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I have a very good personal curriculum and I specialize in a niche (mobile cross platform apps) so I believe the algorithm picked and start driving traffic to recruiters, which in turn message me about opportunities on the market.
My wife takes care of the sales pipeline so I get lead calls on my calendar after she vets and schedules a call with them.
So far it's been working quite well.
> How are you going to split up the money? 20% to each partner? Based on who does the work (with maybe a fixed percentage going to shared expenses like marketing)? Have these conversations sooner rather than later.
Very good point. I've tried partnerships in the past but not really worked out. In my current setup I've got a freelancer soon to be permanent, a friend of mine that has its own consultancy and some trusted developers as freelance.
Structure is more loose but gives the advantage of keeping costs down and having good cashflow.
I would also suggest to frequent coworking spaces and coffee shops in geeky areas; I've started my consulting career by pretty much chatting with everyone in the coworking space I was a member of.
Has anyone else got any similar companies? I am aware of TopTal but seems more related to single freelancer than classic consultancies. UpWork as well but the market tends to be noisier.
If it may help, I'm based in the UK and mainly in the contractor market. I've got a very good team across the stack and we specialize in cross-platform mobile apps (mainly React-Native).
In my experience having a strong tech rep with actual development background goes a long way. I find most of my clients through Linkedin and handle the sales myself, then organize the work with my team that I've built over the years.
Happy to share more detail and get to know fellow hackers' experiences.
P.s. been lurking for a long time and this is my first comment! Amazing community