A few days
Quick win
Under $2,000
A focused fix or build when you need something done well and fast.
- Landing page or site refresh
- One automation or integration
- Bug hunt, speed or security pass
- Technical or product audit
Taking 2 new projectsFounder-engineer · Delhi, India
I build
I help founders and teams ship AI products and platforms, from a two-week AI feature to a full platform. One person owns the product, the code, the launch and the sales thinking, so nothing gets lost in handoffs.
- Co-founder, BarterNow
- Running Hive agent experiments
- Building ShutterFX's agency
9
production services I built and run for BarterNow
125+
organisations signed up to BarterNow
107
pre-registered AI agent experiments in Hive
5,000+
downloads for Contral.ai while I advised on growth
Product strategyUX & interfaceNext.js / ReactNode & ExpressPython & FastAPIPostgreSQL & PrismaRAG & LLM agentsAgent swarmsPayments & payoutsAWS · Azure · DockerCI/CD & securitySales & go-to-market
Range
One person. The whole company.
Product
Took BarterNow from a problem to a live platform: positioning, flows, pricing, and a flat 10% fee model that undercuts 15–40% agency commissions.
BarterNowEngineering
About 240,000 lines across a Next.js app, an Express API with 30 modules, a FastAPI matcher and an admin console. 111 data models, 445+ routes.
9 servicesAI & agents
A RAG support assistant with a three-model fallback, a PII-masking agent pipeline, and Hive: swarms of up to 12 coding agents shipping real features.
Hive · RAGPayments & security
Razorpay Route split payouts with a retrying state machine, AES-256-GCM encryption for bank details, secret scanning and security gates on every deploy.
Razorpay · AES-256Growth & sales
Lead sales for BarterNow, built its AI cold-email engine on AWS SES, and advised Contral.ai to 5,000+ downloads and $1,000 in six hours on AppSumo.
Sales · GTMLeadership
Won a government TIDE 2.0 grant through MeitY, hired and ran three interns across AI, frontend and backend, and ran CRM analysis for Coca-Cola India.
Grant · TeamSelected work · 6 projects
Built, shipped, and sold.
What partners say
Founders who used BarterNow.
What stands out is how much of a sponsorship BarterNow keeps in one place. Every match explains why an event fits, the agreement is drafted from what both sides actually agreed, and a deliverable only counts once there is proof.
BarterNow's AI surfaced events that actually matched our audience, and the structured workflow meant we closed partnerships in days, not weeks. Transparent pricing, minimal fees, and every deliverable tracked in one place.
BarterNow made our brand partnership completely hassle-free. The AI matching connected us with the perfect events for our audience, and the entire process from discovery to deal closure was seamless.
Research · Hive
Can AI agents build real software without talking to each other?
I ran 107 pre-registered experiments to find out. Each prediction was pushed before the run, failures included. The answer became Hive: tell it a business goal on Telegram, and a swarm of coding agents ships it as a tested pull request.
95%hidden-test correctness with Hive's intent layer, against 53% without it
23/23acceptance tests passed on a real company's backend, plus 384/384 existing
10minand $3.18 to ship that real backlog feature, end to end
12×agents in one swarm, on projects up to 1,340 tests
Hiveyour AI engineering team
I want more creators signing up this month.
On it. Let me look at your product with that in mind.
One thing your product can't tell me: is the ₹500 first-deal bonus open to every new creator?
Yes, every new creator.
Here's what I see. Sign-up is a small footer link on a home page that never mentions earning, then 9 required fields before any deal. I'd do three things: a shorter sign-up form, a home page that talks to creators, and a visible invite reward. All of it: about $1.50.
Yes, do it all.
Step 3 of 3 done. 22 tests, all passing. Say "ship it" when you're happy.
Ship it.
Sent to your engineer: a pull request with screenshots, what changed and your words.
Services & pricing
From a quick fix to a whole platform.
1–2 weeks
AI feature sprint
From $2,000
One AI capability added to your product and shipped to production.
- RAG chatbot on your docs or data
- LLM features, agents, MCP servers
- Workflow automation
- Guardrails, fallbacks, cost control
4–8 weeks
MVP build
From $8,000
From idea to a launched product with real users, built to keep growing.
- Product scoping and UX
- Web app, API and database
- Auth, payments, admin panel
- CI/CD and monitoring
2–4 months
Product partner
$20,000–$50,000
A multi-service platform, or an existing product taken to its next stage, with product and go-to-market included.
- Platform architecture and build
- Payments, payouts, compliance
- AI pipelines and data foundation
- Launch, positioning, sales support
How a project runs
From first call to launch.
- 01 · 30 minutes
Call
You explain the goal. I ask what success looks like and tell you honestly if I'm the right fit.
- 02 · Within 48 hours
Proposal
A fixed price, a scope in plain words, milestones and a timeline. No hourly surprises.
- 03 · Weekly demos
Build
You see working software every week on a staging link, not a status report.
- 04 · 30 days of support
Launch
Deployed, documented and handed over. I fix anything that breaks for 30 days after launch.
About
I build products and I sell them. I design the product, write the system, deploy it, and then get it in front of customers. That is how BarterNow went from an idea to 125+ organisations, and it is how I run client builds.
I co-founded BarterNow and built most of it myself: nine services, the payments, the AI, and the sales pipeline that brought in 125+ organisations. Before that I ran CRM analysis for Coca-Cola India at SalesCode.ai and cut manual data validation by about 60%. On the side, I run experiments on how swarms of AI agents can build software. I like problems where the code and the business are the same problem.
Questions
Before you ask.
How do payments work?
Payment terms are negotiable. Most projects are split into milestones, with a deposit to start and the rest tied to demos you can see working. I invoice in USD, INR or EUR.
Who owns the code?
You do, fully, once the project is paid. It lives in your GitHub and your cloud accounts from day one.
You run a startup. Will I get your attention?
Yes. I take at most two client projects at a time, and every project gets a fixed weekly schedule and demo.
Can you work with my existing team?
Yes. I can lead a build, slot into your team's process, or hand over to your engineers with documentation and a walkthrough.
What if I only have an idea?
That's often the best time to talk. Deciding what not to build saves more money than anything I write.
If you sponsor or run events
Find sponsors or events on BarterNow.
Brands get matched events, signed agreements and proof of every deliverable, with a 120-day free trial. Organisers list events for free. A flat 10% only when a deal settles.
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