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Founder & 0→1
For technical people turning a working prototype into a company with customers, pricing, and a reason to exist.
Scope
What we work on
- Building for months without talking to a buyer
- Positioning that describes features instead of the thing being replaced
- Pricing set by vibes and competitor screenshots
- Scope that grows every week and never ships
- Fundraising prep with no narrative underneath it
What you walk away with
- A one-sentence answer to what you replace and for whom
- A pricing model tied to the cost you remove, not hours you bill
- A ruthless next-90-days scope with a kill criterion
- A founder story that survives a skeptical investor or first customer
Who this is for
- Engineers with a prototype and no idea what to charge
- First-time founders deciding whether to raise or bootstrap
- CTO-track people weighing a jump to founder
Why me for this
Four years as CTO of a VC-backed AI startup, then building my own company from zero. I've been on both sides of the build-vs-buy conversation.
Next step
Start with a free 20-minute intro call
No pitch. We work out whether I can actually help, and I'll say so if I can't.