Re:Show HN: I'm offering consulting for non-technical folks ...
by kylebragger on Saturday January 15, 2011 @04:38PM
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Thank you. I actually already have about 15-20 hours scheduled (most prior to launching the actual one page site), plus a couple entries on the MVP form.
I'm still trying to figure out the best way to angle this, but my ideal customer is an "idea guy" who does have the means to pay, an interesting idea, and "gets it" with regard to what it actually takes to build a product.
I do like the idea about involving some kind of idea sanity check, though I'm kind of doing that as folks contact me — I'd rather tell them that it's not really a viable idea as is, and spend a little time working through that, vs. take their money for the 2 hours or MVP product just because I can.
One thing I wonder is if the kind of people that would take up an offer like this have the means to pay for it. As in: do the "idea guys" that can't find technical guys have enough money?
One angle you might want to consider is the sanity check - going over the technical merit of an idea/early stage product/architecture. This could be for both the idea guy and technical guy. A company that is a bit further along would have more cash.
And for those on about the rates: that rate for two hours is not bad.