About
I'm Richie Kastl. I run the tech for businesses that can't afford to get it wrong.
I started this because I kept meeting the same frustrated owner. They had a slide deck from a fractional CTO who never built anything. They had a stack of agency bills nobody could explain. And a website that quietly did nothing. Good people, real revenue, and no one who actually owned their tech.
For 14 years, I've been that person. I've worked with American manufacturers and tech companies. I'm the one on the hook when the website has to stay up, show up on Google, and bring in sales. That taught me one thing: your tech should make you money over time, not just cost you money every month. And the person who makes the plan should be able to build it too. A plan nobody builds is just an opinion.
I work from Ohio, and work with clients across the country. I keep my client list short, on purpose. Every client gets me, not a junior team.
My clients
American manufacturers and tech companies. Each one is one of my five spots. Every number below comes from the client.
$33M+
in sales leads and deals for my clients
27M+
times my clients showed up on Google in the past year
173K+
visitors my clients got from Google in the past year
5
clients at most, on purpose
Full partnership · website and sales leads
American manufacturer
I built their website and got it found on Google. The client says it brought in more than $23M in sales leads, without one cold call.
Full partnership · website
American manufacturer
I built the website and got it seen on Google. It helped them win a $10M deal with one of the biggest companies in America.
Website rebuild
American tech platform
I rebuilt their whole website from the ground up. It now serves more than 398,000 people and stays fast with 18,000 on it at the same time.
Getting found on Google
American tech platform
I set up pages that Google loves. They now show up more than 4 million times a month, including the top spot for a search 240,000 people make each month.
Who I work with
Run by the owner · $5M to $50M a year · Ready to move every week
Where this is going
I keep this small on purpose. A handful of companies, each with one person running their tech and shipping something new every week. I'd rather go deep for a few than thin for many.
I take five clients at a time, and one spot is open right now. After that, the next opening is whenever a client leaves. If your business runs on tech and nobody owns it, let's talk.
How I work
Real numbers first
Every idea comes with real numbers: what it costs, what it should earn you, and when. If the math doesn't work, I'll tell you.
Systems, not heroics
I build things that run without me. I write it all down, watch it, and automate what I can. When we part ways, you keep something that works, plus the instructions.
Straight answers
I'll tell you "you don't need this" more than any agency ever will. Trust is the whole point.
One person for the plan and the work.
One spot is open. Apply, and if it's a good fit, we start with a Tech Audit. Two weeks, one flat price. It comes off your first month if we work together. Either way, you keep a one-year plan.