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Build Your Engineering Team Right the First Time
Strategic technology leadership for founders who have the vision but no CTO. Helping restructure engineering processes, hire the right people, and architect scalable SaaS, turning technical uncertainty into a clear roadmap for growth.
Best fit for bootstrapped founders, parent-company funded startups/projects, and early-stage startup executives (usually up to $5M raised).
Trusted by founders and teams.
From startups to growing businesses.
Early warning signs
Sound Familiar?
You're building an MVP but not sure how to structure the team.
You hired developers but they're not delivering.
You're the bottleneck for every technical decision.
You don't know if you're building it right or wasting money.
Competitors are shipping AI features and you're stuck.
You do not need to solve this alone.
How We Help
From early ideas to scalable execution. Click a scenario to see where we usually start.
Active scenario
Building MVP / proof of concept
Help you structure the team, process, and tech stack to ship.
We map this to your current stage, team shape, and budget, then define the shortest path to reliable delivery.
Why Work With Us
Click through the principles that shape every engagement.
Active focus
We're operators, not consultants
Performance Signals
Track Record
Measured outcomes from real operating work inside engineering and product teams.
19 years
in engineering & product leadership
200+ engineers
coached and mentored
12+ teams
built from first hire
99.98% uptime
on systems we've architected
AI/LLM products
shipping since 2024
40-50% cost reduction
through efficient team structures
Simple Process
A straightforward structure from first call to execution support.
Active step
Discovery Call (30 min)
Tell us where you are and what's not working. No pitch, just context.
Is This Right for You?
Good Fit
- Bootstrapped founder building MVP or proof of concept
- Pre-seed/seed funded (up to $5M)
- Struggling to ship: team, process, or both
- Need to build your first engineering team the right way
- Founder too deep in technical decisions, not enough on business
- Know AI matters, not sure where to start
Not a Fit
- Want a dev shop to build it for you (we advise, not code)
- Looking for the cheapest hourly rate (we're not cheap, we make teams effective)
- Need a full-time employee at part-time prices
Insights
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Who's Behind This
Vygandas Pliasas has spent 20 years building, fixing, and scaling engineering teams across B2B SaaS, AI, healthcare, travel, and e-commerce.
Today he runs multiple companies as CEO and CTPO across the US and Europe, including an AI-powered marketing platform. He's built teams from zero, turned around broken ones, and knows what it takes to ship an MVP without burning too much cash.
Cambridge Judge Business School. Y Combinator. Still building.
Delivery Network
Our Partners
When you need hands-on help with AI engineering, product design, or development, we bring in people we have already delivered with.
No agency markup. Just good people who deliver.
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Let's Talk
30 minutes. No pitch. Just an honest conversation about where you are and whether we can help.