# Fractional CPO & AI Product Builder

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I help founders turn promising ideas into products people use and pay for. I combine product leadership with hands-on design and engineering, from finding the right problem to shipping the first version and helping the team take it further.

Much of my recent work involves AI: building new products, improving existing ones, and figuring out where agents can create real value.

## A few examples

### [Allo](https://www.withallo.com/) · Fractional CPO

- Helped accelerate the search for product-market fit for an AI phone system for businesses.
- Connected customer research, acquisition and product decisions, then improved onboarding and conversion.
- During the four-month engagement, the team grew monthly recurring revenue sevenfold.

### C Cogny · Fractional CPO

- Led a product pivot from an AI plugin inside Excel to an AI agent available in Excel and on the web.
- Reshaped the experience around completing business tasks, including researching and writing reports with traceable evidence and human review.
- Helped the team rebuild the product in two months and move to meaningful weekly releases.

### [OCUS](https://www.ocus.com/restaurants/lp/autopilot) · AI Product Builder

- Helped shape the strategy for a new AI product through user research with more than 40 restaurants.
- Designed and built the first version in three weeks, brought on paying design partners, and helped establish the team to take it into production.
- I now lead product management, connecting customer feedback, priorities and ongoing development.

### [EldoAgent](https://eldoagent.com/) · Advisory

- Advise the founders and product team on strategy, positioning and growth for an AI sales assistant integrated into their industry-specific CRM.
- Helped sharpen the use cases, packaging and measurement of business impact.
- Early deployments showed improvements of roughly 70% in appointment and sales conversion rates, alongside around 1,000 fewer calls to handle each month.

## How I can help

### Find the right opportunity

Understand customers, challenge assumptions and decide what is worth building. For AI products, define what a useful, reliable result looks like and turn real customer scenarios into evals to measure quality as the product evolves.

### Build and learn

Prototype, ship and work with early customers. I get hands-on with design and code, and help create a software factory where AI agents contribute to implementation, testing and documentation, with human review at key steps.

### Help the team move forward

Organize teams around clear OKRs and roadmaps tied to customer problems. Build an agentic product OS that connects research, decisions and delivery, with AI agents helping synthesize feedback, prepare specs and track progress while the team owns priorities and trade-offs.

## FAQ

### Do you build the product yourself?

Yes, when that is what the project needs. I can design and code an initial version, work alongside your existing team, or help put a team together. The balance between leadership and building depends on your stage.

### How is this different from coaching?

Coaching and mentoring focus on your development as a product professional. As a Fractional CPO and AI Product Builder, I work on the product and team alongside you, from strategy and priorities to hands-on building.

### Can you help beyond AI products?

Yes. I work across B2C and B2B, including 0-to-1 builds and AI-native products.

### What does an engagement look like?

It depends on your stage, your team, and the problem to solve. Let’s discuss the scope and rhythm that would be useful for you.

### How much do you charge?

My fees depend on your needs and the scope. Let’s talk about your context before putting a proposal together.

## Let’s talk about your product

Tell me what you’re building, where you are today, and where you need help.

 [Get in touch](mailto:olivier@productver.se)

## Find me

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