Zavodit Aug 6, 2026 1 min read

Why You Need Monitoring Before You Need More Features

What to monitor in your startup application, free and cheap tools that work, and two real examples of how lack of monitoring turned minor bugs into major incidents.

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Aleksandr Protsiuk Fractional CTO - Sunnyvale, CA
Published Aug 6, 2026 Updated Aug 7, 2026 Read time 1 min
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Aleksandr Protsiuk
Fractional CTO - Sunnyvale, CA

15+ years building software products. 200+ projects delivered. Winner of APIWORLD 2024 Hackathon in Silicon Valley. I work as a fractional CTO for startups -- handling architecture, AI-first delivery, hiring, and technical due diligence so founders can focus on growth.

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