--- title: "Boardly, case study" url: "https://www.doddledesign.co.uk/work/boardly" section: "Work" description: "Boardly helps boards recruit Non-Executive Directors faster, using AI-assisted matching across experience, sector and behaviour. A two-developer team took it from idea to live MVP in 8 weeks, with 100+ NEDs onboarded since." publisher: "Doddle" --- Case study · Talent · Recent # Boardly: AI-first board recruitment, live in eight weeks. Boardly helps boards recruit Non-Executive Directors faster, using AI-assisted matching across experience, sector and behaviour. A two-developer team took it from idea to live MVP in 8 weeks, with 100+ NEDs onboarded since. ![Boardly hero](https://www.doddledesign.co.uk/images/work/boardly/boardly-dashboard.webp) Client Boardly Sector Talent Engagement AI-Native Delivery · OutSystems Delivery Duration MVP delivered in 8 weeks ## Board recruitment, rebuilt around fit, not keywords. Boardly came to us with a clear thesis - the way Non-Executive Director recruitment works hasn't moved in a generation. CV-driven, keyword-matched, and blind to the things boards actually care about, communication style, lived experience, cultural fit. They needed a feature-rich MVP covering the full journey from onboarding to hiring, with credibility tight enough for early investors and users. Eight weeks. No compromise on security, scalability or usability. 8 weeks MVP to launch 100+ NEDs onboarded 2 Developers ![Boardly dashboard and onboarding](https://www.doddledesign.co.uk/images/work/boardly/boardly-dashboard-2.webp) Match with the right NEDs faster, with AI-driven CV analysis and voice-based culture-fit interviews. ## An AI-driven platform built in eight weeks. **Voice-based culture-fit interviews.** AI-driven interviews that read communication style and cultural cues, not just what's said, how it's said. **CV summarisation.** Automated extraction of the experience and signals that actually matter to boards, surfaced where they help. **Intelligent matching.** An engine that weights experience, sector alignment and behavioural traits, not just keyword overlap. **End-to-end journey.** Onboarding, job posting, messaging, connection requests, payments, the full platform, not just the AI layer. **Cloud-native, modular.** Built to scale from the founding cohort to whatever comes next, modular architecture from day one. **Production-grade from launch.** Identity, audit, security and observability wired in, not a demo dressed up as a product. > “The Doddle team absolutely nailed it, turned an ambitious idea into a live, scalable product in just eight weeks.” Sandy WillisCEO, Boardly ![Boardly AI culture call](https://www.doddledesign.co.uk/images/work/boardly/boardly-ai-culture-call.webp) Boardly's AI culture call, providing insights beyond the CV to find the right fit for your board. ## Live in 8 weeks. 100+ NEDs within days. Boardly went live on schedule. Within days of launch, more than 100 Non-Executive Directors had joined the platform, early evidence of demand and a credible product to back the next funding conversation. The platform continues to evolve. Doddle remain Boardly's long-term build partner. AIVoice analysisMVPOutSystems More work ## Other things we've shipped. 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