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How I work

From discovery
to live in
4–10 weeks.

One founder, five steps, zero surprises. Each phase ends with a working artifact you can review.

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Architecture briefv1 · PDF

1 week

Discovery

Paid call, architecture brief, fixed scope, fixed price.

  • One-pager architecture brief (PDF)
  • Fixed quote for the build
  • Repo skeleton on your GitHub
  • Mutual NDA signed
git log · build phasemain
  • init: scaffold strategy packagescope
  • feat: data adapter for IBKR historical bars
  • feat: signal generator + unit tests
  • feat: risk module · per-trade + global
  • test: walk-forward harnessv0.1
  • fix: edge case in slippage estimator
  • feat: paper-trade runner + logs
  • docs: runbook + parameter table
  • feat: live broker adapterv0.9
  • fix: reconnection backoff
  • feat: monitoring + heartbeat
  • release: handover repov1.0

2–6 weeks

Build

Weekly working-demo cadence, GitHub repo from day one.

  • Weekly working demo · recorded
  • Every commit on your GitHub from day one
  • Backtest harness operational
  • Risk + observability scaffolding

Walk-forward windows

in-sample → out-of-sample

in-sampleout-of-sample
Each engagement ships with a walk-forward harness. No floating Sharpe, no win-rate chip — slippage and drawdown bands are stated in writing on the final report.

1–2 weeks

Backtest & paper-trade

Walk-forward validation, slippage stated, drawdown bands published.

  • Walk-forward equity curve + drawdown bands
  • Slippage assumptions stated in writing
  • Paper-trade dashboard live
  • Parameter sensitivity report
olaaia · live

1 week

Go-live

Deploy to your broker/exchange. You hold the keys.

  • Deploy script + runbook
  • Heartbeat + alerts wired to your channels
  • First live trades logged
  • Handover walk-through call
Aftercare consoleillustrative

Uptime · 30d

99.4%

P&L · session

+1.84%

Alerts

  • 14:31Heartbeat OK · 142ms
  • 14:25Drawdown threshold check passed
  • 13:58Slippage flag · 1 fill above expected
  • 12:10Daily P&L report sent

Optional, monthly

Aftercare

Monitoring, alerts, parameter retuning. From $200/month.

  • Monthly performance summary
  • Parameter retuning as regimes shift
  • 24h response on incidents
  • Quarterly architecture review

Every step ends with a working artifact.

No "we'll show you something next week" promises.

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