The right expertise for any problem.
To solve real problems for real people by matching the right expertise to the right challenge — no matter the field.
- AI agents
- Workflow automation
- Custom software
- Knowledge & retrieval
- Content engines
- Strategy & discovery
What do you need done?
Pick the one that stings most. We'll tell you exactly how we'd take it on.
We'll hunt down the repetitive, error-prone work draining your week and replace it with pipelines that just run.
Capabilities, not categories.
We don't sell a single service. We bring whatever the problem needs — usually some mix of these.
AI agents & assistants
Purpose-built agents that do real work — quoting, outreach, research, support — wired into the tools your team already uses.
Workflow automation
We find the repetitive, error-prone work draining your week and replace it with pipelines that just run.
Custom software
When off-the-shelf won't fit, we design and ship the web app, API, or internal tool that does — built to last, not to demo.
Knowledge & retrieval
Turn scattered docs across Notion, Drive, and Slack into a system that answers questions with citations instead of guesses.
Content & growth engines
Systems that research, produce, and ship content at the volume modern reach demands — without burning out a team.
Strategy & discovery
Sometimes the win is clarity. We pressure-test the problem, scope what's worth building, and tell you what we'd skip.
One company. Many branches.
Each branch goes deep in its craft. Together they solve problems a single-discipline firm can't. New branches get added as new problems demand them.
Most firms sell you a service. We solve the actual problem.
That difference shows up in everything — how we scope, what we build, and when we tell you the honest answer is “not us.”
We pick the problem, then build the team.
Problem-first, not industry-first
We don't pick a lane and look for work. We pick the problem and assemble the team to solve it — so the answer fits the challenge, not our resume.
Multi-disciplinary by design
Each branch goes deep in its craft. Together they take on problems a single-discipline firm structurally can't — the cross-domain ones where the real value lives.
Fit before engagement
Every engagement starts with a 30-minute discovery call. We only move forward when we're genuinely the right team for your problem — better for you, better for us.
What working with us looks like
- 1
Discovery call
A 30-minute call to understand the problem, who owns the decision, and whether we're genuinely the right team. No pitch deck.
- 2
Scope & proposal
We define the outcome, the smallest path to it, and a fixed scope. You get a clear plan before any money changes hands.
- 3
Build in the open
Short cycles, frequent demos, and a single source of truth. You see progress every week, not at a big reveal at the end.
- 4
Handoff & support
Clean documentation, a walkthrough, and a no-drama exit clause on every contract. You're never locked in to keep us around.
What you get that a single shop can't give you.
We're built to be flexible where it matters and uncompromising where it counts.
Founder-led, not handed off
You work directly with the people who build the thing — no account manager relay, no junior bench learning on your dime.
Cross-disciplinary by default
Most problems aren't pure engineering or pure strategy. We assemble across branches so the answer fits the whole problem.
We ship fast
We're our own first customers and we build like it — aggressive cadence, working software early, momentum you can feel.
Honest about fit
If we're not the right team, we'll say so on the first call. A clean no beats a bad engagement for everyone.
Two founders, two lanes, one mission.
Emerald is built by people who are their own first customers — one leading product and engineering, one leading go-to-market and discovery.
Nicolas Yenikomshian
Cofounder · Build Lead
Leads product and engineering across every branch. A computer science student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Nicolas is a full-stack and systems engineer who builds production-grade AI agents on a modern, security-first stack — Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, and the Anthropic and OpenAI APIs — with CI/CD and a per-pull-request security gate built in from day one. He also runs faculty-led computer-vision research on real-time rip-current detection.
Eric Yenikomshian
Cofounder · Growth Lead
Leads go-to-market, brand, sales, and customer discovery. A UC San Diego neuroscience graduate and EMT, Eric pairs research-trained analytical rigor with hands-on leadership — he directed a 100-member organization and a six-figure budget — to surface the problems worth solving and build the relationships that turn them into work.
Own a branch. Build the company you'd want to work at.
Emerald isn't a fixed roster of two — it's a platform for builders. We pick problems, stand up focused branches to solve them, and add the people who can own them. The ceiling is what we build together, not a headcount plan.
Join the team
You're a builder who wants ownership, not a ticket queue. You'd rather ship a real thing for a real user this month than sit in planning for a quarter. We add people as problems demand them — tell us what you're great at.
Lead a branch
You're deep in a field we haven't stood up yet — biomed, mindset, education, something we haven't named. You've got a problem worth solving and the credibility to solve it. A branch is yours to own; we bring the engine, the stack, and the shared bench.
Bring a problem
You're not looking for a job — you see a problem that keeps costing people time or money. Point us at it. When problems cluster in a field, that's exactly how a new branch gets born.
A branch is a concrete product or service we ship, focused on one discipline. Each goes deep in its lane; together they let us solve cross-domain problems a single-discipline firm can't. New branches get added as new problems demand them.
Problems where the right mix of AI, software, and strategy creates real leverage — automating painful workflows, building custom tools, standing up AI agents, or making a company's own knowledge usable. If it's a clear problem with a decision-maker behind it, we want to hear about it.
Yes. We're early-stage ourselves and build for momentum. We care more about a sharp problem and a willing partner than your headcount or stage.
Every engagement starts with a 30-minute discovery call, then a fixed-scope proposal so you know the outcome and the cost before committing. Every contract includes a no-fault termination clause — either side, 14 days' notice. You're never locked in.
Fast. After the discovery call and a scoped proposal, we can typically kick off within days. We work in short cycles with weekly demos, so you see real progress almost immediately.
We'll tell you on the first call. We'd rather give you an honest no — or point you to someone better — than take on work we can't do justice. A clean no is part of the service.
Have a problem worth solving?
Start with a 30-minute discovery call. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right team for it.