Consulting Questions

We have formed our company (that is, incorporation is in progress) this November (2012). Our company focuses on IT service management (ITSM) solutions and have very skilled professionals in the...

Software Development Outsourcing Consulting Leads

asked Nov 21 '12 at 00:19

Rajagopal S
11 points

I sometimes provide on-site ruby on rails consulting that clients book in advance.How do I deal with clients that commit to a time slot and when that time comes, they want to reschedule it for a...

Consulting Consultants Clients

asked Mar 12 '14 at 23:37

Marjorie Cowie
30 points

I am venturing to start a consulting firm that does social media marketing and content creation. Starting with nothing except my knowledge about the field, how do I create a network and establish...

Social Media Consulting Consultants Clients Content Marketing

asked Jun 12 '14 at 18:14

Alexandra Guerrero
12 points

I'm just getting started with a consulting business and don't have any clients or personal network I can tap into to get the ball rolling.Is it ok to cold-reach potential customers that fit my...

Getting Started Consulting Business Clients Outreach

asked Sep 18 '14 at 21:44

Lorenzo Washington
1 point

I have been doing startups for the last 6 years and have had mostly failures, and a single success. I was able to sell the one startup that succeeded for about a year's salary that I would get...

Consulting Consultants Clients Freelancing Freelance

asked Jun 15 '15 at 15:58

George Kopp
12 points

We are a new development consulting shop and figuring out how to get new clients. There is a lot of blog posts and talk about contributing to open source and it attracts potential clients.Has...

Consulting Open Source Sourcing Clients

asked Jun 1 '14 at 15:25

Bette Miller
14 points

Should web development consulting firms try to avoid targeting startups as clients? One of the key issues with startups is funding (most don't have any) and the ones that have raised a small seed,...

Development Consulting Web Dev Clients Startups

asked May 30 '14 at 13:14

Arthur Baxter
7 points

I run a small mobile app consulting shop and filling the pipeline has become very hard. Even though the media talks about a shortage of good app developers and a high demand, I'm having a tough...

Sales Consulting Email Clients Email Marketing

asked May 19 '14 at 20:26

Jonathan Pulley
11 points

If you don't have a network which you can get referrals from, how do you find your first consulting clients for a one-person development firm?

Networking Consulting Consultants Referrals Clients

asked May 12 '14 at 17:55

Robert Sheehan
7 points

I work as a full time and want to supplement my income (and later do freelance or my own product full time down the line) by offering my ruby on rails skills as a consultant.How long does it...

Consulting Consultants Ruby On Rails

asked Apr 4 '14 at 13:13

Robert Boyd
9 points

I'm looking to raise money from angel investors and would be focused on the startup 110%.I do, however, have some prior commitments that I had made for some short term consulting.I will easily be...

Funding Consulting Angel Investors

asked Mar 21 '14 at 13:28

Shane Benningfield
65 points

What are some things I should look out for when starting my freelance photography business? Pitfalls to avoid, etc.

Consulting Photography Freelance

asked Mar 11 '14 at 20:14

Tammy Garcia
30 points

I do social media consulting on the side and most of my clients come from networking face to face at events.I'm wondering how many people do other consultants get right off of the social networks...

Social Media Consulting Clients

asked Mar 11 '14 at 21:11

John Knipe
25 points

I just began consulting on the side as a UI/UX designer so don't have a portfolio of clients. The only thing I can put in there is work I've done while being employed for a company full time.How...

Consulting Consultants Clients

asked Mar 5 '14 at 23:32

Murray Favela
55 points

How would you deal with a client that is trying to poach one of your consultants (we run a ruby on rails consultancy)? My engineer was honest about it and told us upfront what was going on. It's...

Legal Consulting Consultants Poaching

asked Mar 1 '14 at 03:04

Lester Guarino
5 points

So many SaaS companies started out as consulting shops. With venture capital and angel funding readily available why do so many startups go the consulting way first?Are there any other benefits to...

Consulting Startups

asked Feb 21 '14 at 12:33

Warren Anderson
35 points

At the moment I'm running a one-man web development consultancy.What are some ways to grow a successful consulting business?What is the best pricing structure to use (hourly, weekly, fixed)?

Consulting

asked Feb 18 '14 at 08:50

Clarence Hayden
1 point

What are some pros or cons to pick consulting over building a product and vice versa? From reading Patio11's posts on HN, it looks like generating money is quickest with consulting, but long term...

Products Consulting

asked Feb 11 '14 at 23:02

Dominick Thomas
56 points

I have an opportunity to build a software with a subscription model with my partner who is the domain expert. We found a consulting company who is willing to due the whole development and...

Software Partner Development Equity Consulting

asked Oct 22 '13 at 16:14

Adam
1 point

I am comissioned to set up and manage a team to develop a custom software component for a one-off event. My client is in talks with investors for securing prefinancing, and so he asked me to write...

Software Contract Consulting Business Plan Budget

asked Sep 29 '13 at 19:23

Feklee
148 points