Let me help you with whatever you're building, or thinking about building.
I can help in a lot of ways, but first tell me where you are. You can then decide to talk to me about it more or not, it's up to you, you won't hurt my feelings.
Freire, Diogo
Has many tech and product fancy titles
I can help you in many ways and produce many different things, I'm clever like that but not cocky, I just won't give you big presentations or endless talking because I rather get stuff done.
What it could be
- The shape of it
- Where the value is
- The smallest proof
- Or a reason not to
Time needed: half a day, sometimes a whole one
A plan with a number on it
- Scope
- Sequence
- A number
- What gets cut first
||.. A day, or two
- Auth and payments
- done boringly, the only way worth doing them
- Backups and monitoring
- and somebody told when it breaks
- Deploys that do not scare you
████░░░░░░> Two days to a couple a weeks, world is your oyster
Something you can show an investor
- How you're set up to grow
- How the tech holds up
- Who to hire next
Security without the acronyms
What you need now, and what can wait
Same time every weekThrow what you need at me
We talk
Diogo has entered the room.
Diogo: Hi! I'm happy to catch up online, or here in Papamoa if you're nearby.
Diogo: No charge for a chat -- I will never turn down a coconut flat white though.
Diogo: And if during that chat it turns out I'm not the right person, I'll help you figure out who it is.
You get options
- A short list of what could come next
- A size and a price beside each one
- You take one of them, or none of them
- A forty page proposalDENIED
It gets done
Founder of SocialDog and Roma Dog Behaviour Academy, doesn't bite
Diogo is like a glass of bubbles at the end of a stressful week: refreshing, energising and exactly what you needed. Knowledgeable but somehow very kind (which is rare in the startup world), reliable and generous with his time, always sharp when you're stuck. One of those people you're very glad to have in your corner.
Strategy and Intelligence Leader at NEWHMN
I have never worked with a developer quite so on the spectrum, I mean, capable of depth, width, and quality, at speed and scale. He's a problem obsessed fixer and you should pay him lots of money.
Lecturer at Massey, Creator of the Austin Assessment and Founder of the Austin McDowell Foundation
The life of a reluctant entrepreneur has so many ups and downs. Diogo's support on the strategy and day to day of the Austin Assessment app has been exactly what my cortisol levels needed.
Data Consultant, secret founder of secret apps
Diogo and I worked together in a very complex space where we didn't know what was coming around the corner. I was so grateful to have Diogo leading the way and I'm thankful for all of his support in my main profession as well as any side projects.
Director / Content Strategist at Sixtyproof, writer of books, wife
It's not always easy to be married to someone with the work ethic of a Victorian orphan, but his principles and his disgustingly sincere desire to help people do their best work mean I find a way to struggle on. Please hire him so we can go on holiday.
Founder of Chirp-Up, MPsych, loves dog walks but unsure about dogs
It's rare and game changing to connect with someone who can talk big picture dreams and 'here's your next actual step' in the same sentence. When so many things are spinning in my head, Diogo is so helpful at articulating the focus and making everything feel calm and achievable. He even has a talent for reminding you of the small joys in life, like coconut flat whites, while still managing to talk big ideas. A man of many talents!
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| 1 | Half a day | A whole day | A whole week |
| 2 | A workshop, a straight answer, or a prototype small enough to fit inside one sitting. | An honest review of what you've built, or a plan you can build from. Deep on one problem. | Something built and shipped, or the plan plus a solid foundation for the build. |
| 3 | Diogo Freire: We'll work with your budget and, if right now you have none, I'm always keen to help you figure out options. | Diogo Freire: Any of the above, on repeat. The same time every week or month, for as long as you need it. Someone who can keep things moving, who you don't have to hire, manage, or have an equity conversation with. | |
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