One architect.
A fleet of AI.
Infinite output.
Entropy is a new kind of software agency. A senior technologist personally architects every solution, executed through the Entropy Models — proprietary AI running on private bare-metal hardware. No cloud APIs. No third-party dependencies. Your code never leaves the infrastructure.
Richard Melkonian
I've spent the last decade designing, architecting, and shipping production systems at the highest level of the stack. Not prototypes. Not demos. Real infrastructure handling millions of transactions a day, running asynchronously in the wild and standing up under pressure.
I was the second hire at Movement Labs, where I designed their M2 rollup and led the protocol team from blank page through testnet to mainnet — over 1 million transactions per day. I took the Atomic Bridge Protocol from RFC to production, built the USDCx Bridge, and scaled the engineering team around me.
At Parity Technologies I worked deep in the polkadot-sdk — parachain integration, XCM messaging, FRAME pallets. At Dapper Labs I designed and built CAST, an on-chain governance tool for Flow. At Fuel Labs I built cross-chain indexer infrastructure. Every engagement: architect, implement, test, ship.
As CTO of Inflow Music I built the full stack from DeFi contracts to frontend, led a team of 15 developers, raised $1.5M, and launched on Flow. I know what it takes to go from zero to production with real users and real stakes.
Now all of that expertise is on rocket fuel. I've built the Entropy Models — proprietary AI running on my own bare-metal hardware, fully private, zero dependency on cloud APIs. Your code never touches a third-party model. Every line of output is senior-level design, architected and overseen by me. That's the Entropy model.
AI does the lifting. I stay close to you.
The question founders ask: if AI is generating the code, who am I actually working with? The answer is me — directly. Same as any senior hire, except the output velocity is an order of magnitude higher. Here's what that looks like in practice.
Regular syncs, your cadence
Weekly or bi-weekly calls as standard. I come prepared — with progress, decisions, and questions that need your input. You're never guessing where things stand.
Deeply in the code
I'm not a project manager passing briefs to a team. I'm inside every file, every commit, every architecture decision. When you want to talk technical detail, I can go there immediately.
IRL when it matters
Available for in-person sessions — whiteboarding, workshops, deep-dives. Some of the best product decisions happen in a room, not on a call. I'm up for that.
Business goals first
Tech is a means to an end. Every conversation starts with what you're trying to achieve — not what's technically interesting. The code serves your problem, not the other way around.
Rapid iteration, together
Got feedback at 11pm? I iterate fast. This model was built for speed. Direction changes, scope shifts, new ideas — they don't derail the project, they improve it.
One person accountable
No account managers. No handoffs. No 'I'll check with the team'. You have one point of contact who owns the outcome. That's by design.
Why pay agency rates for junior developers?
You get the architect
Every project is personally designed, reviewed, and quality-controlled by the founder. No handoffs to juniors. No offshore teams. The person you talk to is the person building your system.
AI multiplies the output
The Entropy Models — proprietary AI running on private bare-metal hardware — handle code generation, testing, documentation, and deployment. No cloud APIs. No third-party model access. No data leaving the infrastructure. This is fully private, purpose-built execution.
You pay less, get more
Traditional agencies charge $200-500/hr and staff your project with graduates. Entropy delivers senior-architect quality at a fraction of the cost, because AI absorbs the labour.
What we build
Architecture & System Design
Full-stack technical architecture from concept to deployment. Every system personally designed by the founder.
Rapid Prototyping
From idea to working prototype in days, not months. Private AI execution at unprecedented speed.
Blockchain & Web3
Smart contracts, protocol design, DeFi, L1/L2 infrastructure. Deep experience across Ethereum, Substrate, Flow, Move.
Full-Stack Development
React, Next.js, Node, Rust, Go, Solidity. Production-grade code shipped with rigorous quality standards.
Entropy Models
Proprietary AI running on private bare-metal hardware. Purpose-built for software delivery — fully private, zero cloud API dependency, zero data leakage. The future of software delivery, available now.
Technical Leadership
CTO-as-a-service. Team scaling, code review, CI/CD, DevOps. Hands-on leadership that ships.
Built for the best in Web3
Cross-industry expertise spanning protocol engineering, DeFi, governance tooling, infrastructure, and creative technology.
Movement Labs
Designed M2 rollup. 1M+ tx/day. Built Atomic Bridge and USDCx Bridge.
Parity Technologies
Polkadot SDK, XCM messaging, FRAME pallets, parachain integration.
Fuel Labs
Cross-chain EVM indexing service. Concurrent code, macros, code-gen.
Dapper Labs
Designed and built CAST governance tool for Flow blockchain.
Inflow Music
Raised $1.5M. Led 15 devs. DeFi contracts, full-stack app. Launched on Flow.
Unsung Agency
Private marketing systems built end-to-end. Bespoke internal tooling and automation.
Private Client
MEV trading bot executing on EVM decentralised exchanges.
Start a conversation
Whether you're a founder with a technical vision or a team that needs senior-level execution at speed, let's talk.
rich@melkonian.xyz