Entrepreneurship & Start-Up Mentoring
Turning an idea into a working product is hard, especially when you're juggling technology, customers and a small team. As co-founder of a London-based ad-tech start-up, I designed and built a cloud ad platform end to end, took it to market and won revenue and customers. Now I help founders make the right technical calls early.
How I can help
Hands-on technical guidance from someone who has built a start-up product from idea to revenue.
Who it's for
First-time founders with a tech product idea
Non-technical founders who need a trusted technical sounding board
Early-stage teams planning or building their first MVP
Engineers thinking about starting their own company
What I can help with
Turning your idea into a clear product and technical plan
Choosing a sensible cloud architecture on Google Cloud or AWS
Scoping and shipping an MVP quickly
Building and leading a small engineering team
Planning for reliability as you grow
Thinking through the move from product to market
I architected and built a Google Cloud ad platform that delivered 99.9% uptime for ad delivery.
I led a team of 6 engineers and shipped MVPs fast to test ideas with real customers.
I've been through the full journey, from first build to revenue to handing over to my co-founder.
Why work with me
Balu Pillai
Automotive Solutions Architect
London, United kingdom
contact@balupillai.com
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