Magnus
A Super Intelligence chief of staff that keeps founders on mission.
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100+ products shipped · 1B+ views
Make
tomorrow
happen.
Functional, thoughtful and beautiful technology, with principles. From Y Combinator startups to the United Nations.
We design and build technology people love to use, functional, thoughtful and beautiful, with principles. Cross-domain design, product and growth expertise, from the first sketch to systems battle-tested by millions.
Fig. 01 · A phone, from exploded sketch to finished device. Keep scrolling.
100+
Projects delivered
1M+
App installs
1B+
Views of our work
14yrs
Shipping since 2012
Selected work01 / 05
AmpUp
Turning every private charger into public infrastructure.
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Explore.org
Bringing the planet's wildest live cams to every screen.
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Piedaterre
Venetian craft, carried into a modern digital storefront.
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Dr. Larry Sanger
Design partner to a founding figure of the modern internet.
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Capabilities
What we bring.
From design systems to improving KPIs and ROI, industry-standard best practice for mobile, web and apps.
01
Strategy
Founder and CEO advisory for high-growth startups. Market analysis, positioning and roadmaps that turn a vision into a plan people can execute.
02
Design
Interfaces that feel inevitable. Design systems, UI/UX, prototyping and content, for mobile, web, TV, watch and kiosk.
03
Engineering
Build and launch battle-tested products, native iOS, Android and Apple TV, fast web, e-commerce and internal tools. Performance is a feature.
04
Super Intelligence
Super Intelligence that earns its place in the product. Strategy, assistant and agent UX, LLM engineering, retrieval over your content and evaluation, built useful, honest and private by default.
05
Growth
Design that moves KPIs. SEO and ASO, social growth and reputation management, measured and iterated on real data.
New · Super Intelligence services
Intelligence,
Intelligence,
with principles.
We design and ship Super Intelligence that earns its place, assistants, agents and LLM-powered products that are useful, honest and private by default.
- 01Super Intelligence strategy & readiness
- 02Assistant & agent design
- 03LLM engineering
- 04Automation & internal agents
- 05Evals, safety & cost
- 06SI-native growth
Live · signals travelling a neural lattice
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In good company.
Working with talented people is always rewarding, sometimes challenging, and often fun. HoverTap a name to hear it from them.
Adobe · Edelman
“That looks perfect.”
Adobe · EdelmanGoogle · Alphabet
“Really useful. Thanks.”
Google · AlphabetUnited Nations · WIPO
“Very helpful. Thank you.”
United Nations · WIPONASA JPL · Chris Mattmann, CTO
“This is amazing!!!!!!”
NASA JPL · Chris Mattmann, CTOExpedia · Management
“One of the greatest experiences.”
Expedia · ManagementFujitsu · Management
“Very well equipped to deliver.”
Fujitsu · ManagementAnnenberg · Explore.org
“I love the TV app.”
Annenberg · Explore.orgY Combinator · AmpUp
“Sent by the startup gods.”
Y Combinator · AmpUpWikipedia · Co-founder
“You’re my hero.”
Wikipedia · Co-founderHostGator · Hosting
“I appreciate all of this.”
HostGator · HostingMegalytic · MIT / NYT · Acquired
“The God of the Internet.”
Megalytic · MIT / NYT · AcquiredPiedaterre · Venezia
“Amazing stuff.”
Piedaterre · VeneziaROWAN · Promo & consulting
“That is NUTS!”
ROWAN · Promo & consultingUB Fitness · Founder
“Evil no, genius yes.”
UB Fitness · FounderCodePen · Editors
“Just a few of our favorite Pens.”
CodePen · EditorsIn their words01 / 06
You’re my hero.
Dr. Larry SangerWikipediaWikipedia co-founder
The God of the Internet.
M. HansenFounder, Megalytic (MIT/NYT)
Sent by the startup gods.
T. SunFounder, AmpUp
This is amazing!!!!!!
Chris MattmannWikipediaCTO, NASA JPL
That looks perfect.
Steve R.Adobe
I love the TV app.
Charlie AnnenbergWikipediaFounder, Explore.org
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