Tekkon

Tekkon For CTOs and tech co-founders scaling post-MVP startups. No lock-in. Find out more at https://tekkon.com.au

We assign skilled, embedded Tekkies from Nepal directly into your team.

10-day trial. 20-day billing cycles.

Your next AI developer doesn’t need to be in the same office. Or the same city. Or the same country.We sat down with one...
20/04/2026

Your next AI developer doesn’t need to be in the same office.

Or the same city. Or the same country.

We sat down with one of our AI/ML engineers in Nepal and the conversation changed how I think about hiring for Australian and also more global startups in general.

Scan the QR code to read the full article or hit the link in bio. Site > News.

Still the only one who knows how any of this works?We asked a few CTOs and tech co-founders to list everything on their ...
07/04/2026

Still the only one who knows how any of this works?

We asked a few CTOs and tech co-founders to list everything on their plate. It filled 50 lines. Easily.

We can’t take all of it off your plate. But we can take the people side off it.

Tekkon assigns skilled, embedded Tekkies from Nepal directly into your team.

We handle the HR, onboarding, supervision, and ongoing support.

You stay in control of the direction.

10-day trial. 20-day billing cycles. No lock-in.

Full list in the swipe file ☝️

DM to get in touch or check us out via the link in our bio 👉

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Hey CTOs and tech co-founders. When did “I’ll just do it myself” become your full-time job in your startup?You’re writin...
02/04/2026

Hey CTOs and tech co-founders. When did “I’ll just do it myself” become your full-time job in your startup?

You’re writing code, reviewing PRs, managing the roadmap, fielding questions from the rest of the team, jumping on sales calls, and somehow still expected to have a technical vision for the next 12 months.

There’s no one to delegate to. No one to sanity check with. Just you, the backlog, and a list of things that needed to get done last sprint.

This is exactly the problem Tekkon was built to solve.

For over 8 years we’ve been assigning skilled, AI-augmented Tekkies to technical leaders at startups globally who need to scale their dev team without the overhead of traditional hiring. They slot directly into your workflow: you stay in control of the direction, we handle everything else on the people side.

HR, supervision, onboarding, timesheets, the lot.

- 10-day paid trial to confirm fit
- 20-day ongoing billing cycles from there
- No lock-in, no long recruitment cycle
- Australian account management the whole way through

If any of this resonates, grab a coffee with us, in person or virtual - plus we always love to hear about what you’re working on!

Introducing Tekkon Zero™We’ve done it. We’ve eliminated the need to actually build your startup.After years of working w...
31/03/2026

Introducing Tekkon Zero™

We’ve done it. We’ve eliminated the need to actually build your startup.

After years of working with founders, we figured out the real bottleneck isn’t funding, talent, or market timing.

It’s effort.
So we removed it.

Tekkon Zero™ runs thousands of simulations behind the scenes, validating your idea, pivoting before you even know you need to, and optimising outcomes in real time.

No hiring.
No building.
No 11pm Slack messages about a broken prod deployment.

You just fund the idea. We handle the rest.

Powered by:
- 10,000 simulated founders who never lost sleep
- 3.2 million failed startup scenarios (so yours doesn’t have to be one)
- A 100% pivot-before-you-know-you-need-to rate

The Failure Processing System™, patent pending, obviously ... 😅

We’ve even included a Founder Experience Layer™ so you still get the emotional journey of building a startup, without any of the actual building ...

Times are tough right now.For individuals and businesses alike, costs are climbing and cash is tighter than it’s been in...
24/03/2026

Times are tough right now.

For individuals and businesses alike, costs are climbing and cash is tighter than it’s been in a long time.

For startups still trying to build and scale, that pressure is real. Every hiring decision counts.

This is where Tekkon comes in.

We help startups hire vetted, skilled Tekkies: developers based in Kathmandu, Nepal, who work as a genuine extension of your team, inside your tools, workflows, and AI coding tools. Cost-effective without the compromise.

While you focus on building, we handle everything on the Nepal side: HR, recruitment, supervision, training, events, timesheets, the lot.

And the model is built to be low risk:

- Start with a 10-day paid trial to confirm fit
- Move into 20-day ongoing billing cycles from there
- No lock-in, no long-term commitment required
- Local account management the whole way through

Scale your team without the hiring headaches. When cash is tight, that matters more than ever.

If you’re thinking about your next hire, let’s grab a coffee, in person or virtual.

In Nepal, the interview question is no longer:“What tools are you using?”It’s:“What’s your favourite AI coding tool thes...
04/03/2026

In Nepal, the interview question is no longer:

“What tools are you using?”

It’s:

“What’s your favourite AI coding tool these days?”

Cursor.
Claude.
GitHub Copilot.

That’s what we’re hearing more and more from developers.

The shift to AI-assisted development in Nepal has been fast.

Developers here have always adopted new tools quickly - but over the last 12–18 months the pace of experimentation with AI coding assistants has been remarkable.

We’re seeing the impact with our clients too.

Startups working with Tekkon are combining lean teams of Tekkies + AI-augmented development to deliver features much faster.

Part of the momentum is also coming from the ecosystem.

Communities like Build Club Nepal are popping up where engineers meet to build AI tools, agents and side projects together.

The culture isn’t just about learning frameworks anymore.

It’s about experimenting, shipping fast, and figuring out how AI fits into modern development.

I recently spoke with one of our lead developers who has been heavily using Cursor with one of our startup clients.

His biggest takeaway?

The developer’s role is evolving.

Instead of manually writing every line of code, developers are becoming orchestrators:

• understanding architecture
• breaking down requirements
• structuring prompts
• reviewing outputs
• setting guardrails

The manual typing layer of development is disappearing.

But experience matters more than ever.

AI can generate code fast.
Without strong fundamentals, it can also generate technical debt just as quickly.

In the hands of experienced engineers though, the leverage is enormous.

Developers can move across codebases faster, prototype quicker, and focus more on architecture and problem solving.

AI isn’t replacing developers.

It’s amplifying the ones who know how to use it well.

At the end of the day, our Tekkies work inside your tools, systems and development environments.

But more and more founders are also tapping into their AI-augmented development skills - helping teams ship faster and accelerate speed to market.

It’s always great when we get awesome feedback from our clients.This time from Kale Miller - Founder of Prometheus AI an...
26/02/2026

It’s always great when we get awesome feedback from our clients.

This time from Kale Miller - Founder of Prometheus AI and a specialist in AI and Data.

He has been working with our UI/UX Designer and had some great comments about his work.

If you weren’t aware already, we have both UI/UX Designers and DevOps engineers available in house and ready to work with you ad-hoc on day rates.

It’s also a great way to test our Tekkie (Techie) AI-Native Staff Augmentation model - and also to see why clients continue to scale their development teams with us.

Comments from Kale in the image above 👆

Looking for the perfect match for your tech-stack?Swipe right to scale with Tekkon this Valentine’s ❤️We’re offering 10%...
13/02/2026

Looking for the perfect match for your tech-stack?

Swipe right to scale with Tekkon this Valentine’s ❤️

We’re offering 10% off the first 6 weeks of your next full-time developer hire - including the 10-day trial and your first (20 business day) billing cycle.

✅ Vetted, startup-ready developers
✅ Integrated into your tools + team
✅ No placement fees or no lock-in

This offer’s live till the end of Feb 2026.

So, let us help you scale with a Tekkie you’ll actually love working with.

DM us or email [email protected] to learn more.

Note - this does not apply to any ad-hoc Tekkon developers on day rates (UI/UX, DevOps, etc)

Welcome to the  team Nitesh - our Head of DevOps has come all the way from Nepal and is now part of the local team in Sy...
11/02/2026

Welcome to the team Nitesh - our Head of DevOps has come all the way from Nepal and is now part of the local team in Sydney.

He’s available to do DevOps work locally in Australia too!

Please join us in welcoming him!

What is DevOps, really?At Tekkon, DevOps isn’t just ‘cloud’ or ‘infra’ ...It’s a full stack of capabilities built to hel...
06/02/2026

What is DevOps, really?

At Tekkon, DevOps isn’t just ‘cloud’ or ‘infra’ ...

It’s a full stack of capabilities built to help startups scale smarter:

FinOps - Helps optimise your cloud spend
Classic DevOps - For CI/CD, infra, automation
MLOps - Deploy ML models the right way
SecOps - Build security into your workflow
Observability - Stay ahead of errors and downtime

We help startups plug the gaps - whether you need just one area or all five (and check our explanation via the slides).

Need help with DevOps?

We offer flexible day rates, AWS credit support, and a free cost calculator to help you save and scale.

DM us or email @ [email protected] to find out more!

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