About Us
Who We Are
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Founder-Aligned Leadership
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Collaborative Decision-Making
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Efficiency Through Lean Operations
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AI-Enabled, Cross-Skilled Teams
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Execution Rooted in the Lean Startup Model
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Collaboration Across Time Zones
Our management team consists of seasoned, hands-on tech experts who have been through the startup grind. They understand the unique pressures and opportunities that founders face. By offering strategic guidance that’s rooted in real-world experience, we help founders navigate challenges without losing their original vision.
We work closely with founders, integrating their insights and priorities into every strategic decision. This ensures that execution is always aligned with the overarching goals of the startup, maintaining the agility and innovation that define "Founder Mode."
We operate with a lean structure, which means we’re able to dedicate more resources directly to your project without the bloat of a traditional agency. This focus on efficiency translates into faster execution and more value for founders who need to move quickly.
Our teams are equipped with the latest AI tools and are cross-skilled, which means they can adapt quickly to new challenges and drive projects forward at the speed startups require. This versatility is crucial in maintaining the pace and focus that founders need to see their vision realized.
We subscribe to the Lean Startup model, which emphasizes speed, iteration, and learning. This allows us to quickly test and refine ideas, ensuring that founders can see tangible progress and adjust course as needed without losing momentum.
Even as a distributed team, we work as if we’re all in the same garage. This level of close-knit collaboration ensures that nothing is lost in translation, and founders can stay deeply involved in every aspect of the project, just as they would in a co-located team.
Founding Story
Codewalla was founded by Rakesh Raju. Rakesh’s journey in software launched in the tech hubs of California and Seattle with stints at industry giants like Disney, Microsoft, and RealNetworks, where he learned the intricacies of large scale software product development and built several successful commercial products.
He then founded Codewalla a venture tech studio to bring end to end product development capabilities under one roof. Codewalla is based in New York with team members in the area and across the globe.
We have collaborated with NYC area founders, and also founded companies adding a unique perspective to our work as a venture tech partner.