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How CSS helped Speakeasy scale development: A 2-Year Partnership

Overview

Speakeasy needed to navigate a critical business transition without sacrificing the quality and momentum of their core product. While undergoing a strategic pivot and building out new revenue infrastructure, they faced the reality that most high-growth startups encounter: specialized technical work doesn't pause for organizational changes.

Partnership
Details

Client Profile:

B2B SaaS / AI Infrastructure / Developer Tools

Company Stage:

Growth-stage startup in transition

Timeline:

2+ years (2023-2025, ongoing)

Technologies Used:

  • PHP

  • C#

  • Ruby

  • API Development & Generator Tools

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Overview

Speakeasy was facing a perfect storm of competing priorities:

  • Business Model Pivot: The company was evolving its product offering and go-to-market strategy, which required significant internal focus and resources.

  • Core Product Maintenance: Their existing customers relied on Speakeasy's platform daily. The core product needed continuous development, bug fixes, and feature enhancements—work that couldn't be deprioritized.

  • Specialized Expertise Gap: Some of the work required deep expertise in languages and systems where Speakeasy's internal team had limited bandwidth or experience.

The question wasn't just "How do we get more done?" It was "How do we maintain our standards while juggling all of this at once?"

Our Approach

Common Sense Software didn't just provide extra hands—we became a seamless extension of Speakeasy's technical team. Here's how we made it work:

1. Deep Integration, Not Just Augmentation

CSS developers embedded with Speakeasy's team from day one. We worked in their workflows, communicated in their channels, and took ownership like internal employees.

2. Specialized Expertise Where It Mattered Most

We brought developers with deep knowledge in PHP, C#, and HubSpot—areas where Speakeasy's team had limited bandwidth. This let their internal team focus on strategic work while we handled mission-critical development.

3. Low-Touch, High-Trust Development

Speakeasy trusted us to own entire features, make architectural decisions, and deliver production-ready code without micromanagement. No constant check-ins or hand-holding needed.

4. Fast-Paced Delivery Without Sacrificing Quality

We matched Speakeasy's pace—delivering quickly while maintaining their standards and contributing to their core IP with the same rigor as their internal team.

Results

CSS became a trusted extension of Speakeasy's team for over two years. We helped them navigate a major transition without compromising product quality, expanded their platform with specialized generators that strengthened their competitive position, and gave them the breathing room to hire strategically instead of urgently.

The partnership required minimal overhead: we operated independently and delivered consistently. Speakeasy got expanded capacity without the management burden, their internal team focused on high-impact work, and together we kept shipping quality at pace.

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