Hiring me as a consultant
While my web startup DueProps consumes most of my time, I don't make any money from it yet and probably won't for awhile. So I pick up short term consulting gigs from time to time to help replenish my savings.
What I offer is honest and experienced advice, but not deliverables. If you've followed me for awhile, then you know what my areas of expertise are:
- Growing a consulting operation from scratch
- Leadership of web development teams
- Adoption of Agile and Lean Startup techniques
- Ruby on Rails-related technology (I can pair-program with you or your team)
Hiring me as a consultant is really easy. You may purchase my time at an hourly rate or a daily rate. What you get:
- distilled knowledge and advice
- a no bullshit approach
- advice on demand
I will not try to sell you anything else if you hire me and I’m not interested in ongoing retainers. I might want to give you a free demo of DueProps, but that's just cause I'm so in love with the positive impact it can have on workforces.
To book my time, we just need to have a preliminary conversation about what you want to achieve by hiring me. I don't have problems with signing an NDA, if you require it. Once we officially book our billable time together and execute a simple consulting agreement, I’ll get whatever I need from you to prepare and be available for advice on demand via phone and email.
Getting down to specifics on pricing, if you want to book me hourly, I’m $300 an hour, billed in 15 minute increments.
If you want to book me in person on a daily basis, it's $10,000 a day plus travel and accommodation expenses. Booking a full day of my time is more expensive and involved because of the disruptive nature of travel and the need for more preparation. The precise schedule of a daily engagement doesn’t matter as long as we spend about 8 hours talking or working on your project.
To book a day with me looks like this:
- We sign a mutual NDA because while I'm on site I may share confidential stuff with you
- You share all documents and resources that we’ll be discussing at least a week prior to the trip
- We agree in writing on expectations for our time together, so that I can be 100% prepared
Since I live in Atlanta and you probably don't, booking me for a day will usually involve me traveling to your location. You will take care of booking the travel and accomodations and cover the cost. I only fly Delta Airlines (first class) and I only stay at Hilton Hotels.
That’s it. The terms are transparent and non-negotiable. My email is obiefernandez@gmail.com I can help you win.
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Hat tip to one of my heroes, Mr. Tincup, for inspring me to describe this offer in this way. You should hire him for marketing advice.
