About Francesco Cirillo - FZCO

Productivity, software, AI, and education.

What We Do

Francesco Cirillo - FZCO is a UAE-based company founded by Francesco Cirillo, creator of the Pomodoro® Technique, Defuse the IF Strategy, and Combinant®.

The company develops and operates educational brands, software tools, AI-assisted software tools, books, courses, coaching, consulting, media, and digital products for professionals, teams, and organizations.

We work across productivity, software design, project management, professional practice, and the tools people and teams use to produce work over time.

Our Goal

Our goal is to help people and teams work with greater clarity.

We focus on productivity, software design, project management, professional practice, and the tools people use to produce work over time.

The company is built around Francesco Cirillo’s long-term work as a software designer, author, educator, and consultant.

How We Work

These principles guide how we work:

  • Clarity: We make ideas, decisions, workflows, and systems easier to understand.
  • Practice: We work with real situations, real products, real teams, and real constraints.
  • Measurement: Where useful, we use metrics, feedback, and observable results to make progress easier to evaluate.
  • Education: We create books, courses, tools, coaching, consulting, and media that help people apply ideas in practice.
  • Independence: Francesco Cirillo - FZCO is a founder-led company. Work is developed, reviewed, and directed by Francesco Cirillo.

What This Means for Clients

Direct Work with Francesco

Courses, coaching, mentoring, consulting, and workshops are based on Francesco’s experience in productivity, software design, project management, and professional practice.

Connected Brands

The company operates related brands and educational offerings, including Pomodoro® Technique, Defuse the IF Strategy, and Combinant®. Combinant® offerings include software tools and AI-assisted software-development tools.

Practical Materials

Books, courses, tools, and media are designed to support real work, not just abstract learning.

Long-Term Focus

The company develops materials and services for people and teams who want to improve how they work over time.

Founder-Led Work

Francesco Cirillo - FZCO is a founder-led company. Work is developed, reviewed, and directed by Francesco Cirillo, with selected collaborators involved when needed.

Work Smarter, Not Harder.