STRATEGY THAT SURVIVES SHIPPING.
Two principals. One contract. We don't split design from engineering. There's no separate build team. What you agree to is exactly what ships.
DESIGN BREAKS BETWEEN TEAMS.
CODE SHIPS WITHOUT PURPOSE.
WE BRIDGE THAT SPACE.
We don't split design from code.
There's no handoff.
What you buy is what you get.
Kit Mobley
Started running bulletin board systems in 1991. He built at Ultra, took TheGlobe public, and shipped for Tribune on AWS. Co-invented two patents along the way. The clients that stuck around brought in $7.1M.
Angelo Manzano
Spent two decades doing UX strategy for companies like Disney, Marriott, Beat Saber, Malibu, and P&G. Then he went independent in 2018.
One client
Robbie's of Islamorada. It's a Florida Keys marina we've partnered with since 2016, and we've been operating alongside them for years rather than handing off after a project ends. That's the model we build every relationship on.
Two principals
We've worked on everything from a 1998 NASDAQ IPO to a 2026 AI workspace. But one thing doesn't change. The same two people show up on the contract you sign.
Four featured.
Eighteen cases on file.
A Florida Keys marina that's made $7.1M online since 2016. Two patents that changed how people talk online. An IPO that had the biggest first-day pop in NASDAQ history at the time. We gave one client tools to build their entire site in 14 days. A booking engine that does what FareHarbor couldn't.
Eight different services. One relationship.
Strategy and engineering together from start to finish.
An independent studio that builds the work we sell.
Two people who live with the results.
No producers.
No account layer.
Just two principals
and the work.
We don't farm out the thinking and hand you the slides. Design and code happen in the same room. One contract. One deadline. When something breaks or takes longer, you don't call a project manager. You call Angelo or Kit.
Fixed team.
Shipped together
since 2008.
We're not a network of freelancers gathered for each project. We're two people who've shipped together for 15 years across the web's entire timeline. You always know who's doing the work. There's no one else to do it.
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Two people. One contract. Most work ships in under three months.
Questions we get asked a lot.
We start with a two-hour working session. Both of us show up. No PowerPoint pitch. We work through the problem together and figure out if we're a good match. That's it. We only take inquiries or introductions.
Both. Most work starts as a project with a clear scope and deadline. Once it's live, we usually shift into a retainer to operate and improve it. Most clients stick with us long-term. Robbie's, for instance, has been a retainer since 2016 and has generated $7.1M in online revenue.
Most programs start around $25K and go up from there, depending on what needs doing and how long it takes. We won't touch anything under $10K. If you have real budget and a real problem, reach out through the contact form and we'll tell you straight whether it makes sense.
Yes. Angelo handles UX strategy, brand, and design work solo. Kit handles engineering and operations. We prefer working together, but if the project fits one lane, we can do it with just one of us.
Yes. We're based in Miami, the Florida Keys, Orlando, and Melbourne. We've built sites for clients all over. US, Australia, Europe. We work remote by default, so time zones are just a scheduling thing, not a real problem.
We only take on serious work. Real budget, real timeline, real commitment to shipping. Introductions or direct inquiries only.