Portrait of Nikolay Shurkalin

I’m Nik, and production should run without you.

13+ years in production software — design, teams, and keeping live systems reliable.

If you’re a founder with a live SaaS and you’re still the one who gets pulled in whenever something breaks, slows down, or needs you to ship a fix — let me help you get out of that loop with a 14-Day Stabilization Sprint to make production less dependent on you.

Stabilization Sprint Example

Commerce analytics

A fragile platform became safe to change again

Every new integration was a custom rescue job. We made one critical workflow reliable and repeatable — that’s what the stabilization sprint does for founder-led SaaS.

Read a success story

Fit

Not sure if it fits?

A few criteria, then a short email. I’ll reply with yes, no, or a clearer next step if this sprint isn’t the right fit.

Useful when

  • You have a live SaaS — not just an idea.
  • Production still pulls you in: deploys, incidents, “can you just look?”
  • You have a team, but issues still escalate to you before they’re resolved.

Probably not when

  • You don’t have a live product with real users yet.
  • You want someone to build the whole thing.
  • You’re looking for a cofounder first.
Email Nik

[email protected]