The Art of Freelance AI Consulting and Products: Data, Dollars, and Deliverables
Join Hugo Bowne-Anderson and Jason Liu for a live podcast recording where they explore the world of AI consulting, freelancing, and building scalable AI systems. Building on the success of their previous podcast, How to Build Terrible AI Systems, this episode will offer a blend of technical deep dives and practical strategies for growing a successful consulting business, while helping those working in data and machine learning understand how to leverage their skills to build impactful AI systems.
Jason, an independent consultant with experience at Meta and Stitch Fix, helps startups and enterprises design and deploy RAG applications and other production-level AI systems. His work at Stitch Fix included developing a $50 million revenue-generating vector-based product similarity search system and architecting the widely adopted Flight recommendation framework.
In this episode, Hugo and Jason will discuss:
Jason’s consulting playbook for building production-ready AI applications.
Strategies for transitioning from freelancing to securing high-value contracts, with insights into how Jason moved from $170/hour consulting to securing $60k upfront for long-term engagements.
The mindset shift for consultants: moving beyond hourly rates to focus on value-based pricing and aligning incentives with clients to ensure lasting impact.
Technical insights from Jason’s experience in managing the shift from deterministic software to probabilistic AI systems and helping teams adjust to the challenges of building in the AI space.
Coaching freelancers and consultants: A live role-playing session where Jason coaches Hugo and walks through common pitfalls in client engagement and pricing, giving actionable advice to consultants looking to scale their businesses.
This episode will also delve into Jason’s journey from software engineering to AI consulting, and how he helps companies not only solve AI problems but transition their teams to a more scientific, experimental approach to AI development.
Sign up now to join the live stream on Friday, October 25th at 9:30 AM EST. This is a great opportunity to learn from Jason’s journey and get insights on both the technical and business sides of AI consulting.