Ben Morris ben@bnmrrs.com

Building teams that build things.

Engineering leader in Toronto. I’ve spent my career building software teams from scratch and figuring out what makes them work. Co-founded a company and sold it to Shopify, built and scaled engineering orgs across startups and public companies. Currently working with founders scaling their first engineering teams.

Background
Stonecrop Personal studio and family office. Building software: MomentumOS, ReadSpeed, Don’t Lose Your Ship.
Float First engineering leader. Built the team from the ground up.
Shopify Arrived via acquisition. Built and led a large engineering organization behind Shopify Plus.
Boltmade Co-founded a design and engineering consultancy. Acquired by Shopify in 2016.
Now

I work with founders who are scaling their first engineering teams. Process, recruiting, team structure, technical strategy. Most of my work is with companies growing from 5 to 30 engineers — the stage where the informal systems that built the MVP start breaking.

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