About

The Story of Us

We are rebels, makers, and dreamers who got tired of the same shit, different day. We're on a mission to change that.

Rebels, Makers, and Dreamers

We are a diverse group with a common philosophy: there has to be a better way.

Team member 01

Azzar Sarikhan

Managing Partner, Technology
Studied Applied Mathematics and spent time as a professional chef before joining Kalvis.
Team member 02

Dan Palmer

Managing Partner, Strategy
Has an MBA, speaks in riddles, and spends way too much time thinking about the future.
Team member 03

Dorian Jagusch

Managing Partner, Technology
Doctoral Researcher with an extreme attention to detail and a love of statistics.

The Backstory

Who we are is a combination of what we have done, where we are going, and choices we have yet to make.

The Preamble
2017

Speculative Nonfiction

As subcontractors, we led a strategy and design project for Microsoft that created scenarios 5 to 10 years in the future. Got about half correct.

The First Pivot
2019

Business Design Sprints

Ran design sprints for Samsung, Beiersdorf, and too many startups to count. Ended up with amazing ideas some of which never saw the light of day.

Get Smart
2022

A Holistic Approach

An intensive, hands on, peer-to-peer software development program taught us how to make our own stuff, from the ground up.

The Second Pivot
2024

All in One

With new skills and new teammates, we rebranded and began offering a complete Prototype-as-a-Service package.

Our Work Spans the Globe

Beiersdorf
Samsung
EIC
TMobile
F5
NYSE
Microsoft
Techstars

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