TradeYoke — Our story https://tradeyoke.net/blog/tag/our-story Where TradeYoke came from and why it is built the way it is. en-gb The TradeYoke build timeline: every part of the build, in order https://tradeyoke.net/blog/the-tradeyoke-build-timeline https://tradeyoke.net/blog/the-tradeyoke-build-timeline Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:39:00 GMT One page listing every part of Building TradeYoke in date order, from the idea in 2019 and the start in January 2024 to where the platform stands in October 2026. AssemblySoft DevOps Our story Engineering Building TradeYoke From a 2019 idea to today: the whole TradeYoke journey https://tradeyoke.net/blog/from-a-2019-idea-to-today-the-whole-tradeyoke-journey https://tradeyoke.net/blog/from-a-2019-idea-to-today-the-whole-tradeyoke-journey Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:33:00 GMT An idea from helping manage window cleaning rounds around 2019, development from the start of 2024, and where it has got to in October 2026. The whole journey in one place. Carl Randall Our story Product Building TradeYoke What building for tradespeople has taught us: seven lessons from the build https://tradeyoke.net/blog/what-building-for-tradespeople-has-taught-us https://tradeyoke.net/blog/what-building-for-tradespeople-has-taught-us Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:32:00 GMT Looking back from the start of 2024 to now, seven ideas kept proving themselves. They apply to running a trade business as much as to building software. AssemblySoft Business Our story Guides Building TradeYoke Why we published our terms and privacy notice from the start https://tradeyoke.net/blog/publishing-our-terms-and-privacy-notice https://tradeyoke.net/blog/publishing-our-terms-and-privacy-notice Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:07:00 GMT In June 2024 we first published TradeYoke's terms of service and privacy notice. Why we think a software business should write its rules down early, and how they are kept up to date. AssemblySoft Business Our story Product Building TradeYoke Why window cleaning rounds drift, and what a good one looks like https://tradeyoke.net/blog/why-window-cleaning-rounds-drift https://tradeyoke.net/blog/why-window-cleaning-rounds-drift Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:03:00 GMT A round that is not looked after drifts: missed cleans, old prices, a route that no longer makes sense. We wrote down what drifts, and what a well-run round looks like. Doerte Window cleaning Our story Building TradeYoke Five years of the same idea, and why we finally started building https://tradeyoke.net/blog/why-we-started-building-tradeyoke-in-2024 https://tradeyoke.net/blog/why-we-started-building-tradeyoke-in-2024 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:02:00 GMT The idea was about five years old when we started building at the start of 2024. Here is why we waited, what made us begin, and the rules we set ourselves on day one. Carl Randall Our story Product Building TradeYoke Where TradeYoke began: an idea from helping run window cleaning rounds https://tradeyoke.net/blog/where-tradeyoke-began-window-cleaning-rounds https://tradeyoke.net/blog/where-tradeyoke-began-window-cleaning-rounds Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:01:00 GMT Around 2019 we were helping manage window cleaning rounds and kept seeing the same problems: rounds on paper, missed cleans, money to chase. This is where TradeYoke began. Carl Randall Our story Window cleaning Building TradeYoke