Find the risks before your users do.
QAura is a manual-first QA audit. I test your critical flows the way real users actually break them — not the happy path a demo or an AI test suite checks — and hand you a clear, prioritized call on what's safe to ship.
You're not ignoring QA. You're just out of hands.
Most founders I talk to care a lot about quality. They just don't have a spare person whose whole job is trying to break the product before launch.
Lessons from real product failures.
Notes from actual audits — what breaks before launch, and what happy-path demos never catch.
Why "Ready to Launch" Doesn't Always Mean Ready
A pre-launch audit uncovered critical workflow issues that were invisible during demos and happy-path checks.
AI Built the Product. QA Found What It Missed.
AI helps teams ship faster. It doesn't remove the need for exploratory testing and edge-case coverage.
Start with the risk. Build from there.
The fastest way to create value is almost always an audit first. Once the real risks are visible, we can decide if you need anything beyond that.
Best for pre-launch checks and product health checks. No bug-count padding — just what's actually risky.
request an audit →After the audit, some teams want ongoing support. I keep this part deliberately small — I'd rather do it well for a few clients than stretch thin across many, so ongoing work is scoped one-on-one after we've worked together on an audit.
What founders and engineers say.
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No complicated transformation. Just the right level of structure.
Understand the stakes
We review your product, release cadence, and what a failed launch would actually cost you.
Find the real risks
I test critical flows, edge cases, and failure paths — the ones that don't show up in a demo.
Get a clear call
Structured report, reusable checklist, and a straight Go / No-Go recommendation.
Stay clean post-launch
If it makes sense, I stay involved on a startup-friendly basis as the product evolves.
Senior QA thinking, without a full-time hire.
I don't believe QA is about finding the largest number of bugs. It's about finding the failures that actually matter, explaining the risk clearly, and helping the team make a safer call on release day.
QAura exists for teams that are too early for a full QA department, but too serious to keep shipping on guesswork. I automate where it saves real time — Playwright, mostly — not where it just sounds impressive.
Common questions.
automation-or-manual
Early-stage startups usually benefit most from a strong manual process first: critical-flow coverage, smoke checklists, and better release decisions. Automation earns its place once your core flows are stable enough to be worth maintaining.
audit-timeline
Most audits are delivered in around 3–5 business days, depending on product size, access, and how many flows need covering.
deliverables
A structured bug report with severity, a reusable smoke checklist, a release-readiness summary, and a clear recommendation on whether the product is ready to ship.
audit-only
Yes, the audit stands on its own. Some teams stop there; others continue with ongoing support afterward.
tooling
Playwright for automation, Postman for API testing, Jira or Linear for issue tracking, Notion or Confluence for docs, and GitHub Actions for CI/CD. I can adapt to your existing stack.
non-technical-founders
Yes. You don't need to know testing terminology — I keep it plain: here's the risk, here's what needs to happen next.
Find the risks before your users do.
Start with an independent QA audit and leave with a clearer decision, a prioritized issue list, and fewer unknowns.
book a free call →Tell me what you're shipping.
Share the product, the release, and where quality feels uncertain. I'll tell you honestly whether an audit, ongoing support, or a lighter review makes sense.