Lincoln, Nebraska, Midwest Venture Studio

Close
the gap.

Most businesses know what they want to build. We help them actually build it, by listening to the people who run it every day.

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Software, AI, and data strategy for owners who are done fighting their tools.

  • We work with you and your team to learn how the business really runs, not just what a scope doc says.
  • We build custom platforms, automation, and reporting you own. No lock-in, no mystery stack.
  • We stay practical: fewer buzzwords, more of what your operators will actually use every day.

How we work

01

We start with your vision

Every engagement starts with you: where you want the business to go, what's in the way, and what you've already tried. No assumptions. No templates.

02

Then we talk to your team

Owners see the big picture. Operators and staff live in the details. The real gap lives between those two perspectives, and that's exactly where we look.

03

We build what actually fits

Custom software, AI tools, automation, built around your specific operation. Not a generic solution that forces you to adapt to it.

04

You own everything

Your platform, your data, your business intelligence. We build it; you keep it. No lock-in, no surprises.

What we bring

Three things. One integrated approach.

01 · Software

Custom Software & SaaS

Purpose-built platforms for your industry, not off-the-shelf tools you'll outgrow or spend half your day working around.

02 · AI

AI & Automation

Practical AI that removes friction from your day-to-day. Not buzzword-driven experiments: tools your team will actually use.

03 · Data

Data Strategy

Your business generates valuable data every single day. We help you capture it, make sense of it, and use it to compete.

04 · Ownership

You Own Your Data

Your data is your competitive advantage: not ours, not a vendor's. We build with ownership as a non-negotiable from day one.

Your data is your competitive advantage. It should stay that way.

Every platform we build ensures you own your data outright: your operational history, your customer insights, your business intelligence. No vendor lock-in. No surprises.

Portfolio

Work in the field.

Vertical platforms built alongside industry experts: real problems, real operators.

AJ Credentials

Medical credentialing management for independent practices and physician groups.

Healthcare

ModLab

Project tracking and shop management for the automotive customization industry.

Automotive

AgFinance OS

Helping Nebraska farmers discover and apply for USDA and state funding programs.

Agriculture

Ember Vault

Launch: Friday, April 10, 2026

White-glove concierge request platform for private membership establishments.

Hospitality

About RealWorld Tech Solutions

Built on relationships.
Executed on reality.

A venture studio rooted in the Midwest, working with business owners who know what they need but haven't found anyone who actually listens.

Relationships matter more than contracts.

We don't show up, take a scope, and disappear. We embed with your business long enough to understand it; then we build something that actually reflects how it runs.

That starts with you and your vision. But it doesn't stop there. Your front-line staff, your operators, your customers: they carry information that never makes it into a meeting. We go find it.

That's the difference between software that checks a box and technology that changes how you work.

Chanse Strode

Founder, RealWorld Tech Solutions LLC

I've spent 20+ years building software, from early-stage startups to companies scaling through hundreds of employees. That path taught me something most tech vendors never learn: the best technology in the world means nothing if it doesn't match how a business actually operates.

RealWorld started from a straightforward observation. Most business owners have a clear picture of what they need. But there's a massive gap between that picture and something real: bad vendors, generic software, teams that build what they're told instead of what's needed.

I close that gap. By listening to the owner, and the people who run the operation every day. That's where the real problems live, and that's where the real solutions come from.

20+ Years building
4 Live platforms
NE Midwest rooted

We keep our team off the public web, reach out directly and we'll make the right introduction.

Contact

Let's talk about your business.

No pitch deck required. Tell us where you are, where you want to go, and what's been in the way.

Reach out directly

We keep our team off the public web, reach out directly and we'll make the right introduction.

Chanse Strode

(402) 570-0833

We typically respond within one business day. The first conversation is always just a conversation: no pressure, no agenda. We want to understand your situation before we talk about anything else.

Based in

Lincoln, Nebraska

Serving

Nebraska, Midwest & beyond