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Security that ships as fast as you do

For founders, heads of engineering, and the accidental security owner at 10-50 person startups. Get the one-page Lean Security Canvas and the stack that answers vendor reviews, locks down email spoofing, and keeps vendor sprawl under control.

The Lean Security Canvas (PDF)

One page to map your threats, priorities, owners, and next actions. The planning tool we use with every startup we work with.

A 20-min call with Charles

Work through the Canvas against your actual stack. No pitch — a working session with someone who has done this for 20 years.

The Lean. Fast. Secure. method

A short email series on the Framework, Process, and Canvas — the three components that turn security from a blocker into a shipped feature.

“Engaging as a 3rd party allowed us to independently review and fix security flaws in the design of our product that had been overlooked by our developers. As a result, we have a more robust product that allows us to confidently state that it is the most secure product in our marketspace.”

Edmund Gehringer IV

Managing Director, Ahead Group

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One email with the PDF, then a short series on the Lean Security method. Unsubscribe anytime — the link is in every email.

Want to go deeper?

Charles runs live sessions with small groups of founders and eng leads working through the Canvas on their own stack. Bring the questions you can't ask your board.

“We've been able to launch a best-in-class payment solution on top of Google Cloud's infrastructure, meeting strict industry and regulatory requirements on security and stability, and do so within weeks rather than months.”

Pieterjan Vandaele

Founder & CEO, Smartpay

Written for startup founders and engineering leads running security without a dedicated team. If you're an IT admin at a 500-person company, this isn't the right fit.