arraduct
Winning the Commodity Supercycle
arraductWe are a boutique trading house with interests in software, energy, non-ferrous metals and consulting (regional, financial, tax) complemented by equity holdings.
We automate your processes to streamline operations, enhance visibility and profitability, extracting actionable insights for impactful decisions
We convert manual workflows into efficient digital ecosystems, reducing friction and accelerating the movement of both materials and information
We design information ecosystems that capture the full spectrum of your operations, creating a digital twin of your physical business
Human flourishing demands ever more resource flows. Our work enables the physical infrastructure that powers modern civilization
We maintain unique tooling and exotic data for CTAs & funds active in bespoke markets, which embody the collective wisdom of millions of daily choices, illuminating paths through complexity
Inspired by Berkshire, Fairfax, Loews etc. we consider ourselves as value investors, cultivating a family of meaningful businesses, sustaining industrial civilization and driving human progress. Out roots lie in software, with experience in factory automation, embedded devices, trading systems, CRMs and ERPs.
Software is more than automation - it's a transformative force that works tirelessly like a dedicated team member. A software engineer is an industrial engineer and manager in one, crafting elegant solutions that scale. Our company's foundation rests on these digital craftspeople who identify challenges and build innovative solutions. With each repetitive task we automate, we free your mental bandwidth for strategic thinking and bold new ventures.
"We both win by helping you win with quality service at a fair price."
We provide high value and above average results, helping our clients become industry leaders and our partners. We achieve this via radical honesty and fairness, confidently addressing problems and disrupting complacency, bureaucracy, to unleash human potential.
We affirm life and believe in humanity, in the greatness of human achievement and progress. We reject degrowthers. Today's problems stem from degrowth itself, a lack of energy and material inputs (cf. Henry Adams curve) because prosperity follows energy.
We believe in decarbonization through nuclear energy, rejecting fears of nuclear waste. Today's unprecedented comfort and prosperity rests on foundations that are often unseen: skilled labor, sophisticated industrial supply chains, and the technological mastery that has allowed us to harness nature's forces. We recognize and honor these fundamental enablers of modern civilization while working to advance them further.
Curious engineer and investor.
Blog.
Go, Racket, Common Lisp
Equestrian and forex trader, managing international risk exposure and operations across multiple markets.
Fullstack developer with solutions in aerospace, finance and tax on his belt. C#, JS, TS, Go
One of the world's experts in Tajik, journalist, system admin and our Central Asian fixer.
Responsible for our internal CRM and tooling, which support everyone's work flows. Go + JS
Passionate Lisper and blogger who built an OS in Brainfuck. Common Lisp, C, Clojure, Guile, Racket
Backend & DevOps for financial services specialising in microservices and CI/CD. Java, Go, Groovy
Driving international expansion in Nordic and Central European markets.
Building key strategic relationships in emerging markets.
We look for people who care deeply about reinventing computing, and who enjoy questioning assumptions, building from first principles, and operating with high agency. We treat people like creative agents, not fixed assets, protecting deep work time so they have space to innovate and create new value for our team, company, and society. We embrace the manager of one concept, valuing independence and self-direction.
We value both hard work and smart work. Unlike many places where hard work is repaid with more work, we smile when people find inefficiencies and automate their roles. We encourage discussion about how to proceed when improvements are found, fostering a culture of continuous innovation.
Our remote engineers have the freedom to set their own location and hours. We expect clear communication and fulfillment of team obligations while enjoying flexibility in how and when they work and live their lives.
We seek engineers with sovereign curiosity who can work independently and extract requirements. Our team members are expected to learn how clients prefer to learn, receive feedback, and communicate in their ubiquitous language. We emphasize continuous delivery, real-time user feedback, and balanced team collaboration while building software that aligns with user needs, business objectives, and stakeholder vision.
We recognize that life is struggle - from the smallest organisms to our recent ancestors. The struggles and toil of thousands of generations got us here, and we aim to justify their sacrifices through meaningful progress and innovation.
While energy consumption correlates strongly with economic growth and value creation, we recognize this relationship is more nuanced than a simple energy theory of value might suggest. The correlation between energy use and GDP demonstrates the importance of energy in economic development, but value creation is a complex interplay of multiple factors including labor, innovation, and efficiency.
We understand that different products and services can have vastly different energy costs while producing varying levels of value. Our focus is on optimizing both - creating more value while improving energy efficiency. The transformation of matter and energy into valuable products and services remains central to economic progress, but the relationship is one of enabling potential rather than direct causation.