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Giacomo Balli

The Mobile Guy

For founders and teams whose growth depends on mobile.
Clear judgment when AI, vendors, and product choices muddy the roadmap.

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When AI changes the rules, the wrong mobile decision gets expensive fast.

I help founders, product leaders, and business owners whose growth depends on mobile. Together we decide what to build, what not to build, and how to build it the right way before time, budget, and momentum get wasted.

Mobile product strategy AI-informed roadmap decisions Vendor and agency oversight Product rescue and prioritization

Know what to build

Translate ambition into a proper roadmap with the right sequence, scope, and tradeoffs for your mobile product.

Know what not to build

Cut through feature creep, shiny objects, and AI theater so you do not spend real money on low-leverage work.

Know how to build it

Choose the right technical approach, team structure, and implementation path for where you are now and where the market is going.

Have someone in your corner

You get an experienced advisor whose incentives align with yours, especially when you are dealing with developers, agencies, contractors, or other stakeholders.

Why founders are more unsure than ever

AI has increased the number of things you can build, the number of people promising they can build them, and the speed at which teams can head in the wrong direction. More possibility does not automatically create more clarity.

My role is to guide, inform, and pressure-test the important decisions. I help you separate durable opportunity from hype, understand what is around the corner, and make mobile product choices that fit your business instead of someone else's sales pitch.

Roadmap judgment Prioritize what matters now, what can wait, and what should never make the cut.
AI in the right places Use AI where it improves the product or workflow, not where it creates needless complexity or false differentiation.
Smarter build decisions Pick the best path for architecture, platforms, timing, and execution before costly mistakes harden into the plan.
Stronger stakeholder conversations Show up to agency, developer, and partner conversations informed, protected, and able to ask the right questions.

I am not there to defend a tool, a stack, or a vendor. I am there to defend your product, your leverage, your timing, and your interests. That matters even more now that AI has made it easier to build the wrong thing quickly and harder to know who is giving you advice you can trust.

What founders remember

Clarity

“Working with Giacomo gave us clarity and direction we had not found elsewhere. His insights and strategic approach saved us countless hours and dollars.”

CEO · product clarity

Momentum

“Our launch was stuck in a loop of delays until Giacomo stepped in. With his help, we launched three months ahead of schedule.”

Founder & CEO · launch rescue

Better judgment

“His strategic insights were invaluable when we restructured our app's subscription model. His guidance helped us avoid an expensive misstep.”

COO · subscription strategy

Trusted backup

“No agency we worked with could match the expertise, reliability, and speed Giacomo provided. We finally had the clarity we needed to move forward with confidence.”

CTO · vendor oversight

Selected clients

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Press, Podcasts, Interviews, and Talks

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