Talent Is Everywhere, Opportunity Is Not
Talent Is Everywhere, Opportunity Is Not
Gain exclusive early access to Africa’s next generation of tech leaders
Expert software development and Managed internship teams with top 0.1% tech talent in Africa
Expert software development and Managed internship teams with top 0.1% tech talent in Africa
The tech talent marketplace with the top 0.1% powered by DirectEd Development
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Projects
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Net Promoter Score
8.3 out of 10
8.7 out of 10
'value for money' customer rating
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.
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 $600/month: Designer, Full-stack and AI engineers
Top talent
Top 0.1% make it, see the team deliver and hire the ones you like
Top talent
Top 0.1% make it, see the team deliver and hire the ones you like
Experience
You can feel secure in with a Bay Area based fractional CTO.
Value for Money
From $599/month: Designer, Full-stack and AI engineers
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
Pro Tier
From $3,999 | month
End to end squad for mission critical launches
2-5 Engineers, Designers and QA
Dedicated Product Manager + Tech lead
Weekly roadmap and risk report
Standard Tier
From $1,399 | month
Core dev team to extend your capacity fast
2-5 Engineers, Designers and QA
Senior Tech lead oversight
Daily slack stand ups and code reviews
Budget Tier
From $599 | month
Junior pod for MVPs and quick experiments
2-5 Engineers, Designers and QA
Guidance from junior Tech lead
Cancel anytime, 2 day rump up
Fixed quote
Starting $4000
Know the scope? lock the cost
Flexible team composition
Product Manager + fractional CTO
Signed SOW, milestone billing
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See What Our Clients Say
Freddie Bale
Founder
"The communication and service have honestly been exceptional. One of the things I value most is the level of professionalism and how clearly everything is communicated. A lot of the time with dev work you worry about losing touch with the process or not having control over direction, but you guys do a great job at keeping the client involved and making sure nothing gets lost in translation. I genuinely can’t fault the service and would absolutely recommend you. The way everything’s organised in docs, every detail covered, and you being so in tune with user experience — it’s just a great combo and makes the whole development process feel smooth and well thought out."
Rafael Solari
Founder
“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
Freddie Bale
Founder
"The communication and service have honestly been exceptional. One of the things I value most is the level of professionalism and how clearly everything is communicated. A lot of the time with dev work you worry about losing touch with the process or not having control over direction, but you guys do a great job at keeping the client involved and making sure nothing gets lost in translation. I genuinely can’t fault the service and would absolutely recommend you. The way everything’s organised in docs, every detail covered, and you being so in tune with user experience — it’s just a great combo and makes the whole development process feel smooth and well thought out."
Rafael Solari
Founder
“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
Freddie Bale
Founder
"The communication and service have honestly been exceptional. One of the things I value most is the level of professionalism and how clearly everything is communicated. A lot of the time with dev work you worry about losing touch with the process or not having control over direction, but you guys do a great job at keeping the client involved and making sure nothing gets lost in translation. I genuinely can’t fault the service and would absolutely recommend you. The way everything’s organised in docs, every detail covered, and you being so in tune with user experience — it’s just a great combo and makes the whole development process feel smooth and well thought out."
Rafael Solari
Founder
“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
Freddie Bale
Founder
"The communication and service have honestly been exceptional. One of the things I value most is the level of professionalism and how clearly everything is communicated. A lot of the time with dev work you worry about losing touch with the process or not having control over direction, but you guys do a great job at keeping the client involved and making sure nothing gets lost in translation. I genuinely can’t fault the service and would absolutely recommend you. The way everything’s organised in docs, every detail covered, and you being so in tune with user experience — it’s just a great combo and makes the whole development process feel smooth and well thought out."
Rafael Solari
Founder
“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
Freddie Bale
Founder
"The communication and service have honestly been exceptional. One of the things I value most is the level of professionalism and how clearly everything is communicated. A lot of the time with dev work you worry about losing touch with the process or not having control over direction, but you guys do a great job at keeping the client involved and making sure nothing gets lost in translation. I genuinely can’t fault the service and would absolutely recommend you. The way everything’s organised in docs, every detail covered, and you being so in tune with user experience — it’s just a great combo and makes the whole development process feel smooth and well thought out."
Rafael Solari
Founder
“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!
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 $599/month: Designer, Full-stack and AI engineers
Our secret sauce?
We find and develop top 0.1% African talent, specifically for remote work with Western early-stage startups
Pricing
Pricing
Pro Tier
From $3,999 | month
End to end squad for mission critical launches
2-5 Engineers, Designers and QA
Dedicated Product Manager + Tech lead
Weekly roadmap and risk report
Standard Tier
From $1,399 | month
Core dev team to extend your capacity fast
2-5 Engineers, Designers and QA
Senior Tech lead oversight
Daily slack stand ups and code reviews
Budget Tier
From $599 | month
Junior pod for MVPs and quick experiments
2-5 Engineers, Designers and QA
Guidance from junior Tech lead
Cancel anytime, 2 day rump up
Fixed quote
Starting $4000
Know the scope? lock the cost
Flexible team composition
Product Manager + fractional CTO
Signed SOW, milestone billing
Pricing
Pricing
Pro Tier
From $3,999 | month
End to end squad for mission critical launches
2-5 Engineers, Designers and QA
Dedicated Product Manager + Tech lead
Weekly roadmap and risk report
Standard Tier
From $1,399 | month
Core dev team to extend your capacity fast
2-5 Engineers, Designers and QA
Senior Tech lead oversight
Daily slack stand ups and code reviews
Budget Tier
From $599 | month
Junior pod for MVPs and quick experiments
2-5 Engineers, Designers and QA
Guidance from junior Tech lead
Cancel anytime, 2 day rump up
Fixed quote
Starting $4000
Know the scope? lock the cost
Flexible team composition
Product Manager + fractional CTO
Signed SOW, milestone billing
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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