Panashe Fundira

Strategic Engineering Consulting

I help early-stage founders translate business goals into technology decisions that scale.

Especially if you're a non-technical founder, navigating the technical landscape can be overwhelming. I bridge the gap between your business vision and the technology needed to realize it.

Challenges I Help Solve

  • → Difficulty communicating effectively with technical teams or contractors
  • → Cost overruns from missed deadlines and unreliable estimates
  • → Uncertainty which technologies to invest in for your product vision
  • → Looking for technical guidance without the overhead of a full-time CTO
  • → Concerns with turning an MVP or AI-built prototype into a 'real product'
  • → Implementation of compliance requirements (e.g. HIPPA)
  • → Concerned about building scalable architecture that won't require costly rewrites

My Approach

I focus on business outcomes first, then work backward to the right technical solutions. This means:

  • → Pragmatic decision-making that balances immediate needs with long-term architecture
  • → Clear trade-off analysis that you can understand, regardless of your technical background
  • → Technology recommendations that align with your resources, timeline, and business goals
  • → Focused on creating leverage - helping you do more with less

How We Work Together

1. Initial Consultation

We start with a complimentary 30-minute call to understand your challenges and determine if we're a good fit.

2. Discovery Phase

A paid deep-dive into your business goals, current technical state, and future requirements. This typically results in a strategic roadmap document.

3. Engagement Options

Based on your needs, we can work together through:

  • • Project-based consulting for specific challenges
  • • Ongoing advisory relationship (typically 4-8 hours monthly)
  • • Technical due diligence for investment decisions

Technical Experience

My background spans enterprise and startup environments, with particular depth in:

Domains

  • • System architecture design
  • • API strategy and implementation
  • • Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP)
  • • System verification and validation

Technologies

  • • Modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems
  • • Python, Go for data and backend systems
  • • Infrastructure as Code
  • • CI/CD and developer experience

While I have technical depth, my value comes from translating business needs into the right technical decisions, not in pushing specific technologies.

Let's Work Together

If you're interested in exploring how I can help your startup make better technology decisions, book a complimentary discovery call.

Not ready to talk? Feel free to email me with any questions.