Each case study covers the opportunity, what we built to address it, and how it helps the business earn more, spend less or move faster. Where something is still early, we say so.
Commercial judgement first, then brand, software and operations built around it. Listed alphabetically.
Showing 9 ventures
Financial Services
An independent FX comparison and introduction service for people moving large sums across borders.
One back office handles every enquiry from first click to commission, so the service can grow without adding administrators.
Property & Home Services
Luxury villa renovation and redevelopment in Dubai's established communities.
A credible brand and a clear portfolio help a premium renovation business win the attention of discerning villa owners.
Travel & Publishing
A global library of cycling routes, with GPX files, road facts and a simple way to organise group rides.
A measured route library becomes hundreds of genuinely useful pages, generated from data rather than written by hand.
Travel & Publishing · Technology & SaaS
Branded destination portals that help travel companies earn from the trip after the booking.
Turns an existing customer relationship into ancillary revenue, without paying to acquire a single new customer.
Digital Marketing · Technology & SaaS
A Glasgow internet company since 1997, rebuilt as a modular growth platform for small businesses.
Services that used to be delivered by hand can be configured, measured and repeated across many clients.
Automotive
An established Dubai car service workshop, run on a CRM built around how the garage actually works.
One system replaced several disconnected tools and a shared spreadsheet, so every car's history is in one place.
Financial Services
Independent research and private briefings for internationally minded investors and entrepreneurs.
Every report download and event RSVP becomes a qualified contact the team can follow up.
Property & Home Services
Dubai villa garages redesigned and rebuilt, from a WhatsApp photo to a signed contract.
Professional concepts and proposals in hours rather than days, without a back office team to produce them.
Travel & Publishing
A network of destination travel sites running on one shared publishing and booking platform.
Every improvement is built once and appears on every destination site the same day.
Businesses and investments from earlier chapters. Some were sold, some closed, all of them taught us something we use today.
A Glasgow web and new media agency, started in a single room with a small grant. It was listed in the Deloitte Fast 50 technology companies three times.
Founder
Began as Clearfuse, building bespoke web applications, and became iBooking: online ticketing and booking software for coach, bus, sightseeing and activity operators.
Founder
A portfolio of affiliate and search advertising projects that earned more than $1.5m from Google AdSense in its first 18 months.
Founder
Restaurant reservation and table management software, cofounded with restaurateur Mike Conyers. Acquired by AccorHotels in 2018.
Cofounder
AccorHotels announcement(opens in a new tab)The merger of Clickspace with Dubai based Forsight, focused on paid search and comparison shopping traffic. It brought the business to Dubai and became part of Clicksco.
Managing director
An advertising technology and performance marketing group headquartered in Dubai Media City, employing more than 200 people across nine countries by 2016.
Cofounder and shareholder
Digital gift voucher storefronts for restaurants, a spin out from ResDiary with Performous as lead development partner.
Lead development partner
A private vehicle helping investors enter cryptocurrency investing, with investor education events.
Founding partner
A layer one blockchain project, backed from its earliest stage.
Early investor
prasaga.com(opens in a new tab)A UAE sports nutrition manufacturer.
Growth capital from Performous
We're always glad to talk about new ventures, investment ideas, technology, or how an existing business could operate more efficiently.