rocket_launch Product Accelerator

I translate brilliant ideas into action.

Get clarity, strategy, and execution for your product vision.

When investors say "Let's do this!" and engineers respond "This spec is crystal clear!" — that's the power of proper product evolution. With 15+ years of digital product experience, I help you extract true value before it gets expensive.

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Every Species of Product Finds Its Way

Why My Evolution Is Your Advantage

From coder to product strategist — I developed a method for building products that naturally evolve, because evolution is how innovation happens.

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Startups

Discover your form

Get your idea market fit and funded with crystal-clear vision documentation.

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Scale-ups

Test your strength

You're ready to evolve, accelerate and grow — let's refine your core systems.

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Established Teams

Adapt to survive

Enhance your offer, innovate, and increase efficiency to stay competitive.

The Natural Selection Problem

Most Products Evolve the Expensive Way

In the competitive world of emerging businesses, most products evolve through costly trial and error.

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Vision gets lost in translation

Your brilliant idea gets communicated in ways investors and technical teams struggle to interpret.

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Hidden costs emerge late

Unforeseen gaps in user workflows lead to expensive rework cycles.

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Engineers become order-takers

Your technical talent isn't contributing their full strategic value.

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Time-to-market delays

Each rework cycle consumes precious runway and market opportunity.

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Siloed expertise

Business and technical teams operate in parallel universes.

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Funding stalls without proof

Investors need tangible evidence of market-ready thinking.

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of growth and emerging businesses fail because they run out of resources before their product can evolve to market fit.

Building The Bridge Between Worlds

My Methodology

I speak the language of founders, investors, users, and engineers — creating alignment where vision and execution thrive.

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Understand the Idea

Workshops and discussions to extract every detail and gain a clear understanding of the project's core idea and requirements.

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Design Prototype

Transform the journeys into interactive prototypes that illustrate key screens and user flows. This allows for easy feedback and iteration.

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Technical Assessment

Development experts review the prototype and journey documentation. They recommend the best technologies and provide an initial development estimate.

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Prioritisation & Roadmap

We define MVP essentials and a phased plan for additional features based on your business needs and capacity.

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Hacking Evolution

Tools to Get There Faster

Nature takes millions of years to perfect a species through trial and error. You don't have that luxury.

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DNA Mapping

Extract the core genome of your idea — the business drivers and user behaviours that matter most.

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Strategic Blueprinting

Map user journeys visually, revealing the detailed process to instill investor and engineering confidence.

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Tangible Prototypes

Transform abstract ideas into interactive prototypes that secure investor confidence.

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Engineering Validation

Collaborate with engineering to ensure technical feasibility and uncover hidden pitfalls.

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Strategic Planning

Meticulously plan and cost each feature component with a transparent roadmap.

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Prioritised Execution

Execute with shared understanding and laser focus on delivering the vision.

Your Evolutionary Advantage

Real Results, Real Impact

30% Faster Time-to-Market

95% Development Efficiency

85% Team Engagement

3x Investor Engagement

Thriving Species

Real Case Studies

See how proper product evolution accelerated teams from concept to competitive advantage.

AI & Machine Learning

AI Knowledge Chatbot

Transforming a stalled initiative into an enterprise-wide knowledge solution with persona-based responses.

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Process Automation

AI-Powered Client Onboarding

Reducing onboarding time by 70% with streamlined client lifecycle platform.

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Team Collaboration

Communication Transformation

Streamlining development cycles with clear vision and minimal rework.

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Data Visualization

Reporting Portal Revolution

Connecting disconnected applications into a client-centric exploration web.

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Design Systems

Design System Development

Transforming a developer-focused UI library into an enterprise-wide brand platform.

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Real Evolution, Real Results

What Clients Say

Real voices from founders, teams, and leaders who transformed their vision into market-ready products.

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Working with Bret on the Reporting Portal project was an exceptional experience. From inception to delivery, the initiative moved with impressive speed, clarity, and precision.

Bret demonstrated a rare ability to connect with stakeholders, rapidly prototype solutions, and work with developers to deliver results that felt as polished as they were practical.

The outcome was not only highly functional, but it also captured the attention of senior leaders across the organization — several of whom remarked on its striking design and intuitive experience.

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Bob Kusiak

Senior Product Leader

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Bret isn't kidding about his superpower. His attention to detail and his process for extracting information out of conversations and technical designs are second to none.

Without Bret, my product likely wouldn't have moved beyond backend. He has a unique ability to understand technical goals and translate them into UI/UX that makes sense for users.

He made me reflect on my goals and why I started working on the product in the first place, which truly brought it to life. Thank you, Bret!

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Jacob Denyer

Founder

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I asked him to create a design system to help developers delivering digital products faster and better, while strictly aligning on our brand identity.

What Bret came up with was something different to what I originally anticipated, in a very good way.

Version after version, the system he designed became a reference for anyone involved in creating customer-facing content. This is what happens when you work with people that can see beyond the original concept.

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Jacques Clement

Head of Digital

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I had the pleasure of working with Bret Steiner at NTT on their client reporting portal. Bret stood out as the only person who took the time to help me truly understand the products I was building.

His approachable and friendly nature made him a joy to work with. His keen eye for design and UX was invaluable to the team.

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Shaun Reddiar

Senior Engineer

The Missing Link

A Proven Guide from Vision to Execution

With 15+ years launching digital products, I bridge business ambition, investor confidence, and technical delivery.

My Expertise

What sets me apart is my ability to speak the language of founders, investors, and engineers — translating bold, abstract visions into tangible prototypes, executable roadmaps, and technically sound strategies.

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Cross-Functional Leadership

Guided teams across industries to deliver products that exceed expectations.

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Repeatable Processes

Consistent, on-time, and within-budget launches.

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Holistic Expertise

Business strategy, UX design, and technical feasibility combined.

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Vision to Execution

Products evolve intelligently before code is written.

My Passion

This isn't just what I do — it's who I am. I'm genuinely passionate about working with visionary thinkers, unpacking complex concepts, and charting the path to bring them to life.

There's nothing more fulfilling than helping shape an idea into something real — and seeing it thrive in the market.

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Startup Energy

Bringing creativity and enthusiasm to every project, no matter the scale.

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Enterprise Discipline

Structure and focus to deliver market-ready products efficiently.

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Evolve Your Product Before You Build It!

Ready to start your product's evolution? Let's talk about your idea!

Let's Talk!

Every project is different. Successful collaborations start with a conversation, not a form. Let's arrange a free 30 min call.

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Prefer More Structure?

If you'd like to see defined packages with clear deliverables and pricing, I've outlined the most common ways we work together.

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Whether you want to dive straight into a conversation or explore packages first, I'm here to help.

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