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Portfolio. 2,000+ brands. 55+ countries.

Eight years of work, condensed. Three named flagships, 43 industry archetypes, and a long tail we don't list publicly.

§ 01 · the short version

Three flagships, forty-three archetypes, a long tail.

This page is the overview. The depth - the metric breakdowns, the architectural decisions, the launch-day numbers - lives under /case-studies/. Read this if you want to know what kind of work we ship and what verticals we ship it into. Read the case studies if you want the receipts.

The portfolio is roughly 2,000 brands across 55+ countries since 2017. Three are named flagships - clients who asked to be featured because the work landed and they want the credit going both directions. Forty-three are archetype case studies, which means a pattern stitched together from 3-8 anonymised engagements in the same vertical so we can talk publicly about what worked without breaking client trust. Everything else stays private. That ratio is on purpose: we want each thing on the public portfolio to actually mean something.

2,000+
brands shipped
55+
countries served
3
named flagships
43
archetype studies
§ 03 · by industry

Ten industries, deep stacks each.

The portfolio clusters into ten verticals. Each card shows the cluster size and links to the archetype case study for that vertical - a pattern page describing what works in this category, with metrics from 3-8 anonymised clients. The full industries hub has more detail on category-specific stacks.

Cluster sizes are approximate, rounded to the nearest 10. The remainder fits into smaller verticals not separately listed.

§ 04 · by geography

Six anchor markets, 55+ countries served.

Six anchor markets account for around 80% of revenue. The remaining 20% is spread across 49 other countries - a mix of brands launching DTC into a new region, expat founders working from somewhere unusual, and partner agencies that subcontract specific scopes to us.

Market Team time Brands shipped
United States ~38% ~720 brands
United Kingdom ~14% ~280 brands
Canada ~6% ~140 brands
Australia ~9% ~210 brands
India ~8% ~280 brands
Germany ~5% ~110 brands
Other 49 countries ~20% ~260 brands
§ 05 · by engagement type

Four engagement shapes.

Most of the work breaks into four shapes. Greenfield builds and replatforms together account for ~70% of revenue; retainer engineering and audits make up the rest. The split has been roughly stable for the last three years.

shape 0140%

Greenfield builds

From-scratch launches. Brand to backend, six-week first ship.

  • Avg. fee: $35K - $120K
  • Avg. timeline: 6-12 weeks
  • Conversion to retainer: ~60%
shape 0230%

Replatforms / migrations

Shopify Plus, headless, custom → new stack with URL parity and SEO retention.

  • Avg. fee: $50K - $250K
  • Avg. timeline: 8-16 weeks
  • Conversion to retainer: ~75%
shape 0320%

Retainer engineering

Monthly hour pool. Named lead, published backlog, SLA-backed support.

  • Avg. retainer: $8K - $35K / mo
  • Avg. tenure: 14 months
  • Renewal rate: ~85%
shape 0410%

Audits + scopes

Paid technical or growth audits. Fixed fee, written report, no upsell pressure.

  • Avg. fee: $4K - $12K
  • Avg. timeline: 1-3 weeks
  • Conversion to build: ~40%
§ 06 · questions

The four we get most.

If your question isn't here, ask on a discovery call. The deeper portfolio detail comes off-public after a one-page mutual NDA.

Why don't you list every client publicly? +
Two reasons. The first is that most clients don't want a public agency-of-record disclosure - they want to look like the work was done in-house, and we respect that. The second is that public-listing every brand we've touched is a bad signal for buyers - it implies a transactional shop, not an editorial studio. The three flagships listed here are clients who explicitly asked to be featured, and the 43 archetype case studies under /case-studies/ are pattern descriptions across multiple unnamed brands in a vertical.
Are the archetype case studies real or composite? +
Composite. Every archetype page carries a visible disclosure banner above the fold and a footer note labelling it as an industry pattern based on multiple anonymised engagements in that vertical. The brand name and identifying details are illustrative; the metrics, timelines, and operational changes are pulled from real data across 3-8 unnamed clients in the category. We do this so the reader gets pattern-level truth without us breaking confidentiality with any individual client.
Can I see specific industry work before booking? +
Yes. Once you've booked a 30-minute scoping call and we've signed a one-page mutual NDA, we can walk through 2-4 specific client logos in your vertical, share metrics, and put you in touch with one or two for a reference call. This is a normal part of how we earn the right to a written scope. We do this on call rather than on the public site to keep the client-side trust intact.
Do you do anonymized references on a paid call? +
We do paid reference calls with current clients - a 20-30 minute call where you ask about working with us and the client speaks freely. The call is scheduled by us; the client is paid for their time at their normal day rate; the cost is invoiced to you up-front and credited against the engagement if you sign. We don't do unpaid reference calls because they distort what the client says, and we don't share unattributed quotes from past clients because anonymous testimonials are bad evidence.
§ 07 · start here

See the depth, then book a call.

The 46 case studies have the full metric breakdowns, timelines, and architecture decisions. Once you've found a vertical that matches your shape, the booking page sets up a 30-minute scoping call.

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