Launching new software shouldn't be hard.

We’re here to lead you through the process of building and launching complex digital products.

Why Designli?

We make mobile apps and custom software, but we’re not just in the development services business. We’re in the user experience business. The applications we build are the means to an end. A delightful user experience is the real product.

We’ve been obsessed with developing software applications for more than a decade. Here’s the short version of the story.

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The journey begins.

Our founders launched a startup while in college, named Applits, with a mission to shake up the mobile application industry by crowdsourcing app ideas. The Applits community submitted ideas for the ‘next big app,’ and a public voting process determined which apps were brought to life.

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Building apps is hard

Three years, over 2,000 ideas, and 16 launched apps later, we understood first-hand the strategies and struggles of designing and developing quality mobile apps. We found a severe lack of agencies that understood the business needs behind the software they built. So we built our entire process around delivering value for users.

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Designli is born

It turns out happy users make successful digital products. It became clear to us what to do next: close Applits. Instead, we created our own application development agency to solve the problems we kept finding. Following the classic “necessity is the mother of invention” philosophy, we built what we wish we could have found as paying clients years ago. We obsessed over our process to identify the key actions that predictably led to successful mobile applications.

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Making software accessible

Talented members of our team will dedicate themselves to the success of your project. They’ll guide you through the entire process of creating custom software. We’ve proven time and again that application development doesn’t have to be complicated, even in complex software ecosystems. Thoughtful communication along the way eliminates mysteries, misunderstandings, and mistakes.

Our values

Our customers love us because we're cupid 🤍

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Creative

We love what we do. We’re excited about our work, and it shows. Your team will bring genuine inspiration to every facet of the project.

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Understanding

We study your business and your needs until we can make sense of the obstacles and opportunities in front of us.

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Purpose-driven

We assign team members full-time to your project so that they can be singularly focused on your business, your users, and your objective.

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Invested

Our SolutionLab means our entire leadership team buys into your project. Thereafter, each of your dedicated team members feels a strong sense of ownership.

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Determined

We’re determined to help you hit your goals and achieve success. We keep iterating toward success as long as is necessary.

Our technology

We hire talented developers before we need them. That way they’re ready to be assigned to your dedicated software development team as soon as possible. In the meantime, they work on the Designli Engine.

The Designli Engine is our proprietary backend development tool. It expedites as much as 70% of the time and effort it takes to lay the foundation for your application. You can leverage it to keep your timeline short, keep costs down, and set up dependable integrations with your enterprise applications.

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Our leadership

We’re looking forward to digging into your problem and collaborating on a solution. Get to know our team.

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All Keith wanted for his 10th birthday was a domain name. Fast forward a few years to high school, and when his mom told him to get a summer job he opted to sell his website instead - rather than start mowing lawns.

While working on his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University, Keith spent his time coding websites and launching the Ohio State Freestyle Rap and Beatbox Club, which grew to be one of the largest student-run organizations on campus. Keith paired up with Josh to build a college startup, Applits, named Inc.com’s “Coolest College Startup of 2014,” and has been leading app and web-app projects with Designli ever since.

Joshua

Josh is a natural contrarian, and often goes against the crowd when he thinks there’s a better way. A college athlete and engineering student turned college dropout, Josh wanted to pursue entrepreneurship rather than getting a degree. That’s when he teamed up with Keith and found his passion for the technical complexities of building and launching new software systems.

As an aspiring private pilot, scuba diver, and personal finance enthusiast, Josh is a “jack of multiple hobbies” and master of, well, some. As the COO of Designli, Josh enjoys learning how customers’ businesses work and figuring out how to design and implement software to solve their problems.

Nelson

As Designli’s CTO, Nelson has been instrumental in shaping the company’s philosophy and processes. Before joining Designli, Nelson has held roles as a game developer, researcher, professor, and Chief Executive Officer. His background has endowed him with knowledge of finance, emerging technologies, and all things software development.

Most importantly, Nelson’s experience has connected him with a wide network of skilled people. He helps Designli draw from a talent pool that spans the entirety of the Americas. This helps us build a deep roster of the best app designers and developers available.

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All Keith wanted for his 10th birthday was a domain name. Fast forward a few years to high school, and when his mom told him to get a summer job he opted to sell his website instead - rather than start mowing lawns.

While working on his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University, Keith spent his time coding websites and launching the Ohio State Freestyle Rap and Beatbox Club, which grew to be one of the largest student-run organizations on campus. Keith paired up with Josh to build a college startup, Applits, named Inc.com’s “Coolest College Startup of 2014,” and has been leading app and web-app projects with Designli ever since.

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Josh is a natural contrarian, and often goes against the crowd when he thinks there’s a better way. A college athlete and engineering student turned college dropout, Josh wanted to pursue entrepreneurship rather than getting a degree. That’s when he teamed up with Keith and found his passion for the technical complexities of building and launching new software systems.

As an aspiring private pilot, scuba diver, and personal finance enthusiast, Josh is a “jack of multiple hobbies” and master of, well, some. As the COO of Designli, Josh enjoys learning how customers’ businesses work and figuring out how to design and implement software to solve their problems.

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As Designli’s CTO, Nelson has been instrumental in shaping the company’s philosophy and processes. Before joining Designli, Nelson has held roles as a game developer, researcher, professor, and Chief Executive Officer. His background has endowed him with knowledge of finance, emerging technologies, and all things software development.

Most importantly, Nelson’s experience has connected him with a wide network of skilled people. He helps Designli draw from a talent pool that spans the entirety of the Americas. This helps us build a deep roster of the best app designers and developers available.

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