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Ask HN: How do you start your own tech consulting company
Hello HN,
This is more of a vague question but I would like to narrow it down to three things.
1. Things required for in order to start your own consulting firm specific to US.
2. How do you form a team or find people to work with you
3. How do you find clients for your company
- musawo 5y agohttps://www.certifiedspells.com/ https://www.certifiedspells.com/
- AlphaSquared 5y agoCertified by who? Hogwarts?
- ankothari 5y agoWith 1 Customer, 1 developer and 1 CEO
- lostboyscratch 5y agodo you really need the CEO?
- hactually 5y ago~C̶E̶O̶~ Sales guy
- user123456780 5y agoYou start by making your first sale, then you're a company. The questions are how do you make your first sale? What are you selling? How will anyone know that you're selling something?
- ensemblehq 5y ago1. There are administrative tasks such as registration of your corporation and there are basic tasks/resources required for your services (i.e. what software/certifications/hardware needed?) 2. Forming a team should come second after assessing your market if you’re just starting out but finding out who you can work/partner with is useful. 3. Start with your immediate network and branch out. Other methods will take sometime. Partnerships could be key.
- anandnair 5y agoIt varies based on which level you are at. If you're a beginner, start as a freelancer. Find projects from your existing network. Bootstrap. Slowly build a core team as you get more projects. Trust me, your first clients will come from your immediate or extended network. Ask people for introductions. It works!
- musawo 5y agohttps://youtu.be/l2H99Pp9U6o https://youtu.be/l2H99Pp9U6o
- dhruvkar 5y agoI'm in the beginning stages of this and this is just one data point, however: 1. LLC (or even under your own name is fine (I don't remember the costs, but under $100). You'll also need business insurance (I'm paying $70/month). 2. When my first contract needed help, I posted it on upwork, got 16 applicants, interviewed 4, started a contract with 2 and eventually working with 1. 3. Immediate close network. Helps if they work at a FAANG company (or if you did). Once you're in the system and have a few connections, it can steamroll into larger contracts.