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Timur Mone
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Taking on enterprise and government projectsFounder · Builder · Bishkek ⇄ New York

I build AI products that pay for themselves.

CEO of Studio MegaApp and founder of Jyldyz Academy. Banks, a ski resort, a garment maker and a national park run on what my team ships.

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Timur Mone
Timur Mone
CEO · Studio MegaApp
01About

From Wall Street to the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, I sell what I build.

I started out selling real estate in New York, then spent the last decade building and selling technology. Today I run Studio MegaApp, a product studio. We ship apps, websites and whole operating systems for clients such as Cool Group and Ala-Too Resort, and we build our own product, KulpunAi, an AI customer-support platform used by banks.

I also founded Jyldyz Academy, which has taught thousands of people in Kyrgyzstan to code and design for free. Before the studio I directed $500M+ in national infrastructure programs at Kumtor and co-wrote a national digital education strategy with the UN.

“Stars are everywhere, but opportunities are not. Act locally, think globally.”

Jyldyz means star in Kyrgyz.
02How I work

Find it. Build it. Put it in their hands.

  1. 01

    Find the opportunity

    Sit with the people who run the business, find the hours and the money leaking out of it, and name the one product that stops the leak.

  2. 02

    Build a working prototype

    Not slides. I build a prototype that runs on real data, so the decision is made on something people can touch.

  3. 03

    Ship the real thing

    Our engineering team takes it to production: web, iOS, Android, payments and integrations, on your servers if security requires it.

Concept to working product in about eight weeks. The client owns the code and the IP.
03Selected work

Shipped, live and in use.

Products, platforms, apps and sites my team has built for companies, governments and ourselves.

ProductStudio MegaApp product · used by Bereket Bank and Eldik Bank

KulpunAi

Omnichannel AI customer support. It answers customers across WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram and email, hands hard cases to people, and runs on a client's own servers when security requires it.

  • AI
  • Banking
  • Customer support
  • SaaS
Founder and product leadOpen
kulpunai.com
KulpunAi
PlatformAla-Too Resort

Ala-Too Resort OS

The operating system of a new mountain ski resort, built while the resort itself was being built: admin panel, guest app, website, payments, ski ticketing and automated parking.

  • Admin
  • Mobile app
  • Payments
  • Ski ticketing
  • Parking
CEO, product and deliveryOpen
alatooresort.kg
Ala-Too Resort OS
AppCool Group

Tikme

Production-floor planning and task tracking for one of Kyrgyzstan's largest garment makers, with an AI assistant for leadership and an employee app. Planning time fell by more than 90%.

  • Enterprise
  • AI assistant
  • Manufacturing
CEO, product and deliveryOpen
tikme.kg
Tikme
04In the lab

What's being built right now.

Our own products, in testing before they go public.

  • On TestFlight

    Solo OS

    One app for a one-person business: projects, money, habits, ideas and contacts, with an AI assistant that does real work.

  • On TestFlight

    MalSat

    A farm-to-table livestock and meat marketplace for Kyrgyzstan: fresh meat by the kilo, livestock listings and live bazaar auctions.

  • In development

    Balam.AI

    An AI parenting companion from pregnancy through the first two years: trackers, milestones and an assistant that knows your child's stage.

05Path

Ten years, two continents, one habit: ship.

Sales taught me to close. Startups taught me to build. Government taught me to deliver at scale.

  1. 2022 — Present

    Chief Executive Officer

    Studio MegaApp · Bishkek

    An AI product studio. I run the company, find the deals and build the prototypes that win them; our engineering team takes them to production.

    • Clients include Cool Group (Toolor, Tikme) and Ala-Too Resort.
    • Our own product, KulpunAi, serves Bereket Bank and Eldik Bank.
    • Cut Cool Group's 200 hours a week of planning and task tracking by more than 90%.
    • Built the Kekeev delivery system and stayed on as their technology partner.
  2. 2022 — 2025

    Senior Program Manager, EdTech and Digital Transformation

    UN · UNDP · UN Women

    • Co-authored the National Digital Education Strategy and scaled it to 70+ regional centers.
    • Reached 15,000+ people and trained 6,000 educators.
    • Ran civic-tech, digital-skills and teacher-training programs across ministries and UN agencies.
  3. 2021 — 2022

    Senior Program Manager

    Kumtor Gold Company

    One of Central Asia's largest gold-mining operations.

    • Directed seven national infrastructure programs worth $500M+.
    • Portfolio included Karakol and Tamchy airports and medical and business centers on Issyk-Kul.
    • Presented funding proposals directly to the President and the Minister of Economy.
  4. 2021 — 2022

    Founder

    Jyldyz Academy

    Free tech education at scale: computer science, UX/UI design, social media marketing and video.

    • Grew from 500 students to 3,000, then reached over 9,000 women through the Chyrak program.
    • Graduates have launched companies and joined global firms and universities abroad.
  5. 2017 — 2021

    Founder and CEO

    Yurtah · New York

    A real estate marketplace built to take on StreetEasy and Zillow in New York.

    • Raised $250K and listed 25,000+ units across web and mobile.
    • Hired and managed a remote team of 30+ across four countries.
    • Grew to $10K in monthly recurring revenue.
  6. 2015 — 2020

    Real Estate Salesperson

    Corcoran · Compass · Platinum Properties · New York

    • Closed $12M+ in residential and investment deals.
    • Rookie of the Year 2015.
    • Trained other agents to sell.
06Toolkit

What I bring to the table.

AI product and strategy

  • Product vision
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Applied AI strategy
  • AI assistants and agents
  • Workflow automation
  • Go-to-market

Delivery

  • Web, iOS and Android
  • Admin systems
  • Payments
  • Ticketing
  • Bitrix24, AmoCRM, 1C
  • On-premise deployment

Leadership and sales

  • Demo-led enterprise sales
  • Government relations
  • Distributed teams
  • Board presentations
  • Fundraising

Sectors

  • Banking and fintech
  • Hospitality and resorts
  • Manufacturing
  • Restaurants and delivery
  • Real estate
  • Education

Languages

  • KyrgyzNative
  • RussianNative
  • EnglishFluent

Education

  • University of ConnecticutB.S., Biological Sciences · 2012
  • Lambda School (now BloomTech)Computer Science
  • Stanford UniversityLeader to Leader, Youth Leadership Program
  • Ernst & YoungExecutive training in project management
  • New York Real Estate InstituteReal estate salesperson program
07Media and talks

On screen, on stage, in print.

08Contact

Have a problem worth a product?

Tell me what is costing you hours or money. If there is a product in it, you will see a working prototype before you sign anything big.

timur.mone@gmail.com
Book a call

Consulting, talks and mentoring through Alt AI Labs Players.

Open to

  • Enterprise and government projects
  • Bank and fintech partnerships
  • Speaking and mentoring
  • Sponsoring challenges

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