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WithSeismic isn’t a typical software agency. It’s the engineering partner I wish I had when I was building my first startup.

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The Founder Story

I’m Doug Silkstone, and I lead WithSeismic. I’m a software engineer who thinks like a business owner. My career spans the full spectrum of technical growth: from performance marketing and technical analytics to internal tooling and product development. I’ve helped early-stage startups raise $20M+ in funding, scaled products to acquisition, and built tools used by tens of thousands.

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Products I’ve Built, Launched & Exited

Vouchernaut

Programmatic affiliate engine managing 100k+ brands at 90% profit margins. Sold twice.

getBenson

E-commerce protection tech that recovered $450M+ in margins across 500+ stores.

Promptheus

AI voice interface featured in MIT’s Generative AI Course. Built and exited.

TSS Chrome Extension

Technical SEO auditing browser extension for performance marketing teams.

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The VoucherCloud → Groupon Story

At VoucherCloud, I led the technical growth strategy that helped scale the business from startup to Groupon acquisition. I built the internal tooling and automation systems that allowed a small team to outcompete enterprises with 500+ staff.

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Track Record

  • Contra: Built a Chrome extension reaching 30,000+ users that discovered 5M+ opportunities
  • The Motley Fool: Marketing technology initiatives for one of the largest financial media companies
  • GrowthRunner: Analytics DevTools used by teams serving Wagamama and Net-a-Porter
  • Snacker.ai: Serverless video platform scaled to 5,000+ creators
  • Early-stage startups: Helped founders raise $20M+ through technical execution and product strategy

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The Philosophy: Operator Engineering

Traditional engineering is about “correctness” and “clean code”. Operator Engineering is about leverage.
  • Traditional Dev: “I need 3 weeks to refactor the authentication service.”
  • Operator Engineer: “I can use a managed auth provider and ship the billing feature today.”
We optimize for Time to Revenue. We believe that the best code is the code that is running in production, solving a user’s problem.

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Why We Don’t Do “Agile”

We don’t do daily standups. We don’t do Jira tickets. We don’t do estimation poker. These are rituals designed to manage low-trust teams. We operate on High Trust / High Velocity:
  1. Weekly Sync: We align on the business goal for the week.
  2. Async Execution: We build, ship, and demo via Loom/Slack.
  3. Direct Access: You talk to the engineer building your product, not a manager.

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The Team

WithSeismic is a premium engineering studio. We’ve grown from solo consulting to a focused team of specialists. Every engagement includes:
  • Doug Silkstone - Founder & Lead Engineer. Leads every engagement personally.
  • Dedicated UX Designer - User research, interface design, experience optimization.
  • Technical Growth Manager - Strategy, prioritization, business alignment.
  • Fullstack Engineering Team - Senior TypeScript/React/Node developers.
You work directly with the team building your product. No project managers, no junior handoffs.

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Connect With Us

I build in public. I share my code, my strategies, and my wins (and losses).

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$7,000 per two-week sprintFull team (UX, growth, engineering) focused on your project. Typical engagement $21-28k over 6-8 weeks.

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