A studio for founders
Now booking · Q3 2026Virtu · № 04
est. 2022

Your vision,
engineered.

A · Studio01 / 03

Virtu is a studio for founders. We take on four projects a year and ship small, specific things, well — the product you described in the first call, built exactly like you described it.

B · Practice02 / 03
4/yr
Projects, capped
Small
Permanent team
12w
Median timeline
$0
For a first call
C · Promise03 / 03
A small studio.
Four projects a year.
A studio for founders§Your vision, engineered§Four projects a year§One project at a time§Selective by design§A studio for founders§Your vision, engineered§Four projects a year§Shipped, not shipped-ish§Considered by hand§
01 / Approach

How we practice.

One project at a time, chosen deliberately, carried all the way through. Our approach keeps our attention where it belongs — on the work in front of us.

Rule 01

Founders first.

You pitch once, to the people who'll build it. No account managers, no handoffs, no telephone.

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Rule 02

Small slate.

Four projects a year. We pick carefully, then show up every day until it ships.

02
Rule 03

One team.

Engineering, design, and business sit at the same table. The output is one thing, not three.

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Rule 04

Ship it.

Nothing here is a concept. Every engagement ends with something live, owned by you, measured.

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02 / Selected Work

Four things, shipped.

A year of work, in order. Each project stays in play for a quarter — long enough to be done properly, short enough to stay focused.

03 / Process

Three phases, twelve weeks.

The shape of the engagement rarely changes. What moves is the intensity — early weeks are decision-dense, then we're building with you daily until it ships.

Phase 01Wk 1–2
Shape.

What are we really making?

Two weeks with the founders. We write the brief, draw the edges, cut the rest. You leave with a plan you could hand to anyone.

  • Working brief
  • System sketch
  • Bill of materials
Phase 02Wk 3–10
Build.

The long middle.

Eight weeks of heads-down making. A single standing review each Friday; otherwise, we build. The work is visible every day.

  • Weekly demo
  • Shared repo
  • Same-day decisions
Phase 03Wk 11–12
Ship.

Done, then handed over.

Two weeks to launch, measure, and hand it off. You get the codebase, the system, the story — and a team that knows it cold.

  • Live product
  • Full handoff
  • 30-day support
04 / A note from the founder
I'm a founder myself. I know what it takes to get a project out the door — and what it feels like when a team actually shows up to build it with you.
Robert Martin
Founder · Virtu
§ Book an intro30 min · Google Meet
Q3 · 2 open

Pick a day,
say hello.

A thirty-minute call with the principals. No deck, no pitch — we'll look at what you're making and say yes, no, or later.

Booking nowRob & MandyNo prep
Virtu / Studio pass № 001

Intro call
with the principals.

Host
Rob Martin
Mandy Hartman
Format
30 min · Google Meet
Hours
Mon — Fri
9:00 — 17:00 ET
Reply
Same day,
most days.
Booking · 30 min

When works?

Mon — Fri · 30 min
May 2026
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Studio hours · 9:00 — 17:00 ETWeekends closed