Ilya Krasilnikov

Ilya in sunglasses and a striped T-shirt, smiling by a river

Founder, engineer and entrepreneur. 25+ years in engineering and 14+ in business, as founder, co-founder or CTO of several companies. I spot opportunities as an entrepreneur, weigh the risks as a founder and deliver as an engineer.

I still build things myself. Recently I launched Wordprism, an English-learning iOS app and Chrome extension; ScreenBeads, a sketching kit for app designers with a Figma plugin and iOS app; and Luna and Bruno, an online pet store.

Based in London, working with teams worldwide. Endorsed by Tech Nation for the UK Global Talent visa.

Services

What I do includes, but isn’t limited to:

How I can help

Three ways to work together, depending on how much help you need.

  • Advice

    A call or a few sessions

    A second opinion on architecture, hiring or technical strategy from someone who has made those calls as a founder.

  • A project

    From idea to launch

    I lead a defined piece of work end to end: the team, the architecture and the delivery.

  • A partnership

    Long-term

    Starting a new company together, or joining an existing one as CTO, co-founder or founding engineer. An engineer and a business partner in one, where the chemistry works both ways.

More on LinkedIn

See my full work history

Contact

Tell me what you’re working on, and I’ll tell you honestly whether I can help.