Tony transforms startups and SMBs into more efficient and profitable entities. He practices the agile approach to project delivery combined with the Theory of Constraints (ToC) tooling and Business Modeling practices to refine delivery processes, identify bottlenecks, and manage complex environments to achieve sustainable results such as increased profits, decreased staff turnover and burnout rates, and shortened project delivery time.
Currently, Tony leads the Mad Devs delivery department, successfully combining 10 years of experience in business modeling and agile management with 4 years of professional technical expertise in backend development.
Tony successfully launched several fintech startups in the USA and SEA markets and worked on project delivery for an international bank in the Central Asian region.
He started his Mad Journey as a backend developer transitioning from a traditional job as a head of the SIDP program at the American University of Central Asia. After gaining hands-on skills and experience in software development, he turned back to management and became one of the delivery managers focusing on fintech startups.
Tony obtained his scrum master certification from Scrum.org and ToC Fundamentals certification from ToCICO.org.
About
Education
American University of Central Asia
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration
Industries
Fintech
EdTech
Cloud Solution
Transportation
Digital transformation
Blockchain and Crypto
Articles and insights
How Much Will It Cost You to Build a Banking App
Long gone are the days when banking operations, such as opening a bank account or paying bills, were complicated tasks that took up time and caused shivering. Online banking has made life much easier for both parties: banks and their customers. Nowadays, you don’t need to go to a bank to send money to your family—whether they live in a nearby city or on a different continent. Everything is on your smartphone.There are a variety of online banking services and mobile apps that allow you to carry out all the necessary operations with minimum time and effort. Currently, every bank must go online otherwise there is a high probability of falling behind the competition and losing customers. Creating a banking app might seem like quite a challenge, but this is where Banking as a Service (BaaS) may come to the rescue. In this post, you’ll learn about the opportunities provided by BaaS and gain insight into building a banking app, that is, what it takes and how much it can cost.
Software Development
Software Development Duration: How Long Does It Take to Build a Product?
The IT industry is growing and changing rapidly, but the market is packed with similar products. If a product is regular, users turn away from it and look for more progressive alternatives. That’s why it’s a matter of survival for product owners to find the balance between launching a new product as fast as possible and not missing the relevance of the new idea during all stages of its implementation. So here I am going to talk about software development time.How to estimate the right software development timing? As a Delivery Manager at Mad Devs, I often work on eliciting project requirements and preparing estimates before a project starts. This article reflects on my humble experience and aims to provide straightforward answers. The answers can help clients looking for a reliable contractor understand how development timing is shaped. So timing is an incredibly important indicator because it affects the final cost of development, the feasibility of research results, and the actuality of the future product in the market. To calculate the time for development, there is the Time-to-market metric, which shows the time from concept to the final launch. And I will tell which key elements it implies for developing a whole new product.
Project Management
Building a Unique NFT Marketplace from Scratch
The popularity of digital marketplaces for various types of products is increasing daily. NFTs are becoming popular outside of the crypto sphere, meaning NFT marketplaces are evolving as well.Marketplaces are where the general public can interact with content creators and are the entities responsible for facilitating NFT trading. Now, every content creator can become a prominent market seller just by participating in NFT marketplaces. As a new industry, there’s plenty of space for new ideas and niches. Thinking about creating your own NFT marketplace? In this article, we’ll discuss the various steps and costs involved.Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces are Web3 applications that allow people to buy and sell various types of NFTs. Some marketplaces are open to the public, such as those that allow people with crypto wallets to buy and sell their own NFTs. Others are not open to the public and only allow certain companies and brands to sell their NFTs.With an NFT marketplace, people can easily create accounts and sell their digital artworks and other items. Niche marketplaces are usually more in demand than standard ones due to their specialized features and ability to sell various types of art.The users of an NFT marketplace must first install a digital wallet to operate. This app stores the data of the owner's files on the blockchain, which is different from the data stored on a disk drive. In addition, it allows users to create collections by displaying the work or digital item they want to buy. They can then choose the payment token they want to accept.After the item has been listed, the transaction will be created following the auction. The creator's wallet then launches a smart contract to spell out the terms of the deal between the buyer and the seller. The blockchain network automatically generates and validates this deal.The transaction is then irreversible, as various operational costs are involved in a digital transaction. For instance, the energy costs associated with brokering a transaction, the gas fee, are usually included in the cost of an NFT. As a result, marketplaces use NFTs to charge a fee whenever funds are transferred.
Blockchain
