# Services

I build with a relentless focus on simplicity. A few times a year I take on AI and Ruby consulting and founder coaching.

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I build with a relentless focus on simplicity. It is how I make [RubyLLM](https://rubyllm.com) and [Chat with Work](https://chatwithwork.com), and what I bring when I work with you.

That is why I created [Plenty](https://plenty.is), the company behind it all. Sometimes I also take a small amount of outside work.
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## AI and Ruby consulting

I created [RubyLLM](https://rubyllm.com), the open-source library for building AI in Ruby. If you are building on it, or adding AI to a Rails app, I can help you ship it cleanly: the fewest moving parts that survive production.

I have built AI models and systems for over a decade. I studied AI at the [Free University of Amsterdam](https://vu.nl/en) and have trained machine learning and deep learning models since 2012: computer vision, recommendation systems, information retrieval, real data science, across [Owlin](https://owlin.com), [OLX](https://www.olx.com), [Capgemini](https://www.capgemini.com), the [Alan Turing Institute](https://www.turing.ac.uk), and my own [Freshflow](https://freshflow.ai). I know what is under the API, not just how to call it.

<p class="service__cta"><a class="button button--primary" href="mailto:carmine@paolino.me?subject=AI%20and%20Ruby%20consulting&body=Hey%20Carmine%2C%0A%0AHere%20is%20what%20I%27m%20building%20and%20where%20I%27m%20stuck%3A%0A%0A">Email me about a project</a></p>

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## RubyLLM workshops

I run RubyLLM workshops for engineering teams: a hands-on session building real AI features in Ruby, with the patterns I use in production. Shaped around your team, not a generic course.

<p class="service__cta"><a class="button button--primary" href="mailto:carmine@paolino.me?subject=RubyLLM%20workshop&body=Hey%20Carmine%2C%0A%0AHere%20is%20our%20team%20and%20what%20we%27d%20want%20from%20a%20workshop%3A%0A%0A">Email me about a workshop</a></p>

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## Founder coaching

I am a second-time founder, so I have been where you are. I coach early-stage founders through what is hard: a co-founder relationship starting to fray, a decision you keep circling on. I do not hand you answers. I ask the questions that get you to your own, and to the perspective you could not find by yourself.

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<p>Carmine as a coach has out of this world empathy from his deep CTO experience dealing with emotional and operational topics. I am endlessly grateful for his out of distribution insights and patience.</p>
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<span class="testimonial__name">JB Lorenzo</span>
<span class="testimonial__role">Co-Founder and CTO, Papayo.ai</span>
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<p class="service__cta"><a class="button button--primary" href="mailto:carmine@paolino.me?subject=Founder%20coaching&body=Hey%20Carmine%2C%0A%0AHere%20is%20what%20I%27m%20wrestling%20with%3A%0A%0A">Email me about coaching</a></p>

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Want to know how I work? [RubyLLM](https://rubyllm.com) is open source, so you can read every line. [Chat with Work](https://chatwithwork.com) is the fully private work AI I built with it.
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Not sure which of these fits, or whether it does? [Email me](mailto:carmine@paolino.me) and we will figure it out.
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