Consulting
How engagements are scoped and priced - plus what clients say about working together.
Engagement model
Flexible consulting - scoped to your risk and timeline
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Consulting
Illustrative retainer-style numbers; real quotes depend on scope
$300 /mo
- Discovery + written scope (what weβre building and why)
- Iterative delivery with demos
- Clear handoff and documentation
- Async updates + scheduled checkpoints
- Optional ongoing support after launch
- Honest βnoβ when something isnβt a fit
What people are saying
"Solid scoping, steady demos, and documentation we could actually hand off. No bait-and-switch on stack or timeline."
Geoffrey
Product lead
"Firmware and web moved together - fewer integration surprises than we are used to on hardware projects."
Connor D
CTO, startup
"Clear tradeoffs, no mystery months. We always knew what was in scope and what was next."
BowTiedFocus
Founder
"Practical CI and test discipline without boiling the ocean. Good fit for a small team."
Aniket P
Engineering manager
"Mechanical and software constraints were discussed in the same room - saved us rework."
David G
Hardware lead
"Responsive, pragmatic, and allergic to unnecessary process. Exactly what we needed."
Damiano L
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Consulting FAQ
Scope, billing, and how owner-led consulting differs from full delivery β separate from the home FAQ and cloud onboarding questions.
Consulting focuses on decisions, architecture, and unblocking your team β scope documents, reviews, and targeted spikes. Full builds add delivery ownership for defined artifacts. Many clients start with consulting, then expand once the plan is clear.
All three appear depending on clarity and timeline. Fixed scope works when outcomes are well defined; retainers suit ongoing advisory; hourly fits short diagnostics. Billing rhythm is agreed before work starts β no surprise T&M without approval.
Yes. Pairing on PRs, architecture reviews, and lab bring-up is common. I stay accountable for the advice and integration quality β not for managing your org chart.
When it supports a product or lab goal: custom enclosures, sensor rigs, bench setups, and reproducible deploy stacks. Pure consumer PC builds without an engineering outcome are usually a pass β say what you are trying to learn or ship.
A short problem statement, constraints (timeline, compliance, stack), who approves changes, and any existing docs or repos. Photos or logs beat vague "make it better" every time.
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