The TradeYoke build timeline: every part of the build, in order
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.
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Where TradeYoke came from and why it is built the way it is.
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From a 2019 idea to today: the whole TradeYoke journey
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.
What building for tradespeople has taught us: seven lessons from the build
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.
Why we published our terms and privacy notice from the start
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.
Why window cleaning rounds drift, and what a good one looks like
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.
Five years of the same idea, and why we finally started building
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.
Where TradeYoke began: an idea from helping run window cleaning rounds
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.