Public Grid found senior engineers who challenged the brief, matched the team's operating rhythm, and helped turn an early product into a fundable company.
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MVP built
3×
Development capacity
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Senior engineers
“They don't just take orders. They push back, create productive tension, and ask whether it's the right way to build.”
The crossroads
Public Grid—formerly Cottage—needed development support, but previous outsourced teams behaved like order takers. Swarm introduced senior engineers with an established working relationship and the confidence to challenge assumptions.
The team
Brennan Matriano and Benj Ledesma aligned with Public Grid's cadence across geographies, bringing technical judgment and collaborative problem solving—not simply extra hands.
The outcome
The collaboration tripled development capacity and helped the company progress from zero to MVP to a successful first funding round—putting Public Grid on a more sustainable growth path.
Meet the consultants
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