Chiba Eco-Energy Releases Farmland Act SaaS Beta Within Six Months Using 'Reminus CTO as a Service'

Reminus, provider of the CTO-as-a-service platform 'Reminus CTO,' announced that Chiba Eco-Energy, a Chiba University-originated startup specializing in agrivoltaics (agricultural-photovoltaics), successfully launched the beta version of its 'Farmland Act SaaS' in just six months. The development, managed through the Reminus partnership, was completed without quality issues, marking a significant milestone for the firm.

Chiba Eco-Energy is a pioneer in agrivoltaics, a business model that generates both crops and renewable energy on farmland. Leveraging their extensive experience in managing complex Farmland Act permitting processes, they initiated the development of their first proprietary SaaS to digitize these administrative procedures.

However, lacking in-house technical talent, they struggled to define technical implementation strategies and manage outsourced vendors. After considering hiring SaaS experts or IT consultants, they opted for an 'External CTO' to provide management-focused technical decision-making, adopting 'Reminus CTO.'

Post-adoption, the external CTO provided comprehensive support, ranging from strategic requirements definition—focusing on 'what not to build'—to collaborative design with vendors. The resulting three-party structure (vendor, company, external CTO) functioned efficiently, delivering a beta product within six months. The product received high internal praise, successfully moving the business to its next growth phase.

Challenges and Results for Chiba Eco-Energy:

[Challenges Faced] - Lack of in-house development experience for their first major SaaS project. - Insufficient technical insight required for critical business decisions. - Lack of expertise in vendor selection and management, causing anxiety regarding progress and quality.

[Actual Results] - Beta release achieved in just six months from the conceptual stage. - Minimized development timeline through function prioritization, accelerating business velocity. - Three-party structure ensured quality and progress, resulting in a successful completion without incidents.

About CTO as a Service (External CTO): This service serves as a third option beyond hiring full-time senior engineers or outsourcing entirely, providing management-level technical leaders to work alongside founders as partners in strategic and execution-level development.