For hardware makers who just funded
The campaign funded. Now the real work.
Backers live in one tool, late pledges in another, the factory wants a deposit and the books say you earned it all last month. We build the systems that tie the campaign to shipments, to inventory, to clean books, so it stops needing you. Written scope, fixed price, done in weeks.
Builds from $2,500, fixed · A written scope before any work · Done in two to six weeks
10
years · experience
Enterprise and fintech operations, at JPMorgan and at billion dollar startups, before this.
50+
automations · shipped
Built for founders, makers and, before that, enterprise, and still running.
2–6
weeks · a build
From a written scope to a system you are running, not a prototype.
“If you care about clean systems and fast execution, Tyler is your guy.”
What stood out was his response every time things broke: calm, unfazed, and fast. No panic. No drama. Just clean fixes and rapid iteration. He thinks in systems, flows, logic, and efficiency instantly. If you are a coach or consultant looking to build better systems and automations, I cannot recommend Tyler enough.
Three builds.
Each one takes a whole problem off your plate: a written scope, a fixed price, and a defined end. All three are about the part after the campaign: getting units to backers, getting the money into the books, and knowing what a unit actually cost.
Fulfilment build
Backers to shipments, without the spreadsheet. Kickstarter, the pledge manager and Shopify agree on who ordered what, add-ons and shipping included. Batches, tracking, backer updates and support tickets flow from one record. When someone asks 'where's mine' you answer in a minute.
From $2,500, fixed2–4 weeks
What you get, and the estimate
- AutoAddresses pulled from pledge manager, deduped against Shopifyinstant
- AIFlags 11 addresses that won't pass carrier validation20s
- AutoLabels generated, tracking written back to backersinstant
- YouApprove the batchyou decide
One batch, one record. Every step logged.
Preorder and store build
Late pledges and retail, on a store that matches the campaign. Preorders taken as preorders, not as revenue. Paid means reserved; shipped means earned. Wholesale ordering for the shops that emailed you, without a second system.
From $5,000, fixed4–6 weeks
What you get, and the estimate
- AutoPaid, $189, booked to deferred revenueinstant
- AutoUnit reserved against batch 3instant
- AIReads a retailer's request for 24 units, drafts the wholesale quote15s
- YouApprove the priceyou decide
Paid means reserved. Shipped means earned.
Money stack
Campaign cash, factory deposits and landed cost, in books your accountant signs. The campaign payout tied to the pledge manager tied to the bank. Preorders as a liability until they ship. Deposits as inventory, not expense. Freight and duties allocated to units, so margin per unit is a number, not a feeling.
From $6,000, fixed2–3 weeks
What you get, and the estimate
- Auto$312,040 tied to $340,210 campaign total (fees, 2.1% dropped)instant
- AutoBooked to deferred revenue, not salesinstant
- AIExplains the 14 pledges that don't tie20s
- YouYour accountant signsyou decide
- AutoEvery line loggedinstant
Money logic is deterministic. AI reads and explains; it never adds, matches or decides.
Pricing, as estimates.
Whole problem or nothing: a written scope, a fixed price, and a defined end. No hourly work. These are starting points. The number in your written scope is the number you pay, and if the problem is smaller than a build, you get pointed somewhere cheaper.
Fulfilment build
from$2,5002–4 weeks
Estimate. Fixed once the scope is written.
For the maker whose backer list, pledge manager and store don't agree.
What you get
- The pledge manager, the store and the shipping tool tied to one order record
- Batches and tracking that write back to backers
- Backer updates and support tickets from the same record
- Every step logged
Preorder and store build
from$5,0004–6 weeks
Estimate. Fixed once the scope is written. It moves with how much store there is.
For the maker taking late pledges and retail on a store that wasn't built for either.
What you get
- A store written and built to sell one product clearly
- Preorders and late pledges taken as preorders
- Checkout that matches how you sell, add-ons included
- Wholesale ordering without a second system
- Deferred revenue from the first sale, ready for your accountant
Money stack
from$6,0002–3 weeks
Estimate. Fixed once the scope is written.
For the maker whose accountant is about to ask where the campaign money went.
What you get
- Campaign payout, pledge manager and store tied to the bank and the books
- Preorders as a liability until they ship
- Deposits and landed cost into inventory, margin per unit
- Sales tax and VAT collected, remitted and booked
- A close per batch shipped, written for your business
- The first close prepared
- Not for
- Companies that haven't funded yet, or that already have a finance person.
Start here
Send me the job. Get the scope back in two days.
No call first. Describe the thing you or someone on your team does by hand every week: what starts it, what systems it touches, and what has to be true at the end.
Within two business days you get back a written scope: how it would be built, what it costs, and how long it takes. Fixed price. Yours to keep whether or not you build it with me.
- You describe the job. The form below, or an email. Five minutes.
- I ask what I need to. One round, in writing, if the scope is not clear.
- The scope comes back in two business days. What gets built, the fixed price, the timeline.
- You decide. Or you do not. The scope is yours either way.
No call required. No sales sequence. If it is smaller than a build, I will point you somewhere cheaper.
Start with a conversation
Bring the whole problem.
A thirty minute call to say what it is. You leave with a written scope and a fixed price, or an honest pointer somewhere cheaper.
- A written scope before any work
- A fixed price and a defined end
- Funded recently? Start with the campaign close on Recouped; it usually tells us which build you need.