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Chris Parsons

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I'm a technical founder and AI expert who sees possibilities, actions them, and builds systems that create real value. With deep technical chops and a founder's mindset, I go into organisations and have high-impact results fast.

As a technical leader myself, I understand the unique challenges you face implementing AI in complex technical environments. I've built production AI systems from scratch, scaled technical teams, and delivered results that matter to the bottom line.

5
Startups Founded
2
Startups VC-backed
$1M+
ARR Bootstrapped
4
AI Systems Shipped to Production

Technical Founder

Scaled teams from 5-50. Built agencies, B2B, and B2C startups. VC-backed and bootstrapped experience.

AI Systems Expert

Production AI systems with full evaluation frameworks, not demos. Real systems serving 500K+ users.

High-Impact Results

24 years technical leadership. Go into organisations and deliver value fast. Built for leaders who need results.

What Leaders Say

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"Fantastic at building self-sufficient teams and giving them what they need."

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Product Leader

"If you're looking for someone to help build a great team, or you need someone experienced to help develop a sound tech strategy, I would thoroughly recommend Chris."

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Ian O
Data Science Leader

"Chris has clearly learned a lot about the world of being a delivery-focused CTO"

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Next Speaking Event

Fast Flow Conf UK 2025: October 2025

Vision for an AI-First Team Topology

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Production AI Systems

Three evaluation frameworks built

From Cherrypick's meal generator to complex internal tools, I build systems with robust evaluation from day one

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Services: Deploy AI for Real Business Impact

I provide advisory services, hands-on AI training workshops, and comprehensive AI readiness assessments. From strategy to implementation, I help tech leaders navigate AI adoption with confidence and deliver measurable results.

AI TRAINING

Intensive courses for technical teams in AI that works

Learn LLM fundamentials, advanced usage, building agents and producing great code and top-notch content. Perfect for developers, data scientists, product managers and operators wanting to level up their AI usage.

AI READINESS CHECKS

Maximise your operational efficiency with AI in 90 days

Comprehensive assessment of your systems and processes, AI opportunity identification, and a clear 90-day roadmap to deploy AI safely with proper guardrails and monitoring.

CUSTOM AI SYSTEMS

Supercharge your product and tools with AI

Custom AI-powered internal tooling with built-in security, monitoring, and governance controls. Full architecture, implementation, and ongoing support for sustainable AI operations.

AI ADVISORY

Trusted guidance when decisions matter most

Direct access to an experienced founder, CTO and AI expert who has shipped multiple production AI systems and built and trained teams in AI. Get strategic guidance on technology choices, team decisions, and AI implementation roadmaps. Real-time answers to critical questions, priority review of your initiatives, and trusted perspective when stakes are high.

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Tom Foster Carter
Tom Foster Carter
CEO, Cherrypick

"We built a production LLM meal generator that made our customers happier and increased revenue. Our AI system reduced customer plan changes by 30% (meaning happier customers) and increased basket usage by 14% (meaning more revenue per customer). We shipped major new features including health scores while maintaining high quality delivery."

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Latest Articles

Vision for an AI-First Team Topology

July 2025

Most discussions about AI focus on tools and techniques. But the real revolution is organisational. AI does not just change how we build software - it fundamentally transforms how we organise teams.

I am speaking at Fast Flow Conf UK 2025 about a vision for AI-first team topologies. Where stream-aligned teams become smaller yet more capable. Where platform teams evolve from infrastructure providers to creators of intelligent, malleable tools. Where the boundaries between disciplines blur as AI amplifies every team’s superpowers.

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Beyond the Demo: Building LLM Applications That Actually Ship

July 2025

Every team building with LLMs faces the same crushing moment. The demo works perfectly. Stakeholders are impressed. Then you deploy to production and watch it fall apart. What worked flawlessly with test data breaks in ways you never imagined. The carefully crafted system that seemed so promising becomes a source of constant firefighting.

I recently spoke at Google Cloud Summit with Gunisha Vig about how to build LLM applications that actually make it to production. Not proof of concepts. Not investor demos. Real systems serving real customers every day.

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Kill Your Prompts: Build Agents That Actually Work

July 2025

Every technical team I talk to faces the same painful truth about AI agents. They build something that works brilliantly in their demo, showing it off to stakeholders who nod approvingly. Then they deploy it to production and watch it break in ways they never imagined. The carefully crafted prompts they spent weeks perfecting become a maintenance nightmare.

Recently I showed a (virtual) room full of technical leaders how to kill their prompts entirely. I do not mean improve them or optimise them. I mean kill them completely and build something better.

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