Solo, Advisor, Agency: A Fireside Chat

Hosted by Jason Liu, Andy Walters, and Vignesh Mohankumar

Tue, May 13, 2025

6:00 PM UTC (1 hour)

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Indie AI Consulting: Positioning, Pricing, and Proposals
Jason Liu
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What you'll learn

Navigating Solo Consulting Journeys

Master the core strategies and challenges of independent implementation consulting.

The Advisory Approach to Implementation

Learn how to structure advisory relationships that drive successful implementations while maintaining work-life balance.

Scaling Through Agency Models

Learn proven methods to transition from solo work to leading an implementation team.

Why this topic matters

Understanding implementation paths empowers professionals to choose the right business model for their skills and goals. Whether working solo, advising, or building an agency, these strategies help consultants maximize income while maintaining work-life balance. You'll gain practical frameworks to evolve your career with confidence.

You'll learn from

Jason Liu

Consultant at the intersection of Information Retrieval and AI

Jason has built search and recommendation systems for the past 6 years. He has consulted and advised a dozens startups in the last year to improve their RAG systems. He is the creator of the Instructor Python library.

Andy Walters

CEO @ Emerge Haus

Andy is the founder and CEO of Emerge Haus, one of the fastest-growing AI consultancies helping mid-market firms adopt generative AI at scale. As a product leader and AI engineer, Andy draws from over a decade of experience bridging cutting-edge AI systems with enterprise impact. Today, Andy advises executive teams on LLM adoption, AI agent design, and ROI-first transformation strategies.

Vignesh Mohankumar

Applied AI Consultant at Nila

Vignesh is an independent consultant working on Applied AI. He works with companies to get AI shipped to production within 30 days. He also helps upskill engineering teams on AI usage. Previously he was one of the first engineers at Drift (acquired $1.2b). Read testimonials at https://nila.is.

Previously at

Stitch Fix
Meta
University of Waterloo
New York University

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