Services · Alex Shortov

What I do - and how

Four kinds of work, one process, two ways to engage. No hourly meters, no surprises.

What I do

Build your MVP

From idea to a product with paying users in 3-6 weeks. Modern stack, AI-agent leverage, honest advice on what not to build.

AI agents in production

Support agents on your knowledge base, voice robots, Telegram bots, data pipelines. Systems that do the work, not demos.

Integrations and platform work

Payments, Shopify, CRMs, private APIs, industrial systems - connected, documented and kept running for years.

Legacy rescue

WordPress, Webflow, old PHP, even discontinued industrial HMIs - migrated to fast, cheap, maintainable platforms.

How I work

Diagnostic call

30 minutes, free. You bring the idea or the problem, I bring an honest read on scope, risks and what not to build.

Scope on one page

What we build, what we deliberately skip, milestones and a fixed price - agreed before any code.

Weekly ships

Working software every week with a demo and numbers, so we course-correct early instead of discovering problems at the end.

Handoff - or stay

Your repos, your accounts, real docs. Many clients keep me on retainer after launch - some for over a decade.

Fixed-cost project

A defined outcome for a defined price: an MVP, a migration, a rescue, an integration. Scope agreed upfront, no hourly meters running.

Monthly retainer

Continuous product engineering after launch: features, AI automation, infrastructure and CTO-level guidance - one predictable monthly engagement.

FAQ

Do you work solo?

One senior engineer with an AI-agent workshop, plus vetted specialists when a project needs them - design, mobile, DevOps. You always talk directly to the person who writes the architecture.

How fast can you ship an MVP?

Three to six weeks to a product real users can pay for. Week one ends with a clickable skeleton; every week after that ships working software.

Who owns the code?

You do. Everything lands in your repositories and your accounts from day one - no hostage infrastructure, no lock-in.

Can you take over an existing codebase?

Yes - rescues are a specialty: stuck prototypes, audits, legacy migrations. SeamlessChex started exactly like that and stayed for eight years.

Where are you based and what hours do you work?

Clearwater, Florida - US Eastern time, with daily overlap for US teams and morning overlap for Europe. I work in English and Russian.

Do you work for equity?

Yes, for the right project. AEO Content - where I am CTO - is exactly such an arrangement: an equity partnership built on top of the engineering. Cash-first stays the default; an equity component is on the table when the fit is strong.

How do we start?

A 30-minute call: you bring the idea or the problem, I bring an honest read on scope, risks and cost. Book through the contact form.