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Discuss a similar projectEditable 3D product mockups with live screens and LED walls
Design & engineering · Built the scenes, surface mappings and inline editor
View Living mockups projectGenerative poster system for an events programme
Design & engineering · Built the pattern engine, editor and export
View Digital patterns projectInteractive studies in 3D, shaders, sound and motion
Design & engineering · Built every scene, instrument and interaction
View Studies & Experiments projectIn November 2024, Dinners With Friends was a revived idea and a napkin sketch. By the start of September 2026, it had welcomed more than 500 guests across 50 dinners. Dates were routinely selling out six to eight weeks ahead, and nearly all of the remaining 2026 calendar was booked.
Pamela Silkstone first ran the concept twenty years earlier: put people who have never met around one table, give them a host, and make the first conversation easier. I took the relaunch from idea to first version, first paying customers and a business with more demand than seats. Along the way I built the brand, website, booking system, internal tools, mobile app and the search programme that now brings new people in.
The search programme delivered 5,530 Google clicks in June–August 2026, up 66.1% on the previous three months, alongside 381,345 search impressions. Building and maintaining a library of local guides gave the business a way to be discovered by people looking for food, activities and places to meet across Exeter and Devon.
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“Doug was incredible to work with. He operated quickly & efficiently … 10/10!”
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Dinners With FriendsA social events platform for people who want more from their social life: hosted dinners where strangers become friends. More than 500 guests so far.
Where you are now. Fractional CTO, growth and product strategy for teams that want someone to own the outcome rather than advise on it. 100+ engagements since 2016.