You are about to spend money and want an outside read.
A software proposal, a new website, an AI tool, a consultant, a migration. Before you commit, you want someone who is not trying to sell you the thing.
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12+ years
Enterprise technology experience, implementation work, and change that had to land in the real world.
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Hingham based
An in-person practice for South Shore businesses. I drive to you, walk your floor, talk to your staff, and see the real work.
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A few clients at a time
Small enough to stay thoughtful, hands-on, and available when something needs attention.
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Advice and build work
Some projects are a recommendation. Some are the thing actually built. Some are both.
You might call Lantern Harbor when...
The common thread is usually the same: a technology problem that nobody has translated into a sensible next move yet.
There is drag in the business, and it is starting to feel expensive.
The same manual work keeps happening, the handoffs are loose, and the fixes so far have been workarounds rather than decisions.
Your website is underselling the business.
The service is solid, but the homepage does not say so clearly, and the person landing on it does not know what to do next.
AI keeps coming up, but the real question is where it is worth using.
You do not need an innovation theater project. You need a sober answer about where it will save time or improve the customer experience.
Where I can help
Most engagements start with a small, concrete piece of work so the next step is clear before the project gets bigger.
A clear first step
Tech second opinion
A short, senior read on the tool, proposal, or technology question in front of you.
See where I can helpAnswer the AI question
Is AI worth it?
A grounded read on where AI actually saves time in your business today, and where it is not ready yet.
Fix the recurring drag
Automate the manual work
A focused pilot on one recurring workflow so you can see the value before expanding anything.
Tighten the message
Website tune-up
A review of your homepage, your main offer, and how visitors take action — for businesses that sound better in person than they do online.
How the work usually goes
Simple on purpose. No sprawling discovery project unless the problem truly needs one.
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We name the actual problem.
Not the vague version. The specific decision, bottleneck, or question that is costing you time or confidence.
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I look at the real work.
The website, the workflow, the vendor materials, the current tools, or a morning sitting with your team. The point is to react to the work itself, not guess from the abstract.
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You get a clear next move.
Sometimes that is a short written plan. Sometimes it is a build. Sometimes it is a calm recommendation not to do the project at all.
Recent builds
A few public examples of the product, website, and software work I do. Not every engagement is public, but these show the shape and finish of the work.
Selected projects only. Advisory work and internal client systems are often private.
Hearth
C.C. Shepherd Funeral Home
A private tool for funeral directors that captures the arrangement meeting in plain language and helps turn the notes into the documents the family will see.
Summer of Soccer
Self-initiated, for South Shore bars
A multi-tenant score-prediction game for the 2026 World Cup, built so an independent bar can run its own prize pool on the big screen — patrons prove they are in the room, predict the scores, and climb a named leaderboard on the TV, while the owner keeps the opt-in customer list it builds.
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Non-profit
Built for a family-run ministry. A faith-centered prayer coordination platform — like meal trains, but for organized prayer support during times of need, helping Catholic families rally around a loved one in crisis.
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