Work with meTwo focused routesAleksei Balchunas

Bring one specific operating problem.

Choose hands-on AI systems work when a workflow or agent needs to reach production. Choose advisory when one product, technical, or operating decision needs an experienced second set of eyes.

01

Choose the route that matches the outcome

Both routes start with context and a bounded fit check.

Think through one decision

Operator advisory

A focused session for a founder who needs depth on one product, architecture, team, growth, marketplace, or build-versus-buy decision.

  • Early-stage technical architecture
  • Shipping AI and LLM features
  • Marketplace and cross-border economics
  • Product pivots and team setup
Send an advisory brief

App release work has its own route. For production readiness, mobile packaging, App Store, Google Play, or ongoing release operations for an existing app, use App Release Ops.

02

Focused operator advisory remains available

Use this route when the output is a sharper decision. Use AI Systems when the output is an implementation.

Step 1
Send a brief. Explain what you are building, what is stuck, and what you want from the session.
Step 2
Confirm fit. If the session format fits, I will share the booking route. An existing Upwork consultation is also available after we align on the brief.
Step 3
Work the decision. We focus on the architecture, unit economics, AI stack, go-to-market, team, or product decision you brought.
03

A useful brief fits in one email

Send the context before booking. I will confirm whether I can help and which route fits.

Context
What are you building or operating, and who uses it?
Problem
What is stuck, unreliable, expensive, or unclear today?
Outcome
What should be different after the work, and how will you inspect the result?
Constraints
Include the current stack, data access, deadline, team owner, and any hard boundaries.