Clean start
Building version 2.0 of the platform and keeping the company's technology current.
Technical co-founding partner · Fractional CTO
From the first commit to a team that doesn't need me.
I'm the first technical person founders bring in. I turn the idea into a real MVP, get the product investment-ready, and build the engineering team that carries it from there — including hiring my own replacement.
Tallinn, EEEst. 2012Marko Konsakonsa.ee
- 12+
- years shipping software — QA to developer to CTO
- ~2M€
- raised at companies where I led engineering
- 0→1
- products taken from nothing to live, more than once
- Full
- stack and team — I start solo, then build the people
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One person across the whole zero-to-funded arc.
- 01
Scratch
A blank repository and a founder with conviction. We decide what to build first — and what to deliberately skip.
- 02
MVP
Something real users can touch and investors can see. Built to ship fast without becoming a mess you regret.
- 03
Investment
Architecture and a story that survive technical due diligence — so the raise isn't held back by the codebase.
- 04
Team
I hire, onboard and lead the engineers who take over. The goal is a team that outgrows its first engineer.
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I've done the thing I'm offering — already.
Initial product from the ground up
Co-founded and built the initial product — so I understand the business side of the table, not just the engineer's.
Built the product and the team from zero
Designed and built OCCO's custom search, PIM and project-management systems from scratch for an AI-powered platform serving interior-design professionals. Hired and led the engineering team. The company went on to raise €750k to expand across Europe.
Where I came from
Nearly eight years in agencies built the knowledge base. Different projects, clients and roles — I got to see it all.
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Projects I've built.
- 01 · CTO
OCCO Digital
An AI-powered platform for interior-design professionals — custom search, PIM and project management, built from scratch.
occo.ee - 02 · Co-founder
thesheet
Project specification software for interior designers — product selections, budgets and client approvals in one place.
thesheet.co - 03 · Tech Lead
Kindly
Turns volunteer moments into donations for nonprofits. Rebuilding v2.0 on a ledger-based payments core.
kindly.org - 04 · Architect & Backend developer
Tallinn Card
The city's all-in-one sightseeing pass — free entry to attractions and discounts across Tallinn — in a mobile app.
visittallinn.ee - 05 · Architect & Mobile Gateway, Workflows
Ülemiste City
A loyalty app for the Ülemiste City business campus community — rewards, community content and door access in one place.
ulemistecity.ee - 06 · Open
Your product
next.Taking on a small number of founders at a time. Tell me what you're building.
Let's talk
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In someone else's words.
“He built a high-performing team in OCCO with a well-known track record.”
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Whether this is a good fit.
Right fit if you're
- A founder with a validated idea and no engineering team yet
- Time-poor and technical, or non-technical and need someone you can trust with the build
- Heading toward a raise and want the tech to hold up under scrutiny
- Looking for one person who can build the thing and build the people
Probably not if you
- Want a body to fill a ticket queue on an established team
- Need the cheapest possible pair of hands, not a partner
- Want someone who'll never push back on the plan
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The tools, for the record.
SKILLS.md
The stack is a detail — the job is getting you from idea to a fundable company.
Languages & frameworks
- TypeScript
- Java
- Spring
- Next.js
- React
- Flutter
Platforms & cloud
- Vercel
- Supabase
- Google Cloud
And actively going deeper…
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Areas of focus
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FinTech
Each project is different, but there are some areas particularly interested in:
Cycling through areas
And actively going deeper…