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  1. How to scope a technical consulting project without underpricing the work

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    The easiest way to underprice a technical project is to quote the build and forget the edges. Discovery calls make everything sound simple: connect two systems, clean up a workflow, make a dashboard, automate a report. …

    2026-06-04T17:51:13.605Z

  2. How to hand off an automation project so the client can maintain it

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    I used to think an automation project was done when the workflow ran successfully three times in a row. That was fine until the client changed a column name, the script failed, and nobody on their side knew what was saf…

    2026-06-04T21:48:30.388Z

  3. Lessons from wiring a hardware demo for real users

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    Prototype demos lie a little. They work on the desk, with the good cable, when the person who built it is standing there. The first time we put a sensor setup in front of real users, the hard parts were power, labeling,…

    2026-06-03T15:57:03.107Z