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Basecamp Review: Expert Insight Before You Climb
Before you invest more time or money, let’s review where you are and where you’re headed. The Basecamp Review provides a focused, strategic evaluation of your current product, plan, or prototype — with actionable insights drawn from 35+ years of building, leading, and delivering software products.
You’ll receive a branded report that highlights what’s working, what’s unclear, and what needs attention. Whether you’re validating an idea, preparing for an MVP, or reassessing your roadmap, the Basecamp Review helps you move forward with confidence.
Why this is different:
Many audits give you a checklist. I give you context. I bring the experience of a fractional CTO who’s been where you are — guiding startups and small teams through product decisions, tech challenges, and market alignment. It’s not just a review — it’s your expedition briefing.
Before you invest more time or money, let’s review where you are and where you’re headed. The Basecamp Review provides a focused, strategic evaluation of your current product, plan, or prototype — with actionable insights drawn from 35+ years of building, leading, and delivering software products.
You’ll receive a branded report that highlights what’s working, what’s unclear, and what needs attention. Whether you’re validating an idea, preparing for an MVP, or reassessing your roadmap, the Basecamp Review helps you move forward with confidence.
Why this is different:
Many audits give you a checklist. I give you context. I bring the experience of a fractional CTO who’s been where you are — guiding startups and small teams through product decisions, tech challenges, and market alignment. It’s not just a review — it’s your expedition briefing.
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Cryptocurrency & Blockchain, Ecommerce, Financial Services, SoftwareWhat's included $100
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$100
- Delivery Time 1 day
- Live Consultation (Minutes) 50
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Mark F.
Jun 18, 2026
SaaS Technical Architecture Audit for Upcoming MVP Launch
I can't recommend John highly enough. He delivered a comprehensive architecture audit and his experience showed throughout. Findings were detailed, precisely sourced, and genuinely actionable. Communication was prompt and professional at every stage. He took the time to understand our product and priorities rather than running a generic playbook, and the result was a report I've been able to act on directly. Both highly skilled and a pleasure to work with. Five stars, would absolutely hire again.
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Todd S.
May 28, 2026
Build v2 of AI Strength Training App (React + Supabase + OpenAI)
John was thoughtful, communicative, and highly collaborative throughout the project. He approached the work with a strong balance of practical product thinking and disciplined engineering, helping evolve the platform from an early proof-of-concept into a much cleaner and more structured MVP foundation.
He handled feedback professionally, communicated clearly around tradeoffs and architecture decisions, stayed aligned with scope and budget expectations, and consistently focused on moving the product forward without over-engineering. I especially appreciated his ability to think beyond just “making features work” and instead help shape a more durable continuity and state-management foundation for future adaptive coaching functionality.
Overall, a very positive experience and I would absolutely work with him again.
He handled feedback professionally, communicated clearly around tradeoffs and architecture decisions, stayed aligned with scope and budget expectations, and consistently focused on moving the product forward without over-engineering. I especially appreciated his ability to think beyond just “making features work” and instead help shape a more durable continuity and state-management foundation for future adaptive coaching functionality.
Overall, a very positive experience and I would absolutely work with him again.
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Jean-Francois B.
May 14, 2026
Senior Dev Audit for Supabase RLS and API Security
Great communication, clear and detailed work on my project
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Brett K.
May 7, 2026
Deploy & Customize a React SaaS Assessment Tool (Next.js + Supabase + Stripe)
John did excellent work throughout the project and delivered to his commitments on time and on budget. Highly recommended!
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Eric D.
May 4, 2026
🤖️📝️ Create a POC DOCX AI chat web app example - give engineer feedback on the DOCX library
On time, through code
About John
Ship & Audit AI-Built Apps | Next.js, React, Supabase | Fractional CTO
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Job Success
Elkin, United States - 9:15 am local time
I've been building production software for 35+ years, including a decade as CTO and then Chief Product Officer at a fintech platform, where transaction correctness, data isolation, and security were non-negotiable. I still sit in that seat today as a fractional CTO for founders, guiding teams from idea through MVP launch. I've led architecture, run engineering teams, and shipped systems that had to hold up under real operational stakes.
I build with AI tooling every day, including Claude and the Anthropic API, and I run my own business operations on an automated AI-agent pipeline I built. That's why my delivery timelines run ahead of standard estimates, and why I know exactly where AI-generated codebases skip guardrails and where they hold up.
My recent production work centers on React, Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase (Postgres, Auth, RLS), Node.js, and Stripe. Recent engagements include pre-launch SaaS architecture audits, Supabase RLS and API security reviews, rescuing AI-generated MVPs (Lovable, v0, and similar) into production, and LLM feature integrations.
Common engagements:
- Pre-launch architecture and security audits, with a written findings and remediation report (Supabase RLS is a specialty)
- Stabilizing and finishing AI-built or half-built MVPs
- API integrations that fail, timeout, or return incorrect data
- Auth, webhooks, and data sync issues
- React rendering, state, and performance problems
- Node.js / Express backend errors and crashes
- LLM features: chat, scoring, extraction, and agent workflows
I also work with Web3 systems when a project calls for it, including Ethereum and Solana smart contracts, token integrations, and wallet-based workflows.
I'm available for short-term fixes, audits, and ongoing support. If you're not sure what you need yet, start with an audit: you'll get a written findings and remediation report you can act on with or without me.
Steps for completing your project
After purchasing the project, send requirements so John can start the project.
Delivery time starts when John receives requirements from you.
John works on your project following the steps below.
Revisions may occur after the delivery date.
Baseline
You’ll answer a short set of questions about your product, goals, and current challenges — just enough to set the context.
Review Session
We meet for a focused 60-minute video call to walk through what you’re building, what’s working, and determine options for what is next.