Max Williams and Damien Tanner: New Bamboo

Max Williams, 25 and Damien Tanner, 21
Company: New Bamboo
Web: www.new-bamboo.co.uk

Horror stories of web projects running over schedule and over budget abound. Enter New Bamboo. Co-founders Tanner and Williams are proponents of a project management style known as Agile, which involves regular meetings with clients to avoid these problems. They are also specialists in a new web development framework, Ruby on Rails, which enables the creation of well-architected applications more rapidly than Java or .Net. Entirely self-funded, New Bamboo has been profitable since day one. Customers range from tech start-ups to global brands, with projects ranging from the launch of environmental social network Edenbee to a contract to deliver the first application in conjunction with Channel 5’s new digital strategy.