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Your Technology Decisions Deserve World-Class Counsel.

14+ years helping founders and CXOs navigate high-stakes technology decisions across 35+ industries. Whether it is AI readiness, architecture overhauls, or scaling engineering teams, we bring clarity where it matters most.

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Client Savings
$75M+
Across 900+ businesses
Time to Market
-58%
Faster
Client NPS
94
Top 1%
Trusted By Founders & Investors Worldwide
Sequoia
Freshworks
Stripe
Infosys
Chargebee
Tiger Global
Shopify
PharmEasy
Accel
Darwinbox
Twilio
TCS
Pine Labs
Matrix Partners
Atlassian
Pristyn Care
Moglix
Lightspeed
HubSpot
Datadog
Sequoia
Freshworks
Stripe
Infosys
Chargebee
Tiger Global
Shopify
PharmEasy
Accel
Darwinbox
Twilio
TCS
Pine Labs
Matrix Partners
Atlassian
Pristyn Care
Moglix
Lightspeed
HubSpot
Datadog
Select engagements across 900+ businesses and 35+ industries
Series B SaaS NDA

Cloud cost optimization for a high-growth platform

Reduced infrastructure spend by 42% while scaling to 3x traffic

$2.4M annual savings
FinTech Startup NDA

Architecture overhaul for payment processing platform

Migrated from monolith to microservices, achieving 99.99% uptime

4x throughput increase
Enterprise NDA

AI readiness assessment for Fortune 500 manufacturer

Identified 12 high-impact AI use cases, implemented 4 in first quarter

$8.1M projected ROI
HealthTech NDA

HIPAA-compliant platform rebuild for telehealth provider

Delivered MVP in 8 weeks, scaled to 50K active patients

58% faster time-to-market

Find Your Path

Answer two quick questions and we will point you to the advisory track built for your exact situation.

What best describes your role?

Founder / CEO

Building or scaling a technology product

CTO / VP Engineering

Leading technical teams and architecture

Investor / Board Member

Evaluating or supporting portfolio companies

Other

Different role or unique situation

What is your primary challenge right now?
What We Do

The Advisory You Actually Need

We have spent 14 years learning what works and what wastes money. Each engagement is shaped around your specific situation, not pulled from a template library.

AI Strategy & Augmented Development

From evaluating LLM providers to implementing AI-assisted coding workflows, get guidance rooted in real deployment experience. We help teams adopt AI tools that accelerate engineering velocity without sacrificing code quality.

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Architecture & Code Review

Assess your technology stack for scalability, security, and cost efficiency. Receive an actionable roadmap with clear priorities and timelines.

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Fractional CTO

Senior technology leadership without the full-time commitment. Ideal for startups from pre-seed to Series B who need seasoned technical direction.

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AI-Powered Engineering Operations

Transform how your team builds software. From AI code review workflows to automated testing pipelines, we help engineering organizations adopt the tools and practices that define the next era of development.

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Technical Due Diligence

Technical evaluation for M&A, investments, and partnerships. Detailed reports with risk scoring and recommendation frameworks.

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Product Strategy & MVP

Go from idea to market-ready product at speed. Tech stack selection, MVP scoping, and product roadmapping that bridges engineering and business outcomes.

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Depth of Practice

Advisory That Understands Engineering

Our recommendations come from years of building and shipping real products. This practice is rooted in engineering, not slide decks.

Advisory

Consult Saksham

Strategic technology advisory for founders and CXOs. AI strategy, AI-augmented development workflows, architecture reviews, fractional CTO, and product roadmapping.

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Engineering

Acropolis

Full-scale software engineering with AI-assisted delivery, est. 2016. The engineering foundation that gives Consult Saksham its depth of practice.

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AI Recruiting

EnginR.co

AI-native recruiting platform. Rethinking how companies discover and evaluate engineering talent.

EnginR.co (Coming Soon)
What Clients Say

From the People Who Trusted Us With Their Hardest Decisions

Infrastructure Savings

Verified
$75M+
Documented client savings

Client Satisfaction

NPS 94
97%
Would recommend our advisory
97%
Recommend
Re-engage
Other

Growth Trajectory

14 Years
900+
Cumulative businesses advised

Free Framework: The Technology Decision Checklist

The same decision framework we use with CEOs and CTOs before every major technology investment. 23 critical questions across 5 categories that separate smart decisions from expensive mistakes.

  • Build vs. buy evaluation matrix
  • Vendor selection scoring framework
  • Total cost of ownership calculator template
  • Risk assessment questionnaire
  • 90-day implementation planning template

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Work With Saksham

Two Ways to Get Started

Choose the path that fits your situation best.

For Long-Term Partnership

Strategy Discovery Call

Exploring a potential advisory engagement? Let's start with a conversation. This is a 30-minute call to understand your technology landscape, identify opportunities, and discuss how a long-term advisory partnership could create value for your business.

  • Understand your current challenges and goals
  • Explore advisory engagement options
  • Get a preliminary strategic perspective
  • No pitch, no pressure, just honest dialogue
Start With a Strategy Call
For Immediate Resolution

Expert Consulting Session

Stuck on a critical technology decision and need answers now? Book a focused consulting session for immediate, actionable guidance. No waiting, no back-and-forth. You bring the problem, we bring 14 years of context.

  • Deep-dive into your specific blocker
  • Walk away with a clear action plan
  • Written follow-up with key recommendations
  • Priority scheduling for urgent situations
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Saksham Agarwal — Technology Advisor
14+
Years
Leading

Meet Your Technology Advisor

Saksham Agarwal, Founder

With 14+ years of building, scaling, and leading high-performance engineering organizations, I have advised companies across 35+ industries through their most critical technology decisions. From founding and growing Acropolis into a full-scale engineering firm, to serving in senior technology leadership roles managing large distributed teams, my experience spans the full spectrum.

This practice is built on one principle: technology decisions should be informed by someone who has personally built what they are recommending. Not someone reading from a slide deck.

14+
Years in Technology Leadership
$75M+
Client Savings
900+
Businesses Helped
97%
Client Satisfaction Rate
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Saksham Agarwal Founder & Principal Advisor
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Chief Happiness Officer

Meet Love

The golden retriever who makes sure every strategy session ends with a smile — and occasionally demands belly rubs during client calls. Because the best advisory comes from a place of warmth.

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How It Works

A Proven Advisory Framework

Every engagement follows a structured process designed to deliver clarity and measurable outcomes within weeks, not months.

1

Discovery Call

A focused session to understand your challenges, current stack, and desired outcomes.

2

Deep Assessment

Comprehensive review of your technology landscape, team dynamics, and business context.

3

Strategic Roadmap

A prioritized action plan with timelines, risk factors, and success metrics you can execute on.

4

Ongoing Guidance

Regular check-ins and on-demand access to ensure your team stays aligned and shipping.

Where We Work

Technology Problems Are Universal. Context Is Not.

We bring deep technology expertise and adapt it to your industry's regulatory environment, customer expectations, and competitive dynamics. Here are the sectors where we have the most concentrated experience.

Enterprise SaaS

Multi-tenant architecture and platform scaling

FinTech & Banking

Payment systems and regulatory compliance

Healthcare & Biotech

HIPAA-compliant platforms and clinical data

E-Commerce & Retail

Scalable storefronts and omnichannel strategy

AI & Machine Learning

MLOps pipelines and responsible AI frameworks

EdTech & Learning

LMS architecture and adaptive learning

Manufacturing & IoT

Industrial automation and sensor networks

Cybersecurity

Security architecture and compliance

PropTech

Real estate platforms and property management

Logistics & Supply Chain

Fleet optimization and warehouse automation

InsurTech

Claims automation and underwriting intelligence

Legal Tech

Contract intelligence and case management

Plus HR Tech, Travel, Media, Gaming, GovTech, CleanTech, and more across 35+ verticals.

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Why Consult Saksham

The Difference Between Advice and Experience

Most consultants sell frameworks. We bring 14 years of building and shipping real products across 900+ businesses.

Builder, Not Just Advisor

The person advising you has personally built and shipped what they are recommending. 14 years of real deployments across 900+ businesses, not frameworks from a textbook.

Strategy Through Execution

We stay involved through execution and course-correct in real time. Our engineering arm (Acropolis) means we can build what we recommend, not just leave you with a PDF.

Scoped to Your Reality

Every engagement is scoped to your exact stage, stack, and constraints. No generic playbooks, no junior analysts. Senior leadership on every call, every session, every decision.

Ready to Make Your Next Technology Decision With Confidence?

Book a complimentary strategy call. No pitch, no obligation. Just an honest conversation about your technology challenges.

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See why 900+ businesses trust our advisory practice

“

Saksham helped us avoid a $200K platform mistake and got our architecture right the first time. His ability to see through vendor noise and focus on what actually matters saved us months.

CTO, Series B SaaS Company Cloud Architecture Review
14+Years
900+Businesses
$75M+Client Savings
35+Industries

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