solvingfrom anotherangle

we build software, systems, and automations for problems too complex for off-the-shelf tools and too important for generic solutions.

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why we work this way

  • most software built with ai solves what was already simple to formulate. we are interested in what doesn't yet fit an obvious specification.

  • non-trivial problems ask for more than a layer of automation. they ask for presence in the environment where the problem happens, a reading of the context, and a better formulation before the first line of code.

  • obliquus builds the unconventional solution and stands it up for teams the straight line let down.

03 / FOCUS

many problems, one angle — oblique.

  • non-trivial problems

    we work where the obvious solution has already failed, where the problem is still poorly formulated, or where off-the-shelf tools only push the complexity somewhere else.

  • systems embedded in context

    we step into the affected environment to understand the real constraints, workflows, operational noise, and the details that never appear in a clean brief.

  • unconventional software

    we build bespoke tools, automations, and production systems for cases where the straight line is fast but not enough.

04 / APPROACH

how we work — four moves.

stage
01 / 04
posture
observe
approach/observe.md01 / 04
observe

we start with the data that's actually there, not the data that would be convenient. most oblique problems are defined by what their signal refuses to look like.

05 / PRINCIPLES

how we decide — five rules.

// few rules · always applied

cat ./principles.md
  1. 01context comes before the solution.
  2. 02a poorly formulated problem can't be automated.
  3. 03an off-the-shelf tool is a hypothesis, not a destination.
  4. 04real complexity calls for a bespoke build.
  5. 05it only counts once it's running.
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06 / ABOUT

// independent · in production

obliquus builds and operates unconventional software for complex problems. we work where the obvious approach stops being enough, stay close to the context, reframe the problem, and ship systems that run.

location
rio de janeiro, brazil
status
independent
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07 / CONTACT

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