The Anti-Agency · AI-Native · Venture Studio
Who we are
We use no contractors. When you work with us, you only work with us — a small team of elite operators paired with AI so we deliver what used to take a year.
The Primer Shop · Media
We don't pitch. We publish. Strategic intelligence designed to help you tackle common business bottlenecks — before they become expensive problems.
The Work · Current Projects
The 60-Day Sprint · Your Stuff
Traditional agencies want a 12-month retainer, $250k minimum, and total disruption of your org chart. We don't. Flat $25k entry. Once it's paid, you're done paying — we align on future revenue-share or equity.
// The Cold Start
We use no contractors. When you work with us, you only work with us. We get you on a new path in less than 60 days, and never run the meter on you.
Take the diagnosticOur AI agent and the team sit with your team, map the bottleneck, and pick the highest-leverage thing to build first. You leave week one with a written brief and a fixed scope.
Strategy, UX/UI design system, and technical implementation — in parallel, not in sequence. Working software in your hands by week three. Real models, real data, real interfaces.
Production deploy, evals wired up, observability in place. We don't call it done until it's running on real traffic and your team has merged a PR against it.
You maintain advisory access to our team for 10 months post-sprint. Aligned on revenue-share or equity — our success only happens when yours does.
Words from clients
James & James Furniture
"The Tandem team didn't pitch us a strategy deck. They built PXEL and put it in our hands. Our photo edit costs are down 60% and we're managing libraries we used to dread."
Stuck-mid-stage founder
"We'd burned through two agencies before Tandem. Sixty days later we had a working product, a design system, and a team that actually understood our market. No retainer, no surprise scope."
Red Threads subscriber
"I subscribed for the newsletter, ended up taking the diagnostic, and a week later was in a sprint. The AI agent gave me a playbook before I'd even paid them anything. Wild."
Slackers podcast guest
"They came on the show as a guest — then six weeks later we were sprinting together. The Trojan Horse is real. It's the most honest 'audit' I've ever been a part of."
Post-sprint advisor
"They left us with the engine, then quietly stayed on call for 10 months. Aligned on equity, not billable hours. That changes everything about how a partnership feels."
What we do
Strategy, content, UX/UI, marketing, and development — from a small team of operators with decades shipping at category-defining companies. AI-augmented. No contractors.
FAQ
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