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Starting a Consultancy in the Data Space - Aleksander Kruszelnicki

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We talked about:

  • Aleksander’s background
  • The difficulty of selling data stack as a service
  • How Aleksander got into consulting
  • The Mom Test – extracting feedback from people
  • User interviews
  • Why Aleksander’s data stack as a service startup was not viable
  • How Aleksander decided to switch to consulting
  • Finding clients to consult
  • Figuring out how to position your services
  • Geographical limitations
  • Figuring out your target audience
  • The importance of networking and marketing
  • Pricing your services
  • The pitfalls of daily and hourly pricing and how to balance incentives
  • Is Germany a good place to found a company?
  • Aleksander’s book recommendations


    • Links:

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkrusz/
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/alkrusz
    • Website: www.leukos.io


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