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    4 min readLast updated: April 2026

    Why DLYTE Stopped Being an Agency

    DLYTE didn't start as software. It started as a research and design practice. Here's why we moved from agency to platform.

    George Kordas
    George KordasFounder of DLYTE

    "We don't believe research should be limited to people with formal titles or specialist backgrounds."

    Teams come to DLYTE when they need a structured usability testing study — turning product uncertainty into decision-ready signal without needing a specialist on the team.

    We worked directly with founders, product teams, and organisations who were trying to make important decisions — launch something new, improve conversion, fix drop-offs, validate an idea. They weren't asking for research frameworks. They were asking for clarity.

    And over time, we noticed something uncomfortable.

    The problem usually wasn't that they didn't care about users. It was that research had become something you were supposed to "know how to do." The tools were built for researchers. The language assumed training. The process felt like a discipline you had to qualify for.

    Most businesses are not researchers.

    They're builders. Operators. Founders. Marketers. Product leads.

    And yet they're the ones making the decisions.

    That gap creates hesitation. People either skip research entirely and rely on instinct, or they overcomplicate it and stall because they're afraid of "doing it wrong."

    Teams looking for structured signal often start with a problem-solution fit test to generate focused, decision-ready insight before committing to a direction.

    We don't believe research should be limited to people with formal titles or specialist backgrounds.

    We believe anyone making a product decision should be able to test it properly.

    That belief changed everything.

    When we were running projects as an agency, we realised the real value wasn't just in running sessions. It was in how we framed the problem, structured the questions, filtered the signal, and translated feedback into direction.

    That thinking doesn't belong behind agency retainers.

    It belongs inside software.

    So instead of delivering the same guidance over and over in projects, we built it into the platform itself.

    DLYTE is the product version of how experienced researchers think.

    It doesn't expect you to understand research jargon. It doesn't force you to pick a method. It doesn't assume you've done this before.

    It starts with a simple question:

    What are you trying to decide?

    From there, the platform guides the structure, matches the right participants, gathers focused signal, and turns feedback into practitioner-trained recommendations.

    Yes, we use AI.

    But not to replace thinking — to scale it.

    It's trained on structured research practice: how to interpret behaviour, how to identify meaningful patterns, how to move from insight to action. The goal isn't to automate opinion. It's to make good research thinking accessible to anyone building something.

    Teams looking for structured signal often start with a task-based usability test to generate focused, decision-ready insight before committing to a direction.

    We moved from agency to platform because clarity shouldn't depend on whether you have a research team.

    You shouldn't need to hire specialists every time you want to know if something will work.

    You should be able to test it properly, understand who connects with it and who doesn't, and get clear direction on what to improve — before you commit serious time or money.

    That's the shift.

    And that's why DLYTE exists in its current form.

    We built DLYTE because opinions are loud — but behaviour is honest.

    Let behaviour tell you the truth.

    Teams looking for structured signal often start with a value proposition mapping to generate focused, decision-ready insight before committing to a direction.

    Ready to run your first test? Set up your free business account and start making product decisions backed by real user behaviour.