Get to Know the Real Us
There is a gap in trust between founders and their technical and product teams that prevents start-ups from scaling. This is true of both in-house teams and outsourced, and grows as the company scales.
This gap lowers morale and efficiency, it slows productivity to a crawl, it creates a rift between colleagues, it causes the wrong priorities to be focused on and the wrong features to be added. It results in unnecessary stress and causes revenue generation to take a big hit.
We close the gap and get businesses scaling again - without all the pain.
Rethinking Tech Solutions & Starting with 'Why?'
At The Tech Dept, we like to do things differently. Instead of rushing into projects, we start with ‘Why?’ - what do you actually want to achieve? By digging into your goals and motivations, we can figure out what’s really going to move the needle for your business. Our North Star Workshop is a great way to uncover hidden opportunities and fresh ideas. No hard sell, no gimmicks. Just practical advice and a clear path forward.
Book a Free Discovery CallA Bit About How We Got Here...
Founded in 2004 The Tech Dept bridged the gap between marketing and IT. We integrated marketing platforms, built websites, and developed our own CMS. By 2010 we were delivering world first creative tech for top advertising and marketing agencies.
In 2015 we applied the mindset of rapid problem solving to the world of corporate Digital Transformation. These principles helped us rebuild Children in Need’s fundraising platform to achieve a record fundraising year.
In 2020 we worked with some start-ups. We fell in love with the fast pace, like minded founders, and ability to have more significant positive impact than the corporate world.
We found our niche with start-up founders on their journey from MVP to achieving scalable growth, offering an alternative to building in-house teams.
So Now We Give Our Clients
- Revenue success as well as project success
- Fast ROI instead of the biggest budget for us
- Fixed costs instead of spiralling cost estimates
- A single point of contact instead of messy chats
- Full access to devs instead of hiding them away
The Highlights
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2004The Tech Dept is born in the Steel City; Sheffield
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2011Well ahead of the hype curve we begin moving clients to the cloud
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2016Delivering world first 3D and AR tech for a Cannes Lion winning campaign for John Lewis
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2021We embraced remote work, made our first remote hire and have been spreading across the UK since
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2022The first time we support a start-up Accelerator - something we've been going strong with ever since
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2023A new CEO is chosen, who focuses on taking start-ups from MVP to Scale
Team Member Quote #1
When I came here it was such a relief that The Tech Dept's mentality isn't profit over everything and 'sell, sell, sell'. I can build relationships with my clients and develop a product I know is going to make a massive difference.
Team Member Quote #2
I have always felt encouraged to share my experiences and difficulties, and have the support of a fantastic group of people. It’s because of our open and human culture that I have the confidence to be myself.