We're product people.
Asterisk was founded in 2025 by people who have lived through the hardest parts of scaling companies.
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Our philosophy
Building great products starts with pedigree
For the past 13 years, our team took a product from zero to unicorn. We now work with founders and product teams facing similar challenges.
We bring judgment and craft to help early-stage companies focus on what matters most and build products customers can't live without.
Our values
01/Ownership
We treat every product as if its success or failure is on us. That means taking responsibility for outcomes, making clear decisions, and standing by them through delivery and beyond. We don't hide behind roles, process, or deliverables.
02/Judgment
Great products are built on good decisions. We bring experience, context, and common sense to the moments that matter most, focusing effort where it has real impact and moving quickly through everything else.
03/Focus
Not everything deserves equal attention. We help teams identify the few decisions that truly matter and concentrate energy there. Clarity and restraint are how progress compounds.
04/Care
Quality is not decoration. It is how trust is built. We pay attention to details, trade-offs, and edge cases because the things most people rush past are often what define the product.
05/Candor
We believe honest, direct communication leads to better outcomes. We ask hard questions, give clear feedback, and surface concerns early so decisions can be made with confidence rather than guesswork.
06/Partnership
We work alongside teams, not around them. We assume positive intent, respect different perspectives, and take shared ownership of the result. Strong products are built through trust and collaboration.
"The hardest part of building a great product is knowing what actually matters, then having the discipline to focus there."
Grant Harris
Co-Founder, Design & Product
Leadership
Michael Paterson
Co-Founder, Technology & Product
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Grant Harris
Co-Founder, Design & Product
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