Writing

These are my notes, essays, and explorations on systems, software, automation, consulting, and building.

Some are practical. Some are conceptual. Some are about the business of consulting. Most are somewhere in between.

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What Is a Fractional CTO? A Fractional CTO is a part-time technology executive who provides strategic leadership, technical oversight, and organizational guidance—without the commitment or cost of a full-time hire. 6 min read · Consulting How I made $100,000 USD consulting on Upwork in less than a year If you want to know what "starting from the bottom" actually feels like — this is it. I dropped my rate to $25/hour and applied to 50 jobs before landing my first contract. 4 min read · Consulting How I made $500,000 USD consulting on Toptal in two years When I left the 70-employee consulting firm I had co-founded, I was starting from zero again. No pipeline. No brand. No safety net. So I applied to Toptal. 3 min read · Consulting Consulting isn't for everyone. Read this before you start. Independence is not an upgrade. It's a trade. You're trading structure for freedom, predictability for control, stability for optionality. 6 min read · Consulting Why I left the 70-employee consulting firm I founded to go solo I grew an agency to 70 employees. From the outside it looked like success. On the inside, it felt very different. This is the story of why I walked away and what I learned. 5 min read · Consulting