About Matt Hammond
Matt Hammond founded Talk Think Do in 2014 with one goal: to build the kind of software partner he always wished existed. With over 30 years in technology, he combines deep technical expertise with practical commercial thinking to help clients make confident decisions about their software and technology strategy.
His career spans complex custom software projects across sectors including financial services, government, transport, and motorsport. He worked on enterprise systems for organisations including Barclays, Transport for London, and the Department for Education, and spent time in the high-performance world of Formula 1 before joining Fitness First as Solution Architect, where he led cloud platform development, mobile apps, and large-scale digital transformation.
Matt's public-sector grounding dates back to the early days of the Government Digital Service. He has worked inside GDS-aligned programmes from discovery through live, and is familiar with the Service Standard, the Service Manual, and the Technology Code of Practice. That perspective shapes how Talk Think Do approaches government and regulated work today.
Starting Talk Think Do was a deliberate response to a pattern Matt kept seeing throughout his career. Too often, software partnerships followed the same disappointing arc: senior people at the pitch stage, junior resources at the delivery stage. Clients bought a relationship with experienced architects and ended up working day-to-day with people who barely knew the domain. Matt founded Talk Think Do to fix that: a company where senior expertise is the default, where the people you meet at the start are the people who do the work, and where honest advice takes priority over winning the next contract.
Today, Matt serves as both a hands-on technical lead and fractional CTO for clients, offering impartial guidance on technology strategy, architecture, and AI adoption. Under his leadership, Talk Think Do holds Microsoft Solutions Partner designations in Digital and App Innovation (Azure) and Infrastructure (Azure), plus the DevOps with GitHub on Azure specialisation, and he has deep knowledge of AI-augmented development, cloud-native application design, and modern delivery practices.
On the Talk Think Do blog, Matt writes about artificial intelligence, cloud architecture, DevOps, and the future of software delivery. His articles reflect his belief that technology should be grounded in business outcomes, and that the best insights come from building real systems in the real world.
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Frequently asked questions about Matt Hammond
Who is Matt Hammond?
Matt Hammond is the founder of Talk Think Do, the UK software consultancy he started in 2014. He has over 30 years in technology, spanning enterprise systems, cloud architecture and AI-augmented delivery, and works as a hands-on technical lead and fractional CTO for clients.
What does Matt Hammond do as a fractional CTO?
He gives clients impartial guidance on technology strategy, architecture and AI adoption without the cost of a full-time CTO hire. That covers decisions such as whether to build or buy, how to modernise a legacy platform, and where AI genuinely earns its place in a delivery process.
Which sectors and organisations has Matt Hammond worked with?
His career spans financial services, government, transport and motorsport. He has worked on enterprise systems for organisations including Barclays, Transport for London and the Department for Education, spent time in Formula 1, and was Solution Architect at Fitness First leading cloud platform, mobile and digital transformation work.
What is Matt Hammond's experience of government digital work?
It dates back to the early days of the Government Digital Service. He has worked inside GDS-aligned programmes from discovery through to live, and is familiar with the Service Standard, the Service Manual and the Technology Code of Practice. That grounding shapes how Talk Think Do approaches government and regulated work today.
What does Matt Hammond write about?
He writes on artificial intelligence, cloud architecture, DevOps and the future of software delivery. His articles are listed below and on the Talk Think Do blog, and they draw on systems his teams have actually built rather than industry commentary.
How do you get in touch with Matt Hammond?
Connect on the LinkedIn profile linked above, or book a free consultation with one of Talk Think Do's senior engineers to talk through a specific problem. You can also contact the team directly.