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Claudia Ioana Muresan

I'm a QA Lead, Scrum Master, and solo founder with 12+ years of experience building and shipping software across fintech, automotive, gaming, and analytics - and, more recently, building and launching my own products end to end, solo, using AI-assisted development. I help early-stage and non-technical founders turn an idea into a real, shipped product. I operate at the intersection of product building, quality, and honest strategy - helping founders decide what to build, ship a working MVP fast with a modern stack, and avoid the expensive detours that stall most first-time founders. I can help with: • Turning a raw idea into a scoped, buildable MVP and validating whether it's worth building before you spend months on it. • Shipping fast as a solo or non-technical founder using AI tools (Cursor) and a lean stack (Next.js, Supabase, Stripe, Vercel). • Building quality and testing discipline from day one, so your product doesn't break as it grows. • Setting up agile ways of working, even for a team of one: clear priorities, realistic scope, momentum. • Cutting through startup hype with honest, evidence-based feedback on your idea, market, and positioning. What I've built and done: • 12+ years in QA and quality engineering across fintech, automotive, gaming, and analytics (incl. BMW, Gameloft, Endava). • Certified Scrum Master, leading agile delivery and cross-functional teams. • Solo-built and launched multiple products end to end with AI-assisted development, including a services marketplace, a QA tooling browser extension and an autonomous search-and-rescue drone system, from concept to live product. • Built a strong presence on LinkedIn in the QA and AI-building space, with posts reaching tens of thousands of people. I'm most valuable when you're an early or non-technical founder who needs to get from idea to a real, working product and wants someone who will both help you build it and tell you honestly what will and won't work.

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