Enterprise-grade software for every business.
Agent-ready by default.
Custom software and AI agents for founder-led companies. Production grade, wired into your real workflows, owned by you at delivery.
Who this is for
CEOs and founders of $5M to $50M companies stuck with manual processes, disconnected systems, or a legacy tool the whole business depends on. No in-house dev team, no AI expertise, no patience for hype.
Your team runs on spreadsheets, email threads, and a 15-year-old desktop app nobody wants to touch. Every rule lives in someone’s head. You know AI matters. What you haven’t found is someone who will build a real system, wire AI into it where it counts, and hand you the keys.
What we build
Custom business software
Web platforms, client portals, workflow systems, and mobile apps built to production grade. Structured data, enforced rules, audit trails. Not a no-code prototype that breaks in month three.
AI agents and AI features
Document OCR and validation, survey scoring, lead re-engagement, and autonomous agents that run a workflow end to end. We use AI where it does real work. If it’s decoration, we cut it.
Legacy replacement and integration
Legacy desktop apps, paper processes, and patchwork toolchains consolidated into one purpose-built platform, connected to your CRM, ERP, and accounting.
How we work
- Phase-gated commitment. Stop after Discovery, Design, or Development and keep everything we produced.
- Live deliverables, not PDFs. Specs and clickable prototypes you can use before production code is written.
- Weekly billing, weekly review. Defined increments, a report every week, no surprises.
- You own the IP. Always. All code and docs transfer at delivery. No license, no lock-in.
- Post-launch tuning. Configuration and prompt tuning once the system is live.
Why Lithyem
25 years of building software, not 25 months
AI is a new tool in a process we’ve run since 2001. Discovery, spec, build, ship.
One senior builder, end to end
Discovery through deployment with the same person. No handoffs.
We speak business
Outcomes, hours saved, errors removed. You will never need to translate.
Surgical AI
No ChatGPT wrappers. AI goes at the exact point in a workflow where it removes a decision or a repetitive task, and we measure it.
Proof
Start with a free 30-minute call.
We’ll tell you where AI and custom software will pay off first, and where they won’t.
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Referral guide. Who to send our way.
Think of Lithyem when you hear a CEO say
Who not to send
- Companies that want a marketing website, branding, or copywriting
- Companies that want an AI strategy deck with no intention to build
- Anyone shopping for the cheapest hourly rate
- Projects with no identifiable workflow target or measurable outcome
What we don’t do
Marketing websites and copywriting. Custom branding beyond basic theming. AI strategy without implementation. Hourly retainers without defined scope. Projects with no measurable outcome.
Three ways to start
AI Jumpstart
A 30-minute call and a custom-built AI tool that solves one real problem. You keep the tool.
AI Strike
One expensive bottleneck. One to three custom AI tools or agents built to remove it. Fixed scope, flat fee.
Discovery
We verify the problem, assess feasibility, recommend the architecture, and scope the build. No code written, no obligation to continue.
Larger builds follow the Discovery → Design → Development path. Standalone deliverables at every phase. Full IP transfer at delivery.
How to make the intro
Email intro with one line on the company and one line on the pain. Michael replies within one business day and books the first call directly. Referral partners are credited on every engagement they source.