Frequently asked questions.

Choose Architecture Review for one defined initiative that needs an outside diagnosis. Choose Agent System Blueprint when you need a complete target architecture and staged path. Ongoing Advisory normally continues after either engagement; direct onboarding is scoped separately.

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 →

Your CTO understands the system from inside the project and remains responsible for delivery. Frontier agents work from the context and framing they are given. An independent review adds a perspective that is not invested in the current design or responsible for defending earlier decisions.

I do not replace your CTO, specialists, or agents. I pressure-test where their decisions meet, surface assumptions that may have become invisible, and provide a bounded investment against potentially expensive implementation risk. 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. The usual starting point is a written description so I can understand the system before taking your time. If important questions remain—especially for a larger or unusual engagement—I can arrange a short fit call 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. It needs to be defined enough to inspect: a use case, current state, available material, and a real decision the team must make.

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

Yes, when the work involves consequential decisions, roles, evidence, permissions, handoffs, or escalation.

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. Hodl Advisory provides architecture review and design while your team or chosen partner implements the system. Reuse, publication, and white-label rights require explicit written agreement.

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

I read every inquiry personally and send a fit response, including if I decline or recommend another path. If there is a fit, I send the written scope, Terms, and a proforma invoice or quote. Once the required payment clears, I prepare the customized intake for your engagement.