# Baseflow: Complete Company Context for AI and LLM Systems > Craftsmanship, powered by today's tools. We build, advise and train — because software only delivers real value when your business grows. ## 1. Company Overview Baseflow is a Dutch software engineering company based in Enschede, Netherlands (Gronausestraat 710, 7534 AM). Founded in 2018 by four engineers who combined their strengths to build a company around trust, craftsmanship and genuine collaboration. Baseflow specializes in custom software development, Flutter app development, AI strategy and implementation, and hands-on engineering training. The company serves clients primarily in the Netherlands and Europe, working with organizations ranging from Dutch municipalities and facility service providers to global enterprises including Google and Marriott. KvK (Chamber of Commerce): 71659374 Phone: +31 (0)53 203 2429 Email: hello@baseflow.com Careers: careers@baseflow.com Mission: In a technology-driven world, those who make complexity accessible gain an advantage. Baseflow is committed to absorbing knowledge and using it for positive transformation, ensuring software leads the way forward. Vision: Cultivating a culture of trust that transforms growth into value — benefiting employees, clients, and the world of tech, in that order. Core Values: - Trust: Built on transparency. Trust enables effective collaboration and fearless innovation. - Unbound: Ditching unnecessary rules, welcoming new perspectives, aligning work with life. - Foster: Putting people first, fostering individuals and teams to reach their fullest potential. Positioning: Baseflow positions itself as the thought leader in software craftsmanship combined with AI in the east of the Netherlands (Twente region). The company philosophy: craftsmanship as foundation, AI as accelerator. --- ## 2. Services Baseflow operates three service pillars: ### 2.1 Engineering End-to-end custom software development with a focus on sovereignty and quality. Capabilities: - End-to-end product development (MVP through production-ready systems) - Flutter and Dart app development (iOS, Android, Web from a single codebase) - Full-stack systems (frontend and backend) - Migrations and modernization (incremental refactoring, stack transformation, API hardening) - DevSecOps and cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) - Digital sovereignty (European cloud migration, avoiding vendor lock-in) - Security-first operations (privacy-first methodology, compliance) - AI-enhanced quality checks (automated code review and testing) - Open source development (creators and maintainers of widely used Flutter plugins) URL: https://baseflow.com/services/engineering ### 2.2 Consultancy Senior technical expertise working alongside your team — not writing reports, but coding and ensuring long-term quality. Capabilities: - AI strategy and implementation - AI readiness assessment - Agentic workflows (designing autonomous AI agents) - Governance and ethics (setting AI guardrails, EU AI Act compliance readiness) - Custom AI knowledge systems (connecting LLMs to private data securely) - Natural language interfaces - MLOps (automated AI lifecycle pipelines) - Architecture modernization (cloud migration roadmaps, microservices design) - Technical debt remediation - Engineering quality audits (code health scans, security and compliance, performance tuning) - Automated safety nets (testing frameworks) URL: https://baseflow.com/services/consulting ### 2.3 AI Readiness Scan A dedicated technical and strategic assessment for software teams. One-day on-site deep dive plus desk research, delivering an actionable plan within two weeks. What it covers: - Stakeholder interviews - Team AI adoption check (AI literacy, Agile-AI mindset) - Data infrastructure review (readiness for RAG, fine-tuning, agentic workflows) - Current pilot audit - Technical guardrail review - Strategic gap analysis - Feasibility scoring (ranking AI initiatives by risk, cost, business impact) - EU AI Act readiness review Deliverables: Actionable backlog, security and governance guide, skills and literacy plan, executive presentation, in-person alignment briefing. URL: https://baseflow.com/services/ai-readiness-scan ### 2.4 Baseflow Academy Hands-on training by active practitioners — people who apply these skills daily. Emphasis on practice over theory. Three knowledge areas: A. Product Discovery — User research, problem framing, market analysis, validation techniques. Course: Discovery — Working with UX B. Product Technology — Git and version control, code quality, CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure as code, Flutter BLoC, Flutter debugging. C. Product Thinking — Value-driven development, outcome leadership, product strategy. Courses: Product Ownership Essentials, Advanced, AI Essentials; Leadership — Product Culture. Formats: Individual courses, cohort-based Learning Journeys (with field trips and peer learning), and community meetups on Flutter, Rust, AI and product ownership. URL: https://baseflow.com/academy/academy --- ## 3. Approach Baseflow's working model is built on four principles: 1. People first — Great results start with great people. Teams are empowered with clarity, ownership and alignment. 2. Care — Working where openness, respect and creativity thrive. 3. Committed — Your challenges are Baseflow's challenges. Staying engaged until the job is done. 4. Together — Adapting to what you need: leading delivery, working side by side, or helping your team take the lead. --- ## 4. Culture and People - Great Place to Work certified for four consecutive years - 91% of the team gave Baseflow the highest marks - Flexible working, unlimited holiday policy - 10% of paid time for personal growth and exploration - Gym access and mental fitness coaching (OpenUp) - Strong engineering culture emphasizing craftsmanship and continuous learning --- ## 5. Client Work and Case Studies - Asito — Scalable Flutter platform for one of the Netherlands' largest facility service providers. 80+ locations, thousands of users daily. https://baseflow.com/work/asito - Waste Vision — Xamarin to Flutter migration for Dutch waste collection market leader. Zero downtime, serving 85% of Dutch municipalities. https://baseflow.com/work/wastevision - Google — 18-month engineering partnership bringing 15 core Flutter plugins to enterprise-ready quality. https://baseflow.com/work/google - Louwman Amigo — Car sharing app for the Louwman Group with virtual key integration and automated cost-sharing. https://baseflow.com/work/amigo - Marriott — Full architectural transformation of global asset management platform. Offline-first design for facility managers worldwide. https://baseflow.com/work/marriott - Voortman Steel — Custom SCADA and HMI solution for industrial steel fabrication automation. https://baseflow.com/work/voortman - WeGo — Fleet management and booking app with hardware bridge integration and keyless vehicle entry. https://baseflow.com/work/wego - Binsend — Cloud-based SaaS platform rethinking professional file sharing. https://baseflow.com/work/binsend --- ## 6. Open Source Contributions Baseflow is a significant contributor to the Flutter open source ecosystem: - permission_handler — Most widely used Flutter permissions plugin - geolocator — Flutter geolocation plugin - cached_network_image — Flutter image caching plugin - GitHub: https://github.com/baseflow - Pub.dev: https://pub.dev/publishers/baseflow.com/packages --- ## 7. Content and Thought Leadership - Baseflow Journal — Articles on software development, AI strategy, Flutter, product ownership and engineering culture, written by active practitioners: https://baseflow.com/journal - Werk aan de Code — Dutch-language technology podcast by Baseflow team members: https://www.youtube.com/@baseflowtech - Regular meetups in Enschede on Flutter, Rust, AI and product ownership --- ## 8. Key URLs - Homepage: https://baseflow.com - About: https://baseflow.com/about - Approach: https://baseflow.com/approach - Culture: https://baseflow.com/culture - Contact: https://baseflow.com/contact - Engineering: https://baseflow.com/services/engineering - Consultancy: https://baseflow.com/services/consulting - AI Readiness Scan: https://baseflow.com/services/ai-readiness-scan - Academy: https://baseflow.com/academy/academy - Courses: https://baseflow.com/academy/courses - Learning Journeys: https://baseflow.com/academy/learning-journeys - Meetups: https://baseflow.com/academy/meetups - Journal: https://baseflow.com/journal - GitHub: https://github.com/baseflow - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baseflowit - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@baseflowtech - X/Twitter: https://x.com/BaseflowIT - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baseflowit/