06 / About the studio
Founder-led. Close to the product and the work.
M3rkl is led by Nate Merkl, a product engineer based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The studio brings web, mobile, backend and deployment experience to defined software projects.
Work directly with Nate
Nate is directly involved from the first scope decision to the handover, so the person making the technical decisions is the person you talk to. Availability and any collaborators are confirmed for each engagement.
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Experience that goes beyond a screen
→ See selected work →SuqNet is a client-owned web and mobile product with public App Store and Google Play listings. Nate’s role is engineering and development. For M3rkl’s own operations, Nate adapted an MIT-licensed open-source client-project workspace (Portlane), covering projects, milestones, documents and invoicing.
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Working principles
Be precise about what is known, show working progress and leave the next person with a system they can understand.
- Agree the scope before promising delivery
- Raise risks while there is time to act
- Write down decisions and responsibility
- Distinguish original work from third-party foundations
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Based in Addis Ababa
Ethiopia · UTC+3. Collaboration hours and meeting cadence are agreed around the project. M3rkl welcomes suitable B2B projects beyond its initial startup and agency focus.
What needs to happen next?
A short brief is enough to begin. You do not need a finished specification.A short brief is enough to begin. You do not need a finished specification.
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