I build the software your business needs.

I'm Tim Dietrich. I've been building custom software for businesses since 1998, for startups through Fortune 50 companies, and now for businesses with problems that are expensive to leave unsolved.

Much of my work is for companies running on NetSuite, across private equity, legal, biotech, pharma, software development, and more.

I work as a solopreneur, with a team of AI agents I designed and built myself.

Recent Blog Post NetSuite: There Is a Lot of AI Opportunity Right Now Companies running on NetSuite no longer need to be convinced that AI is worth their attention. What they can't figure out is how to apply it, and that's where the opportunity is for people who already know NetSuite.

How I work

I work small, and I work that way on purpose. One developer, a virtual team of AI agents, and a process with no surprise scopes or mystery timelines.

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1

Tell me what you're trying to solve

Describe the problem, the opportunity, or the gap. Plain language is fine.

2

I scope the work

I'll tell you whether I can help, what the approach would look like, and what it would take. No commitments until we're both clear.

3

My AI team and I build it

I work with a virtual team of 30+ specialized AI agents that I designed and built myself. They work in parallel, and that's where the speed comes from. The work pauses at checkpoints so I can review, approve, or redirect. The judgment calls stay with me.

4

You go live

You get a production-ready solution, documentation, and support through launch. No handoff into a void.

A bit of background

Tim Dietrich

I've been building software professionally since 1998, for organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies: the Library of Congress, Siemens, CarMax, the University of Virginia, Dominion Energy, and dozens of others.

A lot of my work today is for companies running on NetSuite, where I have 8+ years of focused experience on the platform. I've also built and shared tools with the NetSuite community, including the SuiteQL Query Tool and SuiteAPI, that NetSuite developers and admins use daily.

I'm also the developer of Sonar, the increasingly popular AI agent embedded in NetSuite, and Helm, an open-source framework for running unattended AI agents inside NetSuite. My digital products include purpose-built AI prompts for finance and operations teams, and Chartstone, a fast, local NetSuite API for developers and AI agents.

I've authored several books, including LinkedIn: Signal, Not Noise and FileMaker Pro 13 Absolute Beginner's Guide. I work from Richmond, VA through my company, SuiteStep.

LinkedIn → Blog → What I'm working on now →
years building custom software for businesses
25+
years focused on the NetSuite platform
8+
NetSuite installs of Sonar, two months after launch
100+
articles on NetSuite, SuiteQL, and AI
386

Have a problem that's too expensive to leave unsolved?

Tell me what you're trying to solve. I'll let you know whether I can help, and if I can, I'll show you what's possible.

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