North-Forge is run by Mike van Lieshout, a senior developer based in Best, the Netherlands, with more than six years of experience building custom software, business applications, portals, field service apps and AI tools. There is no account manager, no sales layer and no handover to a junior. The person you show the problem to is the person who designs, builds and supports the solution.
North-Forge exists because too many good ideas and obvious process fixes strand in six-month discovery phases and open-ended hourly contracts. The answer is simple: start with the problem, prove the solution with a working product, then industrialise it and support it. Something real within weeks, not within months.
Mike van Lieshout — Founder
over 6 years
Building business software and automation
1 contact
The same person from problem to support
1 working day
Maximum response time on any request
Software should remove work, not create it. Every feature has to earn its place by solving a real problem in your business.
The person you show the problem to is the person who builds the solution. Fewer misunderstandings, faster decisions.
You own everything North-Forge builds: code, docs and infrastructure. No lock-in, no hidden dependencies, no licences to keep paying for.
North-Forge moves quickly and delivers results without unnecessary delays.
Current technology and pragmatic solutions, used where they create real impact.
Your process, your people, your problem. Everything North-Forge builds is tailored to you.
These are the sectors where processes rarely fit standard software, so most problems already look familiar. If your sector is not on the list, it usually just means we haven't met yet.
Quick answers about how North-Forge works, what it builds and what happens after you reach out.
Describe the process that hurts or the idea you want to prove and you get a detailed, fixed-scope proposal within one working day.
