Find Court
WebiOSAndroidDesktopTablet
Booking management for padel clubs—court reservations, memberships, and a smoother customer experience.
View case study
Founder-led digital product atelier
Since 2001 · Selective partnerships · Strategy through scale
Digital productscrafted with precisionand taste.
Founder-led engineering and design for ambitious companies—from first principles to final polish.
Boutique by design · No handoffs · Built to last
Trusted craft
24+
Years crafting
16
Products shipped
10+
Long-term partners
100%
Founder-led
24+Years crafting
16Products shipped
10+Long-term partners
100%Founder-led
24+Years crafting
16Products shipped
10+Long-term partners
100%Founder-led
Philosophy
We build softwarethe way atelierscraft garments.
Starting Blocks is a boutique, founder-led studio. We partner with a limited number of ambitious companies each year—so every product receives full attention from first principles to final polish.
Frameworks and libraries are raw materials. Our craft is turning them into refined, enduring products that feel effortless— thoughtfully, deliberately, with obsessive attention to detail.
Partnerships continue because the work earns your trust—not because a contract makes leaving difficult.
Selected work
Products shaped with care
Cinematic case studies—from AI platforms to commerce and mobile experiences.
01
Playground
AI-native tournament management that optimizes events in real time and personalizes experiences.
02
Vintage Vinyl
E-commerce for vinyl record stores—catalog digitization and streamlined online sales.
03
Simplimmo
A platform for real estate agencies to centralize listings and simplify daily operations.
04
Shoot&Buy
Mobile commerce that turns QR scanning into instant food ordering for commuters.
05
Octo At Your Service
Peer-to-peer service exchange with smart matching and trust built in from day one.
06
Product Academy
Education for product management—business, UX, technology, and data in one place.
Process
From discovery to scale—one continuous craft
01
01
Discovery
First principles, constraints, and taste—mapped before a single line of code.
02
02
Systems
Architecture, design language, and technical direction that scale with intent.
03
03
Craft
Iterative build with obsessive detail—every interaction considered.
04
04
Launch
Polished release with clarity, momentum, and confidence in the product.
05
05
Scale
Performance, reliability, and evolution—without compromising the experience.
Why founder-led
Most agencies hide juniors behind sales teams. We don't.
Direct collaboration
The people you meet in the first conversation are the people building your product.
No handoffs
Strategy, design, and engineering stay in one continuous thread of ownership.
Quality obsession
We take on fewer projects so each one receives the attention it deserves.
Start a conversation
Ready to craft something exceptional?
Tell us what you're building. If it's a strong fit, we'll shape the path together—from first principles to a refined release.