Started from scratch. Still hands-on.
I didn't inherit a client list or a team. XMD started as one person with an idea: that small and mid-sized businesses deserve the same calibre of digital systems the big players pay agencies a fortune for - without the bloat, the hand-offs, or the silence after launch.
Years of face-to-face sales taught me what actually moves a business: not features, but trust, speed, and follow-through. That's the standard every XMD build is held to. I still take the briefs, shape the work, and answer the phone when a client calls.
Negotiating real agreements with real clients has made XMD sharper on the things that protect a client - clear scope, clean IP ownership, and data handled properly.