I get software teams shipping.
Founder of EmergeSource. Twenty years building software and leading engineering teams, nine of them at Tucows, where I became Director of Engineering on the platforms behind Hover, OpenSRS and Wavelo. I still ship production software myself, using AI agents.
I work with owners and acquirers of software companies, starting with a fixed-price engineering assessment. I also take interim and contract engineering leadership roles.
Building Turnstile Stubs and Wakefully.
“I cannot recommend Colin highly enough. Though I’m hesitant to do so because selfishly, I want him all to myself.”
“He has a great capacity to build a safe space for the team to grow and bond while at the same time keeping us focused on shipping.”
“He's got this magic ability to guide us when we need it, yet at the same time, he trusts us to do our thing.”