Why Partner?

The Value Proposition for Business Development Professionals

If you’re strong at sales, business development, and customer acquisition — but need technical depth, execution capability, and thoroughly researched opportunities — partnering on these ventures offers a compelling path to revenue.

What You Get

1. Execution-Ready Opportunities

Not just ideas — these are researched, documented, and in many cases, partially built:

  • 11 opportunities ranging from $10K-$500K Year 1 revenue
  • 6,000-11,000 word execution briefs for each (not one-pagers)
  • Market research: Customer acquisition, competition, pricing
  • Week 1 action plans: Concrete next steps, not vague advice
  • Realistic projections: Conservative estimates with evidence

Your advantage: Skip the “idea validation” phase. These opportunities are already vetted.

2. Technical Capability

Not hiring a developer — partnering with someone who builds production systems:

  • TIA: 1,900+ sessions managing 60+ projects
  • Production tools: Scout, Reveal, SDMS, Slack bots (all live)
  • Infrastructure: Nginx, Docker, Hugo, FastHTML deployment experience
  • Agentic AI: Multi-agent workflows in production
  • Documentation: Everything tracked, version-controlled, searchable

Your advantage: Technical execution is handled. You focus on customers and revenue.

3. Complementary Skill Set

I’m strong at:

  • Market research and analysis
  • System design and architecture
  • Building production software
  • Technical documentation
  • Managing technical delivery

I struggle with:

  • Cold outreach and sales
  • Building marketing funnels
  • Networking for business development
  • Managing multiple customer relationships
  • Choosing ONE opportunity (hence 13)

Your advantage: If your strengths are my weaknesses (sales, marketing, customer acquisition), we’re highly complementary.

4. Risk Sharing

Not hiring employees or contractors — sharing both risk and upside:

  • No upfront salary: Revenue share or equity, not payroll
  • Skin in the game: Both parties invested in success
  • Failure OK: If an opportunity doesn’t work, pivot to another
  • Multiple shots: 11 opportunities = diversified portfolio

Your advantage: Lower financial risk than hiring a team, higher upside than salaried consulting.

Why Not Execute Solo?

Honest answer: I’ve tried. Here’s what happens:

Technical Execution: ✅ Success

  • Built TIA (1,900+ sessions)
  • Deployed SDMS platform (live, processing orders)
  • Created Slack bots (production)
  • Built Scout, Reveal, SUP (all production)
  • Managed 60+ projects simultaneously

Result: Technical side is proven capable.

Customer Acquisition: ❌ Struggle

  • Zero cold outreach done (paralysis)
  • LinkedIn network: ~500 but not actively leveraged
  • Marketing funnels: Planned but not built
  • Sales pipeline: Empty
  • Revenue from opportunities: $0 (TIA is internal, SDMS is minimal)

Result: Great products with no customers.

Why This Pattern?

Self-awareness: I’m a builder who gets energized by:

  • Researching markets
  • Designing systems
  • Writing code
  • Creating documentation

I get drained by:

  • Cold outreach
  • Networking events
  • Sales calls
  • Marketing funnel optimization
  • Managing multiple customer relationships

This isn’t laziness — it’s recognizing strengths/weaknesses. I could force myself to do sales, but:

  1. I’d be mediocre at it (not playing to strengths)
  2. Technical execution would suffer (split focus)
  3. Burnout risk is high (working against natural energy)

Partnership solves this: You do what energizes you (sales/marketing), I do what energizes me (technical/product). Both excel instead of both struggling.

Why Not Just Hire Developers?

If you’re a business development professional considering these opportunities, you might ask: “Why partner? Why not just hire developers to build these?”

Reason 1: Technical Leadership vs. Execution

Hiring developers gets you code execution. Partnering with me gets you:

  • System architecture design
  • Technology selection (proven choices, not trends)
  • Production deployment experience
  • Debugging complex issues
  • Managing technical trade-offs
  • Quality standards enforcement

Example: A developer can build a feature. I can design the system, choose the right tech stack, deploy to production, monitor performance, and iterate based on data.

Reason 2: Domain Expertise

I’ve already:

  • Researched these markets
  • Designed the systems
  • Built prototypes/MVPs
  • Documented architecture
  • Validated technical feasibility

Time savings: 100-500 hours of research and design work per opportunity already done.

Reason 3: Cost Structure

Hiring developers:

  • $80-150/hour for skilled devs
  • $50-100K for first MVP across multiple opportunities
  • Payroll, management overhead
  • Replacement risk if they leave

Partnering:

  • $0 upfront
  • Revenue share or equity only
  • No payroll, no management overhead
  • Vested interest in success (not just hourly billing)

Reason 4: Execution Risk

Hired developers might:

  • Not understand business context
  • Optimize for “clean code” over shipping
  • Require constant technical direction
  • Lack deployment/production experience
  • Leave mid-project

Me as partner:

  • Understands the business (I researched it)
  • Optimizes for shipping and iteration
  • Needs minimal direction (self-directed)
  • Has production deployment experience (TIA, SDMS, websites)
  • Fully committed (shared upside)

What I Need from a Partner

Clarity on what I’m NOT looking for:

  • ❌ Investors who just provide capital (I need execution, not just $)
  • ❌ “Idea people” with more opportunities (I have 13 already)
  • ❌ Technical co-founders (I handle technical side)
  • ❌ Hands-off advisors (I need active business development)

What I AM looking for:

1. Sales & Marketing Execution

  • Customer acquisition: Cold outreach, warm network activation, lead generation
  • Marketing funnels: Landing pages, email sequences, conversion optimization
  • Sales process: Discovery calls, proposals, closing deals
  • CRM management: Pipeline tracking, follow-ups

2. Business Operations

  • Customer relationships: Onboarding, account management, retention
  • Pricing strategy: Based on value, not just “what feels right”
  • Contract negotiation: Terms, payment, scope
  • Quality assurance: Ensuring customers get value

3. Strategic Focus

  • Prioritization: Helping choose 1-3 opportunities to focus on (not all 13)
  • Market validation: Testing customer acquisition channels quickly
  • Iteration discipline: Ship → measure → learn → improve
  • Knowing when to pivot: If an opportunity isn’t working, move to next

4. Complementary Energy

  • You get energized by: Talking to customers, networking, sales calls
  • You’re OK with: Uncertainty, rejection, iterating messaging
  • You value: Execution speed over perfect planning

Partnership Models Available

1. Co-Founder Partnership (30-50% equity)

Best for: High-potential opportunities (Agentic AI, Review Hive, BidSistant)

Structure:

  • 30-50% equity based on contribution
  • Joint decision-making on major strategy
  • Clear role division (you: business, me: technical)
  • Both commit significant time

Revenue timeline: 3-12 months to meaningful revenue

2. Revenue Share (20-40% profit split)

Best for: Service businesses (Slack Projects, Agentic AI Consulting)

Structure:

  • 20-40% of profit (after costs)
  • You handle sales/marketing
  • I handle technical delivery
  • Month-to-month flexibility

Revenue timeline: 1-3 months to first revenue

3. Strategic Investment ($20K-100K, 2-3x return target)

Best for: Capital-intensive opportunities (River City Coatings, Nitrogen Generation)

Structure:

  • $20K-100K investment
  • 2-3x return in 12-24 months
  • You provide capital + connections
  • I handle execution
  • Negotiable equity or buyout

Revenue timeline: 3-9 months to first revenue

4. Joint Venture (new entity, 40-60% equity)

Best for: Large opportunities (Review Hive, BidSistant SaaS)

Structure:

  • New LLC/entity for specific opportunity
  • 40-60% equity based on contribution
  • Clear operating agreement
  • 12-36 month timeline

Revenue timeline: 6-18 months to meaningful revenue

What Success Looks Like

3 Months

  • 1 opportunity launched (likely quick-win: Slack or Agentic AI)
  • First revenue ($2K-$15K depending on opportunity)
  • Sales process validated (know what messaging works)
  • Customer feedback loop (learning what they value)

6 Months

  • 2-3 opportunities active (diversified revenue streams)
  • $10K-50K cumulative revenue (depending on opportunities chosen)
  • Repeatable process (sales, delivery, customer success)
  • Portfolio evidence (case studies for next customers)

12 Months

  • $60K-$200K revenue (conservative estimate across 2-3 opportunities)
  • Established brand (known in specific niches)
  • Hiring decisions (bring in specialists as needed)
  • Next 3 opportunities (expand portfolio or go deeper)

Why Now?

Market Timing: Agentic AI is Peak Hype

  • Every business is asking “how do we use AI?”
  • Agentic AI is the next wave (after ChatGPT, now autonomous agents)
  • TIA is proof we can build production agentic systems
  • Early mover advantage: Most consultants still learning, we’re shipping

Documentation Complete: No More Planning

  • 13 execution briefs (6,000-11,000 words each)
  • Market research done
  • Week 1 actions defined
  • No more research paralysis — time to execute

Personal Urgency: Tired of $0 Revenue

Honest talk: I’ve spent 500-1,000 hours researching, documenting, and building these opportunities. Technical side is proven (TIA, SDMS, Scout, Reveal all production).

What’s missing: Customers.

I’ve accepted I’m not the right person to do cold outreach and sales execution. Time to partner with someone who is.

Concerns You Might Have

“What if we disagree on strategy?”

Answer: Role clarity prevents most conflict:

  • You own: Sales, marketing, customer acquisition strategy
  • I own: Technical delivery, product decisions, infrastructure
  • We collaborate: Pricing, roadmap, priorities, major pivots

If there’s disagreement, data decides (what are customers saying? what’s converting?).

“What if this doesn’t work?”

Answer: Multiple opportunities = multiple shots.

If Opportunity #1 doesn’t find product-market fit in 3 months, we pivot to Opportunity #2. With 11 documented opportunities, we have portfolio diversification.

Also: Revenue share or equity structure means no financial loss if it doesn’t work (vs. hiring a team).

“How do I know you’ll actually execute?”

Answer: Look at the track record:

  • TIA: 1,900+ sessions (proof of consistent execution)
  • SDMS: Live platform processing orders (proof of shipping)
  • Slack bots: Production systems (proof of reliability)
  • 60+ projects: Managed simultaneously (proof of scale)

I don’t have a customer acquisition problem because I haven’t tried (honest assessment). I DO have a consistent execution track record (provable via TIA logs, deployed systems, GitHub commits).

“What if you lose interest and move to the next shiny thing?”

Answer: Fair concern given 11 opportunities.

Counter: I’ve maintained TIA for 1,900+ sessions. I’ve managed 60 projects for months/years. When I commit to something, I follow through.

Structure: Revenue share or equity ensures I’m financially incentivized to see it through. I don’t get paid unless the business succeeds.

Next Steps

Interested in exploring partnership?

1. Schedule Discovery Call (30 min)

Let’s discuss:

  • Which opportunities interest you most
  • Your background and strengths
  • Partnership structure that makes sense
  • Mutual fit assessment

Schedule Discovery Call →

2. Review Execution Briefs

Want to dive deeper before a call?

3. Explore Partnership Models

Different structures for different opportunities:

Bottom Line

If you’re strong at sales/marketing and need:

  • Thoroughly researched opportunities (not just ideas)
  • Technical execution capability (proven via TIA)
  • Production infrastructure (deployed systems)
  • A committed partner (not a hired dev)

And you’re offering:

  • Customer acquisition execution (not just advice)
  • Sales and marketing skills (proven track record)
  • Focused commitment (1-3 opportunities, not 13)
  • Complementary energy (you love sales, I love building)

Then let’s talk.

This could be the fastest path from $0 to $60K-$200K in 12 months for both of us.

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