KEELStart Keel 90

Method

One cell. One spine. No theater.

We do not rotate juniors through your account. The same four people who scope the work build and harden it — then prove it can be run without us.

01–30

Spine

  • Executive thesis → data product map
  • Workspace + Unity Catalog + identity
  • Environment promotion and secrets posture
  • Cost policies before pipelines proliferate

31–60

Flow

  • Priority source onboarding
  • Silver contracts and quality gates
  • Observability for jobs that matter
  • Weekly operating review with sponsor

61–90

Command

  • Gold products for value-creation KPIs
  • Runbooks and ownership matrix
  • Load / cost / access rehearsal
  • Exit criteria signed — not assumed

Partner path, not partner theater

Keel is built to become a #1 Databricks partner the Thiel way: dominate a narrow niche first, collect undeniable references, then expand. We certify deep, co-sell with Databricks AEs on PE portfolio motion, and refuse generalist SI sprawl that dilutes specialty.

Certify

Every architect on Databricks professional paths

Specialize

Lakehouse + migration badges before broad claims

Expand

Only after we are the default in PE mid-market

Ready to put a spine under the portfolio company's data platform?

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