Mike VerdereseConsulting · Asbury Park, NJ
Senior engineering help for startups building with AI.
I help early-stage startups plan, build and scale their products. I've spent more than a decade doing that as a founder, consultant and engineering leader, and lately I've focused on AI.
Ways to work together
Fixed scope
Audit
I review your product and stack and tell you what to fix, what to build versus buy, and where AI will actually help. You get a roadmap your team can act on.
Hourly or retainer
Advisory
Regular time with a senior engineer for founders and engineering leaders: architecture reviews, hiring, process, and a second opinion on hard calls.
Project-based
Build
I write the code, from first prototype to production: new products, tricky integrations and AI features.
How it works
Intro call
Thirty minutes to understand the problem and decide whether I'm the right person for it.
Scoped proposal
A short written plan: goals, deliverables, timeline and how we'll measure success.
Delivery
Regular check-ins, written updates, and a clean handoff your team can own.
Selected clients
- Fresh FocusPer-visit timesheets from van GPS and job schedules for a commercial cleaning company.
- StarbucksRebuilt the online store in React ahead of the holiday season.
- Great ManyBooking and telehealth for a hair-growth startup, then a technical audit a year later. Via Red Krypton.
- The GleameryAppointment scheduling for a modern dental-care startup. Via Red Krypton.
Have something in mind?
I work with a small number of clients at a time. Book a call and tell me what you're building.