FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I can do hourly, weekly, or monthly rates as well as flat per project billing. The price for each is highly dependent on the work being asked for and I try to be cognizant of my clients' ability to pay.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Every project I do starts the same - with a free initial consultation. I'm only interested in doing projects where I can deliver real value to my clients, so I start off with a conversation to make sure I'm a good fit for what they need. In this conversation, we talk about what they need done, in what time frame, and what their budget is. Then, I put together a proposal that formalizes the end product, metrics for measuring the success of the project, milestones for when I will check in with the client and show a certain level of completion, the final deliverable date, and the fee schedule. Once, we're agreed and the contract signed, I get to work! I check in regularly according to the schedule to make sure my client is always in the loop on progress and to give feedback in case they want to make adjustments. Once the final deliverable is ready, I meet with the client to go over it and to make sure they are happy with the end product. This is the end of the project, but not the end of the relationship. I follow up at some point in the future, to make sure things are going well and that the work I did is still providing value.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
- I have a BS in Computer Engineering and worked as a software engineer for many years. - I have an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business with concentrations in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Marketing - I have a Financial and Business Modeling Certification from Wharton - I have a Tech Entrepreneurship Certification from Stanford - I have a Data Science Certification from Johns Hopkins University - I am a front end developer comfortable in HTML, Javascript, Ajax, Node.js - I am an expert Excel and Powerpoint user - I have been a business consultant focusing on strategy & operations for 10+ years and have worked with companies from startup to Fortune 100 in size. - I have done projects in technology, financial services, healthcare, insurance, renewable energy, retail, and supply chain. - I am a serial entrepreneur - I am the resident startup advisor at an accelerator with a multi-million dollar fund -