Build better products.
Got an idea that deserves to exist, but nobody has the time to build it?
I help companies validate ambitious ideas, build working prototypes, and turn promising experiments into real software.
I can build independently, or I jump right into your team. Either way, the goal is the same: make something real that you can use.
Every company has them.
The idea someone brought up in a meeting. The experiment that could change how things work. The prototype that would take just enough time that nobody ever gets around to building it.
Your team is busy delivering what's already planned. Hiring takes time. And sometimes an idea is too uncertain to justify a full project.
That's where nerdwerk comes in.
We know where to be pragmatic, and where technical excellence matters. It's years of experience of building products in the industry. For developers and other users.
Let's find out if it's worth building. And if it is, let's make it happen.
Find out what's worth building.
Turn early ideas and unanswered questions into something testable. Challenge assumptions, explore possibilities, and gather real feedback before making bigger investments.
Less talking about it. More trying it out.
Build working prototypes that people can actually use, test, and react to.
Take it beyond the demo.
Turn promising prototypes into reliable, maintainable software.
Build momentum that lasts.
Work alongside your engineers and product people. Unblock technical challenges, improve tooling, share knowledge, and establish ways of working that keep delivering.
Have a focused idea but no dedicated team available?
I can take ownership of a defined challenge, explore the solution, and build a working prototype or first version. You'll see progress in real software, not just presentations.
Already have talented people, but need extra capacity, a fresh perspective, or someone who can connect product and engineering?
I'll join your team, work in your tools and codebase, and help move things forward. No separate universe of recommendations. Just another builder working toward the same goal.
Small scope. Real outcomes. Clean handovers.
Let's talk about your ideaBecause the best way to keep learning how to build products is to keep building them.
Nerdwerk is also my playground for independent software, developer tools, experiments, and occasionally ideas that are just too interesting not to try.
Some projects become products. Others become lessons. All of them help me improve how I build.
Product
Early access
One link for all your links.
Turns a pile of links into one clean, shareable page. No logins, no ads, and it works straight from ChatGPT and Claude.
Newsletter
Weekly
European digital sovereignty, minus the announcements.
A weekly read on what governments and companies actually buy, mandate, build or enforce. Three to five stories an issue, each with what I make of it.
I share the journey, the experiments, and what I learn along the way.
A playful side project made my own company website look boring. So I changed the look, dropped a word I never liked, and wrote down what Nerdwerk is actually for.
Why Nerdwerk exists — good products, the teams that ship them, and a stack you actually own.
Europe doesn't lack alternatives to American developer tools — it lacks ones developers love. That's a product problem, and product problems are solvable.
I've spent my career moving between engineering, leading teams, and shaping products.
I've written the code, built and led the teams, and made decisions about what was worth building in the first place.
That combination matters. Because great software isn't only about engineering. It's about understanding the problem, finding the right people, making good decisions, and keeping everyone moving in the same direction.
Nerdwerk brings those worlds together.
Partners I've worked with
Maybe it's an experiment nobody has time for. Maybe it's a product you've wanted to explore for months. Or maybe your team just needs an extra pair of experienced hands to get something across the finish line. Let's talk about what we could build.
