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Taking on sprint clients for May

Ship something real in 14 days.

We help founder teams move fast. Whether that's an AI system, a product rebuild, a web migration, or the automation that unblocks your next stage of growth. Not a deck. A working system you own.

£3k+ VAT
single sprint · 14 days
+The single sprint

What you get.

One focused problem. Two weeks. A working system you own and your team can run without us.

Days 1-3ConsultWe meet face-to-face, dig into your problem, and understand your business, users, and constraints.
Days 4-6Define the MVPTogether we refine the idea into a clear MVP plan. What to build, what to cut, and what success looks like.
Days 7-13BuildWe execute on the plan. You'll see real progress as things come together.
Day 14HandoffWe hand you a working system, ready to go. Your team runs it from here.
+Good sprint problems
“We’re drowning in support tickets”Smart triage, auto-responses, sentiment routing. Reduce ticket volume by 40-60% in two weeks.
“Our content pipeline is a bottleneck”Automated creation, repurposing, and publishing workflows. Ship 10x the content with the same team.
“We need to test this idea before committing a quarter to it”Working prototype, real users, real data. Know if it works before over-investing. Ship in weeks, not months.
Mark Darling, founder of BUILD+SHIP
Mark DarlingFounder, BUILD+SHIP

I've spent 20 years building technology teams and products. The last two, deep in agentic development, rethinking how fast a small team can ship.

Most recently Head of Mobile Engineering at Gymshark, leading the team that built the app used by millions. Before that, two decades hands-on across development, architecture, engineering leadership, and product at scale.

I started BUILD+SHIP because I kept seeing the same pattern: founder teams with big ideas and no technical partner to make them real. Not a strategy deck. Someone to build the thing. I fix that.

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+Three ways to work together

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+FAQ

Common questions.

What happens in the 2-week sprint?

We start with a face-to-face consultation to understand your problem. Then we define the MVP together, build it, and hand you a working system on day 14.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. We handle all the technical work. You bring the problem and the domain knowledge, we bring the architecture and execution.

What kind of things can you build in a sprint?

AI automation, internal tools, product prototypes, web migrations, workflow automation. Anything scoped to a single, self-contained problem.

What happens after the sprint?

You own the system. If you want to keep building, our ITERATE+GROW monthly partnership picks up where the sprint left off.

How is EMBED+SCALE different?

It's a deeper engagement. We embed with your team for 4-8 weeks and build the technical operating model across your product, GTM, and operations. Think fractional CTO.

Where are you based?

UK-based, but we work with teams anywhere. The initial consultation is face-to-face via video call.

Ready to ship something real?

Book a free 30-minute call. No pitch decks, just a conversation about what you want to build.

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