Bournemouth
Based in Bournemouth, I work with businesses across Dorset that want practical AI advice, better-connected software and help making technical decisions.
Working with Dorset businesses ↗About Matthew
Technology should make a business easier to carry.
I'm Matthew. Fewzen is my business, and you work with me directly. Based in Bournemouth and Croydon, I work with growing businesses across Dorset and London to make sense of AI, build useful systems and keep technical decisions connected to the outcome they need.
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Why Fewzen exists
Clarity before complexity.
I set up Fewzen because business owners deserve to feel confident about their technology: what it does, why they are paying for it and how it helps.
Running a business already demands your time and attention. The tools you rely on should make that responsibility easier to carry. Every recommendation should have a clear purpose, and every investment should be grounded in what your business actually needs.
My approach starts with understanding. I want to know how your business works, what slows you down and what you are trying to achieve. Then we can focus on the few changes that will make a meaningful difference.
A few purposeful changes that bring greater clarity and calm.That is the thinking behind Fewzen. “Limited” is part of the company name, but it also reflects something I take seriously: your time, budget and attention are finite.
My commitment is to explain things plainly, question whether another tool is really needed and recommend changes I can give you a clear reason to make. You should understand what I am doing, feel confident in why I am doing it and see how it helps your business move forward.
Where I work
Based in Bournemouth and Croydon.
Two bases give me access to businesses across Dorset and London. We can start with a conversation about your work and agree the best way to work together.
Croydon
My Croydon base gives me access to businesses across London seeking independent AI advice, software delivery and hands-on technical leadership.
Working with London businesses ↗How it started
Sitting with my dad, trying to get PHP to run.
I got into programming when I was about 12 or 13, thanks to my dad. My first experience was PHP 5.3, and one of my strongest memories is the two of us sitting there for hours just trying to get the development environment working. Eventually, we did — and then we needed something to actually build.
At school, booking a computer meant finding a sheet of paper and writing your name next to the machine and time you wanted. I remember thinking there had to be a better way. So we built one.
Together, my dad and I created a small web application with a UI and database that let students book computers digitally. It was not just something that lived on my computer, either — we gave it to the school and they actually used it.
From clan websites to open source
Like a lot of developers of my generation, gaming gave me plenty of excuses to keep building. I started creating websites for gaming clans, which eventually led me into open source. I became involved with projects including phpBB and FluxBB, helping users, supporting and maintaining the platforms, and contributing code.
Looking back, that period taught me something I have carried throughout my career: software is not really about the code. There is always someone on the other side of it trying to accomplish something.
I still build for the same reason
The projects have become considerably more complicated since that first school booking system, but the motivation has not changed much. I love getting stuck into a difficult problem, understanding how all the pieces fit together and seeing something through from an idea to something people genuinely use.
Whether it is a feature somebody loves using or an automation that means they do not have to do something anymore, that is ultimately what I enjoy about this work.
Work with me
Have a decision or system to work through?
Tell me what is happening in the business and we can work out the most useful next step. Start with a 30-minute call with me.