Build Partner
Your AI-Built App Needs an Experienced Build Partner.
A second set of eyes from someone who ships production code and runs a product org. I review AI-built apps for non-technical founders, and run product and technical diligence for investors and operators.
Who This Is For
Founders Building With AI Tools
You shipped an MVP with Claude Code, Cursor, Bolt, Lovable, or v0. You need to know what's broken before you launch, take payments, or face an investor's technical question. Start with a Security Health Check.
Investors and VCs
You're evaluating a build before writing a check, or running diligence on a portfolio company. You need product and technical judgment that doesn't sit on one side of the line. We scope a focused engagement around the deal.
Operators and Acquirers
You're weighing build-vs-buy, evaluating an internal team's work, or considering an acquisition target. You need a sharp outside read from someone who's built and led product. We scope around the decision.
The Issues I See in Every AI-Built App
I audit AI-generated code every day for my own products and for other founders. Here's what keeps showing up.
Authentication Edge Cases
Cursor generated clean auth code but missed session timeout handling, leaving users logged in indefinitely. Classic AI oversight.
Performance Bottlenecks
AI-generated database queries were doing 47 calls per page load. Rewrote it to 3. This is what kills apps at scale.
Security Vulnerabilities
Security scans found 12 issues. 8 were low-risk noise, 4 needed immediate fixes. Knowing which is which matters.
Exposed API Keys in Client Code
Lovable-generated frontend was bundling the OpenAI API key into the JavaScript shipped to browsers. Anyone could have extracted it and run up unlimited charges.
Missing Row-Level Security
Cursor-generated CRUD endpoints had no RLS policies. Any logged-in user could read or modify any other user's data by changing an ID in the URL.
No Error Monitoring
Errors were happening on 18% of user sessions and the founder had no idea. Sentry took 20 minutes to wire up and immediately surfaced three critical bugs.
PII Leaking into Analytics
A scheduling app was logging full names and email addresses into analytics for debugging. Never used. A right-to-erasure request would have surfaced it fast.
These aren't hypothetical. They're the real issues that show up when you build with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Bolt, or Lovable. Let me catch them before your users do.
Why Trust me With This
I've spent 23 years on both sides of the line. 15 years writing production code for web apps and SaaS platforms. 8 years leading product, most recently as Director of Product at Skykit, shipping enterprise SaaS and hardware to real customers. I know what breaks at scale, what security issues actually matter, and the difference between "works on my laptop" and "survives 10,000 customers."
I'm also actively building. Two AI products of my own, Quin and Versie, both built with the same AI-native tooling founders are using right now. That means I audit AI-generated code every day, model token economics every day, and ship product decisions every day. I've also shipped product in regulated environments, including a HIPAA-governed healthcare platform handling PHI, so I audit with both a security and a compliance lens.
I translate technical problems into business decisions you can understand.
How it Works
How I Can Help
Security Health Check
48-hour turnaround
- •Automated security scan of your full codebase
- •One-page summary: red flags, yellow flags, green lights
- •Top 5 critical issues ranked by severity, with clear next steps
If we find something that needs fixing, I can scope a fix engagement separately.
Payment: 100% upfront via Stripe.
Get Your Security Health CheckAudit + Fix Sprint
1 week
- •Everything in the Security Health Check
- •I fix the top 3–5 critical issues directly in your codebase
- •Architecture review with specific recommendations
- •1-hour strategy call walking through what's fixed and what's left
You don't get a list of what's broken. You get a working, hardened app and a short action document for the rest.
Payment: 50% upfront ($1,750), 50% on delivery.
Schedule a Discovery CallBuild Partner Engagement
2–3 weeks
- •Everything in the Audit + Fix Sprint
- •Performance review and bottleneck fixes
- •Compliance gap analysis (GDPR, SOC 2, data handling)
- •Product readiness review: what's missing for a real launch
- •30 days of Slack/email follow-up access
- •2 strategy calls: priorities now vs post-launch
For founders who need more than a fix sprint and want a partner through the launch window.
Payment: 50% upfront ($3,750), 50% on delivery.
Schedule a Discovery CallFor investors, operators, and larger teams
Custom
For VC and investor diligence on a portfolio company or active deal. For operators evaluating build-vs-buy, an internal team's work, or an acquisition. For Series A+ teams needing strategic technical guidance beyond a packaged tier. We scope around your specific decision and timeline.
Schedule a Consultation CallCommon Questions
Ready for a Sharper Read?
Get a security audit in 48 hours. Or scope a custom diligence or build-vs-buy engagement with a quick call.
Need ongoing product leadership?
If you're past the audit stage and need embedded product strategy, I run Fractional Head of Product engagements for B2B SaaS companies at seed to Series.