a crutch
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    Everything we do is about preserving your independence. If you decide to move things in-house, we can help you build the team. If you want to engage a new tech partner, well provide full technical specifications for a smooth handover.

    The North Star Workshop

What We Do

Fractional CTO

Focus on growth whilst we handle tech strategy, leadership and processes for your team without the cost and hassle of a full-time hire.

Plug-in-Tech Team

Plug in our team as your fully outsourced, self-managing tech department ready to help you plan, design, build, test and launch your product.

Product Development

From concept to launch and beyond, we design, build, test, and iterate products that align with your business’ goals and vision.

Tech Concept Validation

Validate your product idea with clarity. We help you define, test, and deliver roadmaps and proofs of concepts to de-risk your next steps.

Scalability Audit

We audit your tech, operations and team to craft a clear scale-up plan, ensuring rapid growth without wasted time or resources.

Tech Project Rescue

We analyse problems, identify the root causes and implement cost effective, high impact solutions to accelerate your user and revenue growth.

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Why Work With Us?

Oh, we can think of a few reasons...
500+
Total Products Built
250k+
Users Supported
20
Years in Business
300+
Clients Worked With
200+
Combined years of experience
500+
Total Products Built
250k+
Users Supported
20
Years Running
300+
Clients Worked With
200+
Combined years of experience

Providing mentoring and hands on technical support for start-up founders on the Product Growth programme. These are founders who have an existing MVP product and are looking for support to scale. We use our expertise in building scalable products to support these cohorts.

Providing mentoring and hands on technical support for start-up founders on the Product Builder programme. These are idea or pre-MVP stage founders looking to build the first version of their product. We use our expertise to help these founders avoid the mistakes we often see in MVP products.

Delivering Product Development services for their portfolio companies with a particular focus on AI Proof of Concepts. Deploying specialist technical knowledge to support and accelerate the internal teams of rapidly scaling companies.

Providing mentoring and hands on technical support for start-up founders on the Product Growth programme. These are founders who have an existing MVP product and are looking for support to scale. We use our expertise in building scalable products to support these cohorts.

Providing mentoring and hands on technical support for start-up founders on the Product Builder programme. These are idea or pre-MVP stage founders looking to build the first version of their product. We use our expertise to help these founders avoid the mistakes we often see in MVP products.

Delivering Product Development services for their portfolio companies with a particular focus on AI Proof of Concepts. Deploying specialist technical knowledge to support and accelerate the internal teams of rapidly scaling companies.

Client Feedback

5/5
Chris was an incredible help in the early days of Ivee. As non-technical founders, we genuinely appreciated how clearly he explained complex concepts, making everything feel manageable. No matter the issue or question, Chris was always there to support us - a true problem-solver and genuinely great person!
Lydia Miller

Ivee

5/5
The Tech Dept originally came on board to build a POC for Persi, to support both our route to market, and validate the concept. Following this Chris and his team have been invaluable in supporting Persi on our tech journey and scoping out a clear roadmap and SRS doc to support the build and launch of our MVP. Ultimately this has allowed us to secure the funding required to do so, so now the hard work starts, and I am thrilled that TTD will be our partners in delivering it.
Olivia Parkes

Persi

5/5
I just love The Tech Dept. I think they’re brilliant. I love them as people. They are really easy to work with. From a charity POV, a lot of private sector companies take advantage of us. We’re easy pickings. They bamboozle us. It’s really nice to have found a company to work with who are on the same page and have our best interest at heart. It’s never felt like a transactional relationship. More like a long-term partnership.
Helen O’Donnell

Children’s University

5/5
The Tech Dept are aware of the pitfalls and things that can go wrong – they’re grounded in reality. You can count on them because they’ve been through the good, the bad and the ugly
Ali Munro

Flutterlab

5/5
The Tech Dept understands our product and what we’re trying to achieve. We have a great working relationship with them. I like that they’re not too techie. They help us solve the problem simply. 'This is the problem; this is how we do it. There’s no rubbish around the side'. In contrast, other dev agencies need us to spell it out. If we don’t get the explanation exactly right, they don’t get it right. So they build the wrong thing.
Clare Baldwin

QHS (Vaccination Track)

5/5
We needed skilled technical expertise and strategic capabilities to help us deliver a number of complex digital projects. We engaged TTD as our “Plug-In Tech Team”, it worked really well. Their devs, strategists and PM joined our internal team and achieved successful delivery across all projects. They’re a brilliant team and we feel lucky to be working with them.
Pippa Irvine

D&AD

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