Hello
Meet the people behindExponent
Nice to meet you.
We are Exponent. We've been building digital tools for you since 2022.
Exponent was founded in Geneva in 2022 by four partners from EPFL and HEC. The idea fitted in one sentence: build digital tools that genuinely serve the people who use them.
Since then, we've delivered websites, apps, automations and AI integrations. For SMEs, foundations and institutions, mostly Swiss. And when technology isn't the answer, we say so: that's how we build partnerships based on trust.
Our mission.
Helping your company build the right solution.
The right one, not the trendiest, nor the most profitable for us. Sometimes it's not the one you had in mind. Sometimes it's building nothing at all. We say so: that's the difference between a supplier and a partner.
Our philosophy
Clarity before sophistication.
A system you don't understand isn't a good system, even if it's impressive.
Use before technology.
If the tool creates more friction than value, people stop using it. So we start from real use, never from the tech.
Honesty, even when it doesn't serve us.
Sometimes the problem isn't a lack of AI, it's the process itself. We say so. Adding AI to a broken process fixes nothing.
The long term.
We build systems that can be maintained, evolved and handed over, not demos that last six months.
How we work.
We don't like surprises. Neither do our clients.
1
We listen
A first meeting, not an online questionnaire. We listen, ask questions, and understand how your teams really work, before talking about tools.
It's free and commits you to nothing. At the end, you decide whether we keep talking.
What you get
- A first opinion, free and with no commitment
- Concrete lines of thought
- A first budget estimate
2
We scope
A first plan within 48 hours: what we recommend, what we advise against, and why, even when it costs us the project.
For complex projects, we run a design workshop with your teams. You approve the framework before the project starts.
What you get
- A one-page document: what we understood, what we propose
- The next steps, broken into stages
- A costed budget
3
We develop
We move forward in testable stages of two to four weeks each. After each one: a real deliverable, a demo, your feedback.
Decisions are made together, as the project goes. If the context changes, we incorporate it rather than pushing it back.
What you get
- A demo and your approval at each stage
- You see progress in real time
4
We deploy
We stay available after launch, with 30 to 90 days included free of charge depending on the project. Bugs are fixed without discussion, your teams are trained, documentation and access are handed over to you.
You discover nothing on launch day: what goes into production, you've already seen running.
What you get
- Your tool online
- Priority support, 30 days included
- Fixes handled as a priority
5
We maintain
The code and documentation are handed over to you: you're independent. We stay on for maintenance, changes and questions.
You can take the project in-house or hand it to someone else. We'd rather you stayed because it works.
What you get
- The code and documentation, handed over (unless otherwise agreed)
- The ability to evolve the product
- A team available when needed
Our team.
The people who pick up when you call.
We're a small team, and that's a choice. You won't get a different contact on every call, and nobody will answer you by reading from a script.
