Skin in the game.
Subject to fit — only a few of these per year.
A few engagements a year where I take revenue-share instead of a fee.
Closer to a partner than a vendor. A handful of times a year, when the idea and the founder fit, I take a stake in the upside instead of an invoice — same build, different commercial model.
It only makes sense when the business model is real (real users, a real way to charge them) and when the founder is someone I would actually want to spend a year alongside. Most enquiries do not turn into a Co-Founding engagement; that is the point.
On my side, you get someone who is financially invested in whether the thing works — not someone billing hours regardless.
Subject to fit — only a few of these per year.
If there's no real revenue after twelve months, we rework the deal. You don't stay locked into something that isn't working.
Tell me about the idea and the business model behind it.
We figure out if the business model is real and if we want to work together. I say no often.
Two to six weeks to MVP. Same speed as Development; what changes is who carries the risk.
Twelve-month revenue-share window. Quarterly check-ins on whether the deal still makes sense.

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Tell me about your idea and where you are at. I'll let you know if Co-Founding is the right shape.
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