RUNWAY HERO, your partner in digital transformation
We help you apply the right mix of technology, people and process to solve the business problems keeping you up at night.
Our signature Runway Hero Approach
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Distill symptoms into root issues which need to be addressed.
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Clearly identify people, processes and technology currently in place.
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Narrow down solutions via a best fit vs TCO (total cost of ownership) framework.
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Identify internal resources, hire and/or leverage outsourcing.
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Ensure your team is trained and the solution is ready for practical use.
Services
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Fractional CTO
All the benefits of a full-time CTO made accessible to businesses of all sizes.
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Roadmap and Architecture Assessment
Engineering and Product alignment strategies & assistance with vendor and technology assessments
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Hiring Consulting
Establish or revamp your interview and hiring processes. Advice on offshoring, near-shoring, and remote-team management.
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Development Process Expertise
Coaching on how to be agile, and having high-impact, low-bureaucracy Agile processes
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Bespoke Mobile and Web application design and development
We’ve built over 185 apps across various industries
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Document Automation
Deep experience with document automation using Formstack and Josef
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E-Commerce
E-commerce enabled websites powered by Squarespace or Square
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ERP
Solutions from Microsoft Dynamics to Odoo to meet your business needs.
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Collaboration tools
Email, calendaring, messaging, collaborative document authoring, file sharing, video conferencing
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Marketing Automation
CRMs including Dynamics, Intapp, Hubspot Sales, Salesforce. Email (Klaviyo, Mailchimp, SendGrid, Dispatch), Hubspot Marketing, SMS (Twilio, Brevo)
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Point of Sale
Extensive experience setting up and managing Square across multiple locations including food service, bars and retail
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Business Intelligence
Hundreds of reports built using Metabase, PowerBI, Heap, Domo, Looker, and Sisense
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Wired and Wireless Networking
Fully managed mesh WiFi and gigabit networking using Ubiquiti, networks supporting thousands of simultaneous users in dense and spacious settings
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Hardware Sourcing
Help finding suppliers for custom and branded connected medical devices and other IoT devices to solve your business needs
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Bluetooth Integration
Custom integrations between your chosen bluetooth device and your apps, leveraging all available capabilities
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SaMD
Vast experience leading Software as a Medical Device development and global operations of class I, II and III devices.
Fast turnaround.
Exceptional quality.
Value driven solutions.
When your company needs to do things right the first time, Runway Hero is your Plan-A partner.
Runway Hero is Formstack’s go-to partner for complex enterprise integrations, customizations and migration.
Premier Partnerships
With deep expertise in networking & security, Runway Hero is uniquely positions to solve your networking, WiFi, camera security and door access needs.
Dozens of websites built by Runway Hero have been helping businesses grow since 2014. You gain the skills to maintain it yourself after the initial build.
Airtable is a swiss-army knife for your project tracking needs. Runway hero has helped many businesses to streamline their processes and harness real-time reporting.
We don’t let geography stop us.
Hybrid or remote, our Boston-based team is eager to suit your needs, both locally and beyond. Our founder is a pilot and loves to fly.
Meet the Founder
Joe Schwendt
I’m a hands-on technology leader with over 20 years of experience with a diversified and highly entrepreneurial background across many industries including consulting, government contracting, semiconductors, FinTech, Mobile, Recruiting, Medical Devices, and Legal.
I do my best work when faced with big challenges. I embrace uncertainty and use it to consider fresh opportunity. One of my favorite projects was an app we built to make US currency notes accessible to visually impaired individuals. We worked with the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing to build and release the iOS app called Eyenote in the early days of iPhones. It was beyond rewarding to see it in real world use and how it was changing people’s lives, allowing them to become more independent.
I also really enjoy selling things that I believe in. Whether it’s products and services or frameworks and ideas, nothing makes me happier than seeing people smile at the results. I’m comfortable pitching investors and senior leaders, while also happy to directly field technical questions from the trenches and craft end-to-end solutions. I recognize that people and process are just as important as technology. As such, I’ve helped establish centralized and embedded CoE’s (centers of excellence) to help drive the success of technology in large organizations.
Specialties: Building and leading technical teams, architecture & systems, building APIs, complex system integrations, mobile software development, responsive web apps, SaMD (Software as a Medical Device)/Digital Health, InfoSec, DevOps, cloud (Azure/AWS), Agile (Scrum/Kanban), user centered design, product strategy and roadmapping, software purchasing & negotiations, challenging the status quo
Languages: Javascript, Swift, Objective C, Kotlin, C#, Java
What People Are Saying
“Runway Hero helped us transition from a catalog company to an E-Commerce company. They encouraged us to adopt modern tooling which helped us to reach customers in ways we never could before.”
— Adam E., Runway Hero Client
“Joe helped to completely transform the digital operations of the club. We were stuck on an old outdated website that couldn’t be updated. Not only did he replace the website within a few months, but also rebuilt our network, fixed our PoS systems, introduced new collaboration tools and added digital signage. These changes enabled the club to operate more smoothly and communicate easier than ever before.”
— Jon M., Broomstones Curling Club Member (Runway Hero Client)
“I wanted to preserve the traditions of the Ifá divination ceremony. Runway Hero helped to build a custom application for the iPhone, which allowed the user to learn and perform the ceremony using a phone. Many students of Ifá have been taught through the use of this one-of-a-kind application.”