Question 1

What services do you offer?

Accepted Answer

Stefan offers sport development consulting, product & technology leadership, business strategy, technology implementation, speaking & training, and research collaboration.

Question 2

Fractional CTO

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Yes. Stefan provides fractional CPO/CTO services including product roadmap ownership, team scaling, agile delivery, and ISO27001 compliance readiness.

Question 3

How much do you charge?

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Pricing depends on the scope and nature of the engagement. Stefan tailors each proposal to the specific requirements. Get in touch to discuss.

Question 4

Who is Stefan?

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Stefan Ljutzkanov is a sport technology consultant, product leader, and PhD researcher based in Loughborough, England. He serves as CPO of SportERP and co-founder of Dineticq.

Question 5

What is your experience?

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Over fifteen years across international coaching (Denmark, Germany, Bulgaria), technology leadership (CPO/CTO roles), and entrepreneurship (SportERP, Badmintoo, Dineticq).

Question 6

What are your qualifications?

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PhD Researcher (Loughborough), EMBA (Quantic), BA Leadership (Loughborough College), BSc IT (NBU). Certified: AWS Cloud Practitioner, 1080Motion, Agile/Jira, Figma.

Question 7

Where are you based?

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Loughborough, England, United Kingdom. Stefan works with clients and teams internationally across Europe and Asia.

Question 8

How can I contact you?

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You can use the contact form, email stefan@ljutzkanov.com, or connect on LinkedIn.

Question 9

How long to respond?

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Stefan typically responds to enquiries within 48 hours.

Question 10

Are you available for hire?

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Stefan is open to both consulting engagements and strategic leadership opportunities — particularly CPO, CTO, or Head of Product roles.

Question 11

Do you coach badminton?

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Stefan has coached at national team and federal training centre level. He now focuses on consulting and technology, but has deep expertise in sport development.

Question 12

Do you do speaking?

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Yes. Stefan is an ASOIF keynote speaker and BWF Coaching Conference 2025 keynote speaker. He is available for keynotes, workshops, and corporate training.

Question 13

What products have you built?

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SportERP (B2B SaaS for sport orgs), Badmintoo (coaching platform), Dineticq PaceFlow (performance analytics), and Infinite Q (HR/HRV microservices).

Question 14

What tech stack?

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React, Next.js, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS, Azure, Docker, Jira, Figma.

Question 15

AI services

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Stefan integrates AI/ML into sport technology — including computer vision, HR/HRV algorithms, and ML automation models across the SportERP ecosystem.

Question 16

Current ventures

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Stefan's current ventures: SportERP (B2B SaaS, CPO), Dineticq (performance analytics, CPO/Co-founder), and Badmintoo (digital coaching, Founder). Previously CEO of Arox Solutions in Germany.

Question 17

MVP development

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Stefan helps sport-tech startups go from first MVP to product-market fit with product strategy, technical architecture, and agile delivery consulting.

Question 18

Research

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Stefan is a PhD Researcher at Loughborough University in sports and exercise science. He has published 'Applied Badminton Science' and 'Life after Sport'. Open to research collaborations.

Question 19

Languages

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English (full professional), Bulgarian (native), German (limited working).