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Not an engineer, so just an idea based on a recurring problem I’ve seen amongst startups. Perhaps you could offer CTO advice/services specific to startup founders that don’t have a CTO.
Genuinely I’d read the e-Myth before making the lead. Having built and exited a PS firm it’s hard work and it’s more than just delivery. I know the delta between the charge-out rate and your take home is attractive, but having done it once if I do another venture it’s going to be product based. But to contradict the above and to quote Dr Pepper: “what’s the worse that can happen?” Succeed or fail, you’ll learn a huge amount.
I started my own IT consulting a couple of months ago. You need to first start by defining your services or products. Then you need to define who may be your clients. Then you need to start making phone calls. Also you can use LinkedIn to contact managers, cto, ceo. It can take a while to get your first client but as they say, the harder client is next one.
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Consultancy needs clients. How are you going to get clients? Start with that.
My husband and I started one based in Sweden. We had two big clients lined up before starting. I am an attorney so I wrote the client contracts. Have some solid clients you can lock down, and get a good contract attorney. It doesn’t hurt to have a partner who can support the household with just her income, especially during that first year. Also, find a good business accountant
If you can serve clients in the US you could consider talking to Catalant. It’s a consulting marketplace and if you’re good you can do great, and for the most part they do all client dev for you
A friend of mine started his own last year. Combining several disciplines design/marketing/strategy. Hit £600k in rev after 10mths.
What did he do? Built his brand. Regular activity in the right channels. Juiced up on the credentials. Created a baseline method/proposition that's easy to explain, sell and deliver. Everything he does is in sprints. Hired someone to organise the business admin. This includes BD (big on this), and what they need to find, hire and set up freelancers. On the BD front, an aggressive salvo direct to the right roles. Offered a coffee chat. Went from there.
I helped him a little on the consultancy side as his background is more digital design and engineering.
DM if interested to talk more.