Founders

Everyone talks about Next Big Thing. I’m thinking: what’s the next small thing? I don’t want to borrow money, hire hundreds of people, and scale up. $5M ARR with team of three is just fine.

Annual compliance requirements.

Recurring revenue baked in by law. Fragmented service by low tech, third-party certifiers. Requirements are everywhere (lucrative example is elevator inspections).

I just paid $55 for someone to come certify my fire extinguisher that was already sold as certified.

Building a little space by the ocean. More information at /thenextwave coming soon.

I'm a Chartered Electrical Engineer. If I wanted, I'm qualified to sit on the panel that defines wiring regulations for the UK.

But i f I want a few new power sockets in my house, I'm expected to pay somebody to certify that I did the job properly.

Established 1968. Cast about parenting, life in South Wales, coding, being older than most around here and general nonsense.

I thought California was next level. I hear it's even worse in the UK and that bureaucracy for listed buildings is an absolute nightmare.