Technology can be daunting and confusing. For tech firms, it can be especially challenging for entrepreneurs, business leaders, and external investors to know what success really looks like, and how to get there.
We strive to make the difficult technology decisions much easier, reducing your risk, and maximizing your short-term and long-term success. It often all comes down to answering one simple question: What problem are you actually trying to solve?
We have years of expertise in building tech systems from the ground up, as well as refurbishing existing products. We provide the guidance needed to sustain and expand your business well into the future, by bringing native Silicon Valley experience to the sensible and practical Scandinavian context.
We leverage intelligence and wisdom, garnered through decades of experience, to assess, evaluate, and suggest specific strategies that supercharge your technology firm.
We help you understand the mechanics of superior system architecture, along with the options of requisite tools, to maximize product development and minimize company risk.
We show you how to incorporate effective leadership in the entire company, to ensure teams operate effectively, and motivate individuals to excel across multiple metrics.
Once completing an extensive investigation and analysis of your firm across multiple heuristics within strategy, tactics, and leadership, we provide a comprehensive report card along with specific recommendations, weighted by priority, in order to reduce your risk profile where it matters most.
Katalyst has an active roster of extraordinarily talented and experienced software developers across Europe and the Americas. Our network is primarily situated in the US, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, and Bulgaria.
We specialize in full-stack web development and design as well as low-level coding. We adhere to a strong belief in the power of analysis, planning, and effective development.
We care about building robust platforms that are primed for growth and scalability, and we are ourselves poised to grow in sync with your needs. We are rigorous with testing and with the automation of build and deployment processes.
David is a native of Silicon Valley in California. He has worked for decades in the software industry, both as developer and technology leader. He was a programmer at Netscape in the mid-90's, where he co-authored the Java Swing UI toolkit. He has since been partner and CTO in multiple successful startups both in the US and Europe.
David has been living for over twenty years in Denmark, though maintains strong roots to San Francisco. He is more than happy to communicate in English or in Danish, and is fluent in both.
"Great product teams are built by leaders who understand the technology, the business, and the talent it takes to deliver. That’s David Karlton.”
ZACK ROSEN, CEO & FOUNDER PANTHEON.IO
“Building things is hard, and lots can go wrong. David makes it look easy. He assembles great teams, appropriately scopes projects and delivers great results.”
LLOYD TABB, FOUNDER LOOKER.COM
