Case studycase-01 · ops-copilotA software & AI consultancy — Est. 2005
We merge AI with the software your business actually ships.From the first prototype to the production system that keeps it honest.
We build the software your business is meant to run on.Then we weave in the AI that makes it sharper — and the team that keeps it shipping.
We ship products — not slide decks.Custom web apps, AI features, automation. The work that ends with something real in your hands.
12 wkAvg. time to production
100%Senior engineers
FL · RemoteWorking globally
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§ 01 — Services
What we do for you.
We’re a small, senior team. We embed with yours — discover, design, ship — and then keep it running. No middle managers, no offshore handoff, no slide decks instead of code.
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AI Integration
LLM features that earn their keep — embedded search, copilots, summarization, classification. We build the eval harness alongside the feature so quality doesn't drift.
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Custom Web Apps
From scoping to launch — type-safe stacks, real authentication, real billing. The boring parts done well so the interesting parts can be ambitious.
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Automation
The unglamorous lift — turning spreadsheets, inboxes, and PDFs into pipelines that quietly do the work overnight. Frequently the highest-leverage thing we ship.
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Rapid Prototyping
Two-to-four-week sprints to turn a fuzzy idea into something you can put in front of a real customer. Built to be thrown away, or extended — your call after.
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Technical Advisory
Fractional CTO engagements for founders and operators. Roadmaps, hiring, architecture review, vendor selection — we sit in the meetings nobody wants to take alone.
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Data & Analytics
Warehouses you can trust, dashboards your team actually opens, and the upstream plumbing that keeps it all clean. The unsexy work that makes AI possible.
↗§ 02 — Process
How an engagement actually runs.
No pitches in suits. We start with a working session, sketch the smallest thing that proves the idea, and ship every Friday. You decide what to keep.
01 · Week 0Discover
Working session
A two-hour session with your team. We leave with a one-page brief, a budget, and a decision: build, advise, or pass.
02 · Week 1–2Define
Prototype
A clickable, working prototype in your hands by the end of week two. Not slides — the actual thing, deployed.
03 · Week 3–10Deliver
Build & ship
Weekly releases, weekly demos, weekly invoices. You see what changed and you steer the wheel.
04 · OngoingOperate
Handover or stay
We document, train your team, and step out — or stay on a retainer. Either way, the system is built to be owned, not rented.
§ 03 — Selected Work
A few things we’ve shipped.
Names withheld where it matters. Happy to walk through any of these in detail on a call.
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case-04 · rental marketplace§ 04 — How we think
We’re built for the awkward middle — too small for a big consultancy, too important for a freelance gig. We meet you there, and we finish things.
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Ship something every week.
Working software beats a working slide deck. Every Friday, something new is in your hands.
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AI without the magic act.
If the LLM is the only thing holding the product together, that's a bug. We build durable systems with AI as a component, not a costume.
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Senior all the way down.
No junior staffing pyramid. The person you meet on day one is the person typing the code on day forty.
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We tell you when to stop.
The best engagement is the one that ends on time. We'd rather lose the retainer than build the wrong thing for six more months.
§ 05 — Get in touch
Let’s merge something.
Tell us what you’re working on. We’ll get back within one working day with either a time to talk, or an honest “not us — try these folks instead.”
hello@mergecreative.coDirect line
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