Notes on building AI products — agents, RAG, AI mobile apps, MVPs, and what it really costs to ship them
Most pre-seed AI startups do not need a full-time CTO. They need someone senior to make five decisions correctly. Here is how to tell which one you are.
US fractional CTOs bill $5k-15k a month for 10-20 hours a week. A senior offshore engineer doing the same job costs a fraction of that. Here is the real breakdown.
A Bangladeshi senior engineer's guide to hiring directly instead of through Upwork: 2026 rates, the contract clauses that matter, how to pay, and how the UTC+6 time zone works with US and UK teams.
Real 2026 numbers for MVP development in Bangladesh: what a senior freelancer charges, what a Dhaka agency charges, what drives the price, and how to scope for a 4-6 week launch.