MarginPulse
MarginPulse is a tool I am building for software agencies and service businesses that run fixed-price projects.
It exists for one reason:
most projects do not fail suddenly, they fail quietly.
By the time founders realise a project is unprofitable, delivery is finished and nothing can be changed. The damage is already done.
The problem
Fixed-price work creates delayed feedback.
Projects look fine on the surface:
- timelines move forward
- clients are satisfied
- revenue is booked
But underneath, margins erode week by week.
Most teams only see the truth at the end, when it is too late to act.
I’ve seen this pattern repeatedly.
Good teams. Competent founders. Preventable losses.
What MarginPulse does
MarginPulse monitors project data and provides early warnings when profitability is drifting off course.
The goal is not reporting for reporting’s sake.
The goal is timing.
MarginPulse exists to tell you:
- when a project is becoming risky
- early enough that you can still intervene
- while decisions still matter
It is built to be simple, focused, and operational, not a dashboard museum.
Who it is for
MarginPulse is for:
- Software agencies running fixed-price or capped projects
- Service businesses where margin visibility comes too late
- Founders who want early signals, not post-mortems
- Teams that already track time and costs but lack foresight
It is not built for enterprises or generic project management.
Status
MarginPulse is currently in product validation.
I am actively:
- refining the core problem definition
- validating demand with real agencies
- testing positioning and scope
- deciding what deserves to be built and what does not
This is not a finished product yet.
Landing page
You can see the current concept and follow validation progress here:
👉 https://beamer-marginpulse.aicofounder.co/
If you run a software agency and this problem is familiar, this is the product I am actively working on.