I would rather tell you
what is actually possible.

Timi founded 266Labs after watching too many good clients get bad work from people who were better at selling than building.

Timi, founder of 266Labs

Timi

Founder & Principal

I have spent most of my working life building software for other people, some of it in teams that got it right, a lot of it in teams that did not. 266Labs is the version of that work I wanted to be part of.

I still scope every project personally, and I am in the room for the ones we take on. That is not a sales promise. It is the reason we say no to most of what we are asked to do.

Based inLagos, Nigeria
Building since2019
Works inProduct, engineering, strategy

Three things I kept watching happen

None of these are hypothetical. They are the reasons I stopped working the way I used to and started doing it like this.

01
Junior developers on senior invoices
Clients paying for expertise and getting someone learning on their budget.
02
Weeks of silence between updates
No idea where a project stood until launch day arrived with its surprises.
03
A different team every phase
Design handed to dev, dev handed to support, and the context lost at every seam.

“I started 266Labs because I was tired of watching good clients get bad work from agencies that overpromised. I would rather tell you honestly what is possible than tell you what you want to hear.”

That sounds like a small thing. In practice it is the whole business. It means turning down work we could technically do but could not do well. It means telling a client their timeline is wrong before they have paid for it rather than after. It costs us projects, and it is the only reason the ones we take on go the way they should.

Timi, Founder & Principal · 266Labs

Three rules I do not bend

01
Say no more than yes
If we cannot do a project justice, you hear it upfront, not three weeks in, when it is expensive for both of us.
02
You should never have to chase me
You will know what is done, what is next, and why. Silence is not a project management strategy.
03
Whoever scopes it, builds it
No handoffs between strangers. The person who understood the problem is the person who solves it.

Where I actually spend my time

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01
Engineering
Web and mobile products built on modern, maintainable stacks.
02
Design
Interfaces designed for the people who actually have to use them.
03
Strategy
Technical direction for founders making stack and roadmap decisions.
04
Delivery
Structured process from kickoff to launch, with milestones you can hold me to.

Tell me what you are trying to build.

I will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.

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