You bring the problem. We build the fix.
A consultancy for businesses that have outgrown duct-tape and spreadsheets. We solve hard problems end to end, with software, AI, and the business sense to use them.
- Who we work with
- Small & mid-sized businesses held together by spreadsheets and duct tape
- How we help
- Software, AI, and the know-how to actually run it
How we solve it.
Most problems we take on come down to one of these three. Most engagements pull from all of them.
What working together looks like.
No mystery, no long runway before anything happens. Here’s the whole path from first call to done.
- 01
A conversation
We start by understanding your business and where the friction actually is. No charge, no pitch, no slides.
- 02
A scoped first project
We pick one real problem and agree on exactly what gets built, what it costs, and when it's done. No open-ended meters.
- 03
We build it
You get something working, with you in the loop the whole way. Nothing is a black box, and nothing ships without your say-so.
- 04
Hand-off and support
It's documented and it's yours. We stay on to run it and evolve it as your business changes, for as long as that's useful to you.
How we work
The work only matters if it keeps working after we hand it over. That's what we build everything around.
Plain English
We translate technology decisions into trade-offs you can actually act on. No jargon walls, no 'just trust us' answers.
Boring is a feature
We pick proven tools and small footprints. Less to break, less to maintain, less to relearn the next time something changes.
Built to outlast us
Everything we ship is documented and handed off cleanly. You own it. We keep running it only as long as that's useful to you.
One partner, not five vendors
Strategy, build, and ongoing support live in one place, so when something breaks, you don't spend the morning chasing who's responsible.
One partner, accountable end to end.
I'm the person you'll actually work with, from the first call to long after launch. No account managers, no handoffs.
I started Stackform because too many good businesses get stuck running on spreadsheets and one person's memory. I fix that with software and AI, then explain every bit of it in plain English so your team can actually run it.
Brian Kenkel, Founder
Easy to start. Easy to leave.
Hiring help shouldn’t feel like a leap of faith. We keep the terms simple so you can prove the fit before committing to anything ongoing.
Fixed scope, fixed price to start
Most clients begin with one small, well-defined project. You know the price up front. No hourly meter, no surprise invoices.
No long-term lock-in
If it makes sense to keep working together after that, we will. If it doesn't, you walk away with everything we built.
You own everything
The code, the accounts, the documentation. It's yours from day one. We run it only as long as that's useful to you.
The things people ask first.
- You're a small shop. What happens if you're unavailable?
- Everything is documented and built on boring, standard tools, so it doesn't depend on any one person being around. For ongoing clients we agree on response times up front, and nothing we build is a black box that only we can open.
- Do I own what you build?
- Completely. The code, the accounts, and the documentation are yours from day one. We keep running things only as long as that's useful to you, and you can take it elsewhere whenever you want.
- We don't have any technical people. Is that a problem?
- That's exactly who we work with. We handle the technical side and explain everything in plain English, including how to actually use what we build day to day.
- What does support look like after launch?
- We don't disappear when the project ships. We stay on to run it, fix things, and change it as your business changes, on terms we agree on together.
- How much does it cost?
- It depends on the problem, but most clients start with a small fixed-scope project with the price agreed up front. No hourly surprises, and you'll always know what you're paying for.
- How do you use AI? Is my data safe?
- We use AI where it genuinely saves you time, with a human in the loop on anything that matters. Nothing goes out the door without review, and we're careful about where your data lives and who can see it.
Tell us what’s slowing you down.
Send a short note about your business and what you’re trying to solve. No pitches, no slides, just a conversation about where software could give you time back.
- We listen firstThe call is about your business and what you're trying to do, not our pitch.
- No obligationYou'll leave with a few ideas whether we end up working together or not.
- We reply within two business daysA real person, usually with a couple of questions and, if it's a fit, a plan.