AI-powered rapid application development and workflow automation — built to solve real problems, delivered fast, with the experience to know what leadership actually needs.
The Name Behind the Work
Extraordinary determination in the face of adversity. The courage that appears not when success is likely — but when everything says you should stop.
There is no direct English equivalent. Sisu is 500 years old — a uniquely Finnish concept for the inner substance of a person. Not the strength you show. The strength that drives you when no one is watching.
"The Finnish word sisu has been described as the most wonderful of all their words — the one that explains Finland."
Mobile and web apps delivered in weeks — not quarters — using AI-assisted development. From concept to production, we compress timelines without cutting corners.
Eliminate manual processes, connect siloed systems, and deploy AI-enhanced automation pipelines. We find the bottlenecks costing you time and money — then make them disappear.
Add real AI capabilities to your existing tools and workflows. Not chatbots — meaningful AI that improves decisions, accelerates work, and creates competitive advantage.
Technology roadmaps, vendor selection, security posture, and digital transformation — from an executive who has done it all.
Your team is already using AI. The question is whether it's safe. We configure enterprise AI with the security architecture, Zero Data Retention agreements, and compliance documentation that regulated industries require.
Most development firms are led by engineers. We've managed the budget, held vendors accountable, and felt the consequences of getting it wrong.
We've been the buyer at the table, managed the budgets, and held vendors accountable. That experience shapes every engagement — we know what leadership actually needs.
Security is baked into the architecture from day one — not retrofitted afterward at significant cost and risk. Your data is protected from the first line of code.
We ship working software in weeks, not quarters. Meridian (27 modules, AI-native, in production) and Side Match (iOS and Android, on the App Store) are the proof. The same approach applies to your problem.
No enterprise bloat for SMBs. No watered-down tools for enterprises. Every solution is scoped precisely to solve your problem — and scaled exactly as far as your business needs it to go.
Golf side-bet scoring app — iOS & Android
"Side Match was our proving ground — and proof of what becomes possible when you apply sisu to building software."
A suite of AI-powered security and productivity tools built by a practitioner. Each one solves a real problem encountered in the field. No dev team. No agency. Built and shipped solo.
A 27-module platform covering every dimension of a modern security program. Risk management, compliance tracking, asset inventory, threat intelligence, IAM governance, incident response, board reporting, and more. Built on AI APIs and Supabase. Designed and operated solo by a working CISO.
Native mobile apps for iOS and Android built with Flutter and AI-assisted development tools, alongside web-based workflow automation tools for security operations and business processes. Concept to production, solo, without a dev team.
Responsible AI deployment for regulated industries. Enterprise configuration, Zero Data Retention agreements, compliance documentation, and governance frameworks for teams already using AI — safely.
Fractional CISO and CIO advisory from someone who has held both seats. Threat modeling, zero trust design, IAM architecture, cloud security strategy, and board-ready communication. No learning curve on what leadership needs to hear.
Concept to working demo in days. Stakeholder-ready proof-of-concept builds that answer the question before the budget conversation. Fast, without cutting corners on quality.
Enterprise security and technology leadership shouldn't require an enterprise headcount. SisuTech brings the same CISO and CIO-level thinking that Fortune 500 companies take for granted to organizations that actually have something at stake.
The work here is straightforward: build things that work, build them fast, and don't stop when it gets hard.
The name comes from a Finnish word that has existed for 500 years and still has no direct English equivalent. Sisu is the inner substance of a person — the determination that surfaces not when success is likely, but when everything says you should stop.
The name honors a woman who embodied it completely. She fought serious illness for four decades — and almost no one knew. She had the loudest laugh in any room. She never missed a child's or grandchild's game, a recital, a milestone. She raised her family with unwavering resolve, stared down her illness with quiet ferocity, and got more out of life than most people do with perfect health. That was sisu. That's what this is built on.
Start a conversation"Sisu is not a burst of energy. It is the quiet resolve to keep going — the inner fire that refuses to go out, even when the wind is against you."
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