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Marcus Thorne
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I write the code, you close the deals: Looking for a European dev partner to start a boutique agency ๐Ÿค

Hey Dev.to community! ๐Ÿ‘‹

Iโ€™m Kenji, a Senior Full-Stack & Mobile Engineer based in Japan. For the past 7+ years, Iโ€™ve been deep in the trenches building everything from scalable e-commerce platforms and real-time analytics dashboards to cross-platform mobile apps.

My daily drivers are React/Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, and Flutter, and I'm very comfortable handling AWS/DevOps and database architecture.
I absolutely love the technical sideโ€”architecting systems, setting up CI/CD pipelines, and shipping clean code. But letโ€™s be honest: Iโ€™m not a salesperson, and I'm not in the right time zone to do client-facing sales in Europe.

The Idea ๐Ÿ’ก
I want to start a small, boutique dev agency, but I need a technical partner on the ground in Europe.
Here is the model I have in mind:

  • You: Handle local client acquisition, sales calls, and meetings in European time zones. You're the face of the agency and scope out the projects.
  • Me: I handle 100% of the technical delivery, project management, and backend architecture. Iโ€™m the engine room.

We operate as a team and split the profits. I'm thinking a standard 70/30 agency split (favoring the tech delivery side), but I'm totally open to chatting about what's fair and sustainable for both of us.

Who you are:
Youโ€™re a Europe-based developer who actually understands the tech (so you can talk shop with clients and estimate hours accurately), but you prefer the business, networking, or dev-rel side of things over writing code 40 hours a week.

If youโ€™ve ever thought, "I wish I had a senior dev team I could just hand my leads to," we should talk.

Drop a comment below or shoot me a message on Telegram: @Never_Miss_chance
Looking forward to connecting with some of you! ๐Ÿš€

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