Engagements

The goal is to make an idea understandable and demonstrable enough that the next move becomes clearer.

A fixed-fee engagement covers both halves of the work: the thinking that gives an early idea its shape, and the prototype that makes it real enough to discuss. The prototype is evidence of the thinking, not the whole of the engagement.

Most work begins with a short conversation about what you're exploring and whether this kind of collaboration would be useful. If there's a good fit, we define a small, focused scope together.

Work typically focuses on:

• Clarify an early idea
• Explore a concept through digital prototyping
• Make a concept easier to explain or demonstrate
• Think through possible directions
• Explore trade-offs before development
• When useful, package work for handoff to internal or external developers

Depending on scope, deliverables can include hosted or local demos, documented files, and, when useful, a GitHub repository intended as a foundation for later development — not a commitment to ongoing production work.

Engagements are kept focused and bounded so the work stays practical and useful.

Most engagements fall within a range of $750–$1500 depending on scope and time involved. A clear scope is what keeps the work focused and the fee stable.

I take on a limited number of engagements each year so the work can stay thoughtful and attentive.

Most engagements are about clarity and exploration, not running live systems, so they don't carry ongoing costs.

When a prototype needs to run somewhere — a hosted demo, an AI-powered example, an API integration — hosting and service costs sit on stakeholder-owned accounts from the start. Access to any repository or deployment is agreed up front, so there is nothing to untangle later.

If a prototype needs to stay live beyond the engagement, it stays on your infrastructure. Ongoing operation and support are outside the scope of this work.

If something you're exploring sounds like a fit, I'd like to hear about it.