Good questions.
Straight answers.

Start with a free 30-minute call with Ivan. Bring the business problem, your current setup, and what needs to change. Together we will identify whether a build, a workshop, fractional leadership, or an assessment is the right first step. You do not need a technical specification.

Companies with revenue, funded startups, and investors with a real technology problem and a budget to address it. We work with existing teams or bring engineering capacity. Pre-revenue ideas without a budget set aside for the build are usually not a fit.

We define the first milestone, scope, and pricing after a short discovery conversation. Software builds usually run on time and materials; fractional CTO work uses a monthly retainer. Assessments and workshops are scoped to the team and system. Fixed fees are reserved for tightly defined work.

Yes. Ivan owns technical strategy, review, and the client relationship. Delivery can include our in-house engineers, a long-standing partner engineering team, or vetted contract engineers matched to your stack.

Yes. We design private and on-premises AI infrastructure when the use case calls for it. We agree on data handling, access, and deployment constraints during scoping, before choosing models or services.

You own the IP under the engagement agreement. We plan for handoff through documentation, clear ownership, and your team’s ability to operate what we build. Engagement scope and contractual terms are agreed before work begins.