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Nikolay Chirkov
Executive Engineering Leader (CTO/Head of Engineering) specializing in mobile AI inference
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Co-founded Aethernet Inc., a B2B IoT connectivity platform with a usage-based revenue model and direct sales motion to device manufacturers. Bootstrapped with founder capital and strict cost control, with angel interest pending technical validation; developed the product through multi-year architecture experiments to deliver measurable latency/reliability/scalability/cost advantages versus DevOps-heavy incumbents like AWS IoT Core.
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Key Strengths
- Built a turnkey IoT connectivity service designed to compete with AWS IoT Core
- Multi-year architecture experimentation to improve latency, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency
- First-principles infrastructure/architecture focus over feature accumulation
- Resource-efficient execution: small team, tightly scoped builds, strict cost control
- Identifies opportunities from firsthand operational pain (remote administration software background)
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