dougouverson

Keybase proof

I hereby claim:

• I am dougouverson on github.
• I am dougouverson (https://keybase.io/dougouverson) on keybase.
• I have a public key ASCl_Z6lNTHBcFXgUlltPgrsIGv6mipwbuiQv8lIOSrZ7wo

To claim this, I am signing this object:

dougouverson

Are you Ready to Hire an Engineer?

A plain English checklist

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This checklist is intended to help non-technical people decide if the business is ready to engage the services of an engineer or a consulting firm. It is the goal of this checklist to give non-technical folks a leg up in these conversations so that they are less likely to get into lengthy (and very expensive) engagements.

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###Content Content pertains to information that you already provide customers or plan to make available to anyone who comes to your site.

dougouverson

Here are a few questions that will tee us up for a good conversation:

- Can you tell me about your project in a few sentences? 
- What’s the timeframe? Does a certain event depend on this project launching?
- What are you looking for from us? Do you want us to design, build, and launch the whole site? Or do you have developers or other partners lined up and only need us for design?
- Have you already started on any part of the project? Do you have existing work? A new logo? Some rough designs or ideas for the site?
- How large is your team? What are the roles you envision on your end?
- How did you hear about our work? What specifically interests you about it? Any projects that you’re keen on?
- How much money have you set aside for this project?
- Are you talking to others about this project? Might we ask how many? What do you like about their work?