Services
I typically work with 2-3 companies at a time (5-10 hrs/week each) to ensure focus, responsiveness, and executive-level impact.
How I Work
Initial Diagnostic
Architecture, product, and team assessment resulting in a written action plan
Ongoing Cadence
1-2 weekly calls plus async review for continuous support
Execution Focus
Unblock decisions, review designs, and guide leadership
Deliverables
Roadmap, architecture notes, and diligence memos
Service Offerings
AI/LLM System Design
Provider strategy, inference routing, prompt optimization, and context management
- ⦿Multi-provider AI inference management and routing
- ⦿Prompt engineering and optimization strategies
- ⦿Context window management and token optimization
- ⦿Model selection and cost optimization
- ⦿Performance monitoring and latency optimization
Early Team Hiring
Building your first 5-20 engineers with rigorous technical vetting and culture fit
- ⦿Technical interview process design
- ⦿Candidate sourcing and screening
- ⦿Technical assessment and code reviews
- ⦿Culture fit evaluation
- ⦿Compensation benchmarking
Architecture & Infrastructure
Untangling stalled or over-engineered systems; right-sizing for your stage
- ⦿System architecture review and optimization
- ⦿Infrastructure cost analysis and reduction
- ⦿Scalability planning and implementation
- ⦿Technical debt assessment and remediation
- ⦿Cloud infrastructure design (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Acting CTO Coverage
Interim leadership during founder transitions, searches, or scaling inflection points
- ⦿Strategic technical leadership
- ⦿Team management and mentorship
- ⦿Product roadmap development
- ⦿Stakeholder communication
- ⦿Vendor and partner negotiations
Fundraising Technical Diligence
Architecture reviews, roadmap validation, and pitch deck support for seed through Series B
- ⦿Technical due diligence preparation
- ⦿Architecture documentation and diagrams
- ⦿Roadmap and timeline validation
- ⦿Technical pitch deck review
- ⦿Investor technical Q&A preparation
Background
- ⦿Former Meta engineer (Ads Monetization)
- ⦿Multi-time founder with experience across successful exits and high-growth scale-ups
- ⦿MIT Advanced Study Program Fellow, Computer Science
- ⦿Advised seed and Series A companies across fintech, AI, and consumer