Talent Is Everywhere, Opportunity Is Not

Talent Is Everywhere, Opportunity Is Not

Managed internship teams with top 0.1% tech talent in Africa

Managed internship teams with top 0.1% tech talent in Africa

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Net Promoter Score

8.3 out of 10

8.7 out of 10

'value for money' customer rating

Secret Sauce

Our secret sauce?

We identify and train top 0.1% talent in Kenya and Ethiopia, specifically preparing them for remote work with US or European early-stage startups.

We identify and train top 0.1% early-career tech talent in Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda for remote work with global startups and scale-ups

Our secret sauce?

We identify and train top 0.1% talent in Kenya and Ethiopia, specifically preparing them for remote work with US or European early-stage startups.

Top talent

5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it

Top talent

5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it

Senior Leadership

Teams are led by senior engineers and managers

Value for Money

From $1300/month for 280 hours, including tech lead and team

Top talent

5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it

Top talent

5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it

Senior Leadership

Each team has a tech lead or product managers and a fractional CTO

Value for Money

From $1300/month for 280 hours, including tech lead and team

A sample 100 day journey

Day 1: Discovery

You express your interest either via a form submission or over a quick 15 min call to see if we’re a good fit!

Day 3: Submit Details

We’ll send some templates to ensure we adhere to best-practice product development.

⁠Day 5: CEO call

After evaluating submitted documents, we present the work plan, price and contract details, while addressing any final questions or concerns.

Day 8: Interviews or Product Scoping

For "monthly retainer" pricing model, you may interview candidates at this stage. For the ‘fixed quote’ model, we’ll work on detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD).

Day 15: Work start

We set up a dedicated project Google Drive, Slack connect, Linear workspace, Figma workspace, GitHub repository and CI/CD pipeline infrastructure.

⁠Day 100: Work Completion

Client gives final approval. Beyond this, you have the option to hire and take the team in-house!

A sample 100 day journey

Day 1: Discovery

You express your interest either via a form submission or over a quick 15 min call to see if we’re a good fit!

Day 3: Submit Details

We’ll send some templates to ensure we adhere to best-practice product development.

⁠Day 5: CEO call

After evaluating submitted documents, we present the work plan, price and contract details, while addressing any final questions or concerns.

Day 8: Interviews or Product Scoping

For "monthly retainer" pricing model, you may interview candidates at this stage. For the ‘fixed quote’ model, we’ll work on detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD).

Day 15: Work start

We set up a dedicated project Google Drive, Slack connect, Linear workspace, Figma workspace, GitHub repository and CI/CD pipeline infrastructure.

⁠Day 100: Work Completion

Client gives final approval. Beyond this, you have the option to hire and take the team in-house!

A sample 100 day journey

Day 1: Discovery

You express your interest either via a form submission or over a quick 15 min call to see if we’re a good fit!

Day 3: Submit Details

We’ll send some templates to ensure we adhere to best-practice product development.

⁠Day 5: CEO call

After evaluating submitted documents, we present the work plan, price and contract details, while addressing any final questions or concerns.

Day 8: Interviews or Product Scoping

For "monthly retainer" pricing model, you may interview candidates at this stage. For the ‘fixed quote’ model, we’ll work on detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD).

Day 15: Work start

We set up a dedicated project Google Drive, Slack connect, Linear workspace, Figma workspace, GitHub repository and CI/CD pipeline infrastructure.

⁠Day 100: Work Completion

Client gives final approval. Beyond this, you have the option to hire and take the team in-house!

Pricing

Pricing

Project scoping

$1500

Product specification, Technical specification, user flowcharts

2 Apprentices

280 hours of commitment

Project scoping

$1500

Product specification, Technical specification, user flowcharts

Project scoping and solutions architect

As fast turnaround as you require

Managed Internship Team

$3k | month

For those who are on budget and are looking to build an in-house team.

CTO support

1 Tech Lead or Project Manager

4 Internship & 1 Tech Lead or PM

4 Intern Engineers or Designers

Mixed Team

$7k-$11k | month

Faster delivery with seasoned developers mixed with interns.

5 Devs/Designers

1 Product manager & 1 Tech Lead

Mixed Team

$7k-$11k | month

Faster delivery with seasoned developers mixed with interns.

5 Devs/Designers

1 Product manager & 1 Tech Lead

Fixed quote

From $9K

| fixed

If you know exactly what you want

Waitlist

Flexible team composition

Senior Product Manager and CTO architecture

Product Manager and CTO

See Tison in Action

See Tison in Action

See Tison in Action

See Tison in Action

Event Simplified

Event Simplified is a SaaS that provides the power of event-planning to any event-planner regardless of level of experience by:

  • Intelligent task generation for an event from answers of a simplified questionnaire

  • Priority-based task viewing at a glance with a countdown timer for the most upcoming event, with the ability to update the status of a task

  • Quick task generation from a simple prompt

See What Our Clients Say

Rafael Solari

CTO, Tally - a market leading SaaS with customer controlling $30B+ worth of assets

“In the past few months, they have built up a full-stack Tally notification app from the ground-up. It’s been amazing working with a self-directed team of students.”

See What Our Clients Say

Rafael Solari

CTO, Tally - a market leading SaaS with customer controlling $30B+ worth of assets

“In the past few months, they have built up a full-stack Tally notification app from the ground-up. It’s been amazing working with a self-directed team of students.”

See What Our Clients Say

Rafael Solari

CTO, Tally - a market leading SaaS with customer controlling $30B+ worth of assets

“In the past few months, they have built up a full-stack Tally notification app from the ground-up. It’s been amazing working with a self-directed team of students.”

Frequently Asked Questions

What is your Price Guarantee?

We price-match the quotation that you receive from any established service provider offering the same services as we do.

How good our the devs, really?

You are welcome to see their portfolio, assign them test or interview them if you wish to do so before taking on a team on the retainer model.

How can you claim they are “top 0.1%”?

There are roughly 1200 students in Kenya who get straight A’s in the KCSE every year. About 14% of them attended our partner high schools which we exclusively recruit from. Out of this pre-selected pool, only the top 10% reach the Tison apprenticeship stage.

What is your Quality Guarantee?

Fixed quote: we guarantee delivery up to the specifications. If the delivery is not completed by the date we promised, then we’ll continue at no extra charge until the project is done. Staff augmentation: For the monthly retainer model, you interview the candidates first. If it doesn’t work out then you can swap them out at no extra charge!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is your Price Guarantee?

We price-match the quotation that you receive from any established service provider offering the same services as we do.

How good our the devs, really?

You are welcome to see their portfolio, assign them test or interview them if you wish to do so before taking on a team on the retainer model.

How can you claim they are “top 0.1%”?

There are roughly 1200 students in Kenya who get straight A’s in the KCSE every year. About 14% of them attended our partner high schools which we exclusively recruit from. Out of this pre-selected pool, only the top 10% reach the Tison apprenticeship stage.

What is your Quality Guarantee?

Fixed quote: we guarantee delivery up to the specifications. If the delivery is not completed by the date we promised, then we’ll continue at no extra charge until the project is done. Staff augmentation: For the monthly retainer model, you interview the candidates first. If it doesn’t work out then you can swap them out at no extra charge!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is your Price Guarantee?

We price-match the quotation that you receive from any established service provider offering the same services as we do.

How good our the devs, really?

You are welcome to see their portfolio, assign them test or interview them if you wish to do so before taking on a team on the retainer model.

How can you claim they are “top 0.1%”?

There are roughly 1200 students in Kenya who get straight A’s in the KCSE every year. About 14% of them attended our partner high schools which we exclusively recruit from. Out of this pre-selected pool, only the top 10% reach the Tison apprenticeship stage.

What is your Quality Guarantee?

Fixed quote: we guarantee delivery up to the specifications. If the delivery is not completed by the date we promised, then we’ll continue at no extra charge until the project is done. Staff augmentation: For the monthly retainer model, you interview the candidates first. If it doesn’t work out then you can swap them out at no extra charge!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is your Price Guarantee?

We price-match the quotation that you receive from any established service provider offering the same services as we do.

How good our the devs, really?

You are welcome to see their portfolio, assign them test or interview them if you wish to do so before taking on a team on the retainer model.

How can you claim they are “top 0.1%”?

There are roughly 1200 students in Kenya who get straight A’s in the KCSE every year. About 14% of them attended our partner high schools which we exclusively recruit from. Out of this pre-selected pool, only the top 10% reach the Tison apprenticeship stage.

What is your Quality Guarantee?

Fixed quote: we guarantee delivery up to the specifications. If the delivery is not completed by the date we promised, then we’ll continue at no extra charge until the project is done. Staff augmentation: For the monthly retainer model, you interview the candidates first. If it doesn’t work out then you can swap them out at no extra charge!

See What Our Clients Say

Rafael Solari

CTO, Tally - a market leading SaaS with customer controlling $30B+ worth of assets

“In the past few months, they have built up a full-stack Tally notification app from the ground-up. It’s been amazing working with a self-directed team of students.”

See What Our Clients Say

Rafael Solari

CTO, Tally - a market leading SaaS with customer controlling $30B+ worth of assets

“In the past few months, they have built up a full-stack Tally notification app from the ground-up. It’s been amazing working with a self-directed team of students.”

Top talent

5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it

Top talent

5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it

Senior Leadership

Apprentices are led by several senior engineers and managers.

Value for Money

From $1300/month for 280 hours including tech lead

Our secret sauce?

We identify and train top 0.1% talent in Kenya and Ethiopia, specifically preparing them for remote work with US or European early-stage startups.

Pricing

Pricing

Mini

$1300

For the hands-on founder

2 Interns

280 hours of commitment

Mini

$1300

For the hands-on founder

2 Interns

280 hours of commitment

Standard

$3000

Bringing ideas to life with robust and scalable web solutions.

1 Product manager

4 Interns

Standard

$3000

Bringing ideas to life with robust and scalable web solutions.

1 Product manager

4 Interns

Priority

$7000

Everything from Standard/Mini

1 Tech lead

1 Product manager

Priority

$7000

Everything from Standard/Mini

1 Tech lead

1 Product manager

Fixed quote

From $9K

| fixed

If you know exactly what you want

Waitlist

Flexible team composition

Senior Product Manager and CTO architecture

Fixed quote

From $9K

| fixed

If you know exactly what you want

Waitlist

Flexible team composition

Senior Product Manager and CTO architecture

Pricing

Pricing

Mini

$1300

For the hands-on founder

2 Apprentices

280 hours of commitment

Mini

$1300

For the hands-on founder

2 Apprentices

280 hours of commitment

Managed Internship Team

$3000

For those looking to build an in-house team.

1 Tech Lead

4 Interns

Managed Internship Team

$3000

For those looking to build an in-house team.

1 Tech Lead

4 Interns

Developer team

$7000

End-to-end development with our top offshore developers

1 Tech lead

1 Product manager

Developer team

$7000

End-to-end development with our top offshore developers

1 Tech lead

1 Product manager

Fixed quote

From $9K

| fixed

If you know exactly what you want

Waitlist

Flexible team composition

Senior Product Manager and CTO architecture

Fixed quote

From $9K

| fixed

If you know exactly what you want

Waitlist

Flexible team composition

Senior Product Manager and CTO architecture

A sample 100 day journey

Day 1: Discovery

You express your interest either via a form submission or over a quick 15 min call to see if we’re a good fit!

Day 3: Details

We’ll send some templates to ensure we adhere to best-practice product development.

⁠Day 5: CEO call

After evaluating submitted documents, we present the work plan, price and contract details, while addressing any final questions or concerns.

Day 8: Interviews or Product Scoping

For "monthly retainer" pricing model, you may interview candidates at this stage. For the ‘fixed quote’ model, we’ll work on detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD).

Day 15: Start

We set up a dedicated project Google Drive, Slack connect, Linear workspace, Figma workspace, GitHub repository and CI/CD pipeline infrastructure.

Day 100: Finish

Client gives final approval. Beyond this, you have the option to hire and take the team in-house!

A sample 100 day journey

Day 1: Discovery

You express your interest either via a form submission or over a quick 15 min call to see if we’re a good fit!

Day 3: Details

We’ll send some templates to ensure we adhere to best-practice product development.

⁠Day 5: CEO call

After evaluating submitted documents, we present the work plan, price and contract details, while addressing any final questions or concerns.

Day 8: Interviews or Product Scoping

For "monthly retainer" pricing model, you may interview candidates at this stage. For the ‘fixed quote’ model, we’ll work on detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD).

Day 15: Start

We set up a dedicated project Google Drive, Slack connect, Linear workspace, Figma workspace, GitHub repository and CI/CD pipeline infrastructure.

Day 100: Finish

Client gives final approval. Beyond this, you have the option to hire and take the team in-house!

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