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Johnny Kartakov

@johnnykartakov

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I build AI, Web3, and consumer products from zero to scale.

Indonesia

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to build and lead AI automation, Web3, or consumer products where I can combine product strategy, architecture, team scaling, and hands-on execution from zero to scale.

I've built and led technology businesses across AI automation, blockchain infrastructure, and consumer products for more than 20 years. At ProjectMe, I'm co-founding and leading technology for an AI-guided self-discovery product spanning architecture, onboarding, payments, and subscriptions.

At Arsum, I build AI automation systems, workflows, and agent-driven products for business use cases. I combine product strategy, execution, and technical implementation for founders and operating teams.

As CEO of Ambisafe Software, I scaled the team from 7 to 55 people in six months and led products including AmbiVault and CryptoWallet. The token-sale infrastructure helped clients raise up to $200M.

I've also co-founded consumer products reaching 100K downloads and approximately 10M installs, while leading teams through solution architecture, delivery planning, high-load optimization, and product experimentation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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CTO & Co-Founder

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ProjectMe

Nov 2025 - Present (9 months)

Co-founding and leading technology for an AI-guided self-discovery product, including architecture, onboarding, payments, and subscription experience.

AI Product Strategy Architecture Payments

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Founder

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Arsum LLC

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Building AI automation systems, workflows, and agent-driven products for business use cases.

AI Automation AI Workflows Product Strategy

CEO / Founder

CROSSVERSE / Instaverse / Phygital Mining

Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 11 months)

Built Web3-ready metaverse products, NFT digital twins, smart wearable mechanics, token systems, and AI-generated creative tooling.

Web3 NFT AI Product Strategy

Managing Partner

Ambisafe

Feb 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year 2 months)

Advised the CEO on business strategy, fundraising, sales, and company development for blockchain infrastructure.

Blockchain Strategy Fundraising Sales

CPO, CTO & Co-Founder

Social Seeds / Waky

Jan 2013 - Dec 2017 (4 years 11 months)

Co-founded Waky, an iOS consumer application with 100K downloads, and Social Seeds, shipping social and board/card game products with ~10M installs.

iOS Consumer Products Games Product Strategy

Engineering Manager / CEO / Founder

Propeople / Arsum

Jan 2008 - Dec 2013 (5 years 11 months)

Managed a 15-person web development team across solution architecture, technical specifications, infrastructure requirements, delivery planning, code review, and high-load optimization. Built Arsum from an apartment-based web studio into a 12-person company later acqui-hired by Propeople.

Engineering Management high load systems