I work with startup founders on setting up and running their businesses, as well as building the applications behind them. I also help people and teams with websites, AI models, and homelabs.
Bring an idea, a decision you’re working through, or something that almost works. We can figure out the next steps and build from there.
Melanie Warrick · Nyghtowl
Where I can help
I advise startup founders on setting up and running their businesses, and on building the applications behind them. We can work through what to build first, which tools are worth using, and how to turn the next set of decisions into a practical plan.
What we work towardA clearer plan, priorities you can act on, and help working through the decisions as the business grows.
Get a website online, build an application, or improve something that already exists. I can help with structure and content, implementation, integrations, and deployment, including working with AI coding tools and understanding the code they produce.
What we work towardA working site or application, with source code and a handover so you know how to maintain it.
Choose a model, connect it to your application, or adapt it for a specific task. I can help with fine-tuning, evaluation, and setting up and running open-weight models, including hardware requirements, quantization, and serving. We start by figuring out what you actually need.
What we work towardA model choice you understand, a way to test the results, and help getting it running.
Build a setup around what you want to run and what you want to spend. We can work through compute, storage, networking, containers, backups, and remote access, then get your models and services working together.
What we work towardA practical setup and instructions for operating it, troubleshooting it, and recovering when things go wrong.
How we work
We can work through a specific decision in a focused session, build something together, or scope a project with a clear handover. For founders, that can include ongoing guidance as the business and application take shape.
We'll agree on the scope and what you should have at the end before the work begins.
A little background
I've spent over a decade building ML and AI products and leading engineering teams. I'm a co-founder of Fight Health Insurance and work in developer relations at Temporal. Earlier stops include Google and Skymind, where I helped build Deeplearning4j.
Hello Friend
Send me a short description of what you want to do, what you already have, and where you're stuck. A rough timeline and budget range are useful if you have them.
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