Frequently asked questions.

Start with Architecture Review when you need to understand what needs attention and what to do next. Choose Architecture Blueprint when your team needs the target design it will implement. Ongoing Advisory is tailored around decisions that continue as the work changes. If you are unsure, use the Free Fit Call.

I do. Hodl Advisory is founder-led: I read the material, run discovery where required, perform the architecture work and write the final recommendations myself. Specialists on your side remain the experts in their domains; my role is to examine how those domains and system layers fit together. About my background →

An outside view can challenge assumptions that have become familiar, connect decisions across specialties, and give the team a bounded second opinion before expensive choices harden.

I do not replace your team or its responsibility. I pressure-test where decisions meet and help make the next action clearer. Why Hodl Advisory →

The starting price applies when the initiative fits the stated package boundary and the material is ready to review. Broader systems, additional workflows, unusually large evidence sets, accelerated timing, or additional stakeholder work may require a larger scope. You receive the exact scope and fee in writing before work begins.

Yes. Send a short inquiry, then we use a Free Fit Call to understand the system, confirm fit, and agree the scope or next step before you commit.

PROOF ↗ is an open working standard I authored for reasoning about Premise, Role, Operation, Outcome, and Failsafe boundaries. It is one control lens I may use when relevant. An advisory engagement is not a PROOF certification, audit, or assurance opinion.

No. The workflow may be manual, planned, in development, or already live. It needs to be concrete enough for us to understand what it should accomplish and what decision or difficulty exists now.

No. The advisory applies to AI workflows and agent systems across domains, including products, research and decision support, internal operations, monitoring and escalation, personal AI crews, and market infrastructure.

No. The advisory starts with your system and its decisions, not a required framework.

Yes. I am willing to review a reasonable mutual or client NDA before confidential material is shared. The NDA does not expand the agreed access, input, or advisory scope.

Yes. I can review a proposed design, help scope a difficult workflow, support architecture decisions, or stay involved while the design evolves. Our respective roles are agreed before work begins.

I can help design the workflow, evidence, permissions, approval, and control architecture. Your legal and compliance professionals retain interpretation and approval.

I read it personally, then we meet for a Free Fit Call. After the call, I send the written scope, Terms, and a proforma invoice or quote—or recommend another path. Once the required payment clears, I prepare the customized intake for your engagement.