Brushed Steel · Product and engineering consulting
Clear the bottleneck.
Ship the next useful thing.
I help founders and operators fix fuzzy product direction, overloaded roadmaps, brittle internal tools, and execution problems that need senior engineering judgment.
Best fit: small teams with real stakes, legacy context, and no patience for vague advice.
From the blog
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