Project Showcase
Waifinder Assistant
Waifinder answers the questions that keep aspiring AI consultants stuck: how to position yourself, what to charge, how to find clients, and what to learn next. It delivers the kind of nuanced, experience-based guidance you’d normally pay a coach for — built from real practitioner knowledge, not generic career advice.
01
How It Works
01Describe where
you are
you are
Your domain expertise, your current AI skills, what kind of work you want to do. Waifinder doesn’t assume you’re starting from zero — it meets you where you are.
02Queries three
knowledge layers
knowledge layers
Practitioner wisdom from AI BuildLab transcripts and interviews. Academic frameworks with confidence ratings. Tactical playbooks with specific numbers and templates. All cross-referenced.
03Synthesized
answer
answer
Not a list of links. A coherent response that combines what practitioners actually did, what the research says, and what specific steps you can take — calibrated to your situation.
04Act, then
come back
come back
As your practice develops, the questions change. Waifinder stays useful across the full arc — from “how do I start?” to “how do I scale?”
Knowledge base: Six interconnected documents — career guidance, research guide, tactical playbook, common mistakes, case studies, and client acquisition. Built from 100+ hours of AI BuildLab transcripts, practitioner interviews, and 100+ cited academic and industry sources. Every research claim includes a confidence rating.
02
What You Get
Clear
positioning
positioning
A clear positioning
Lead with your domain expertise, layer AI on top. Guidance on how to describe what you do so clients understand the value — not a vague “AI consultant” label.
Lead with your domain expertise, layer AI on top. Guidance on how to describe what you do so clients understand the value — not a vague “AI consultant” label.
Pricing
guidance
guidance
Real pricing guidance
Specific numbers, retainer structures, value-based vs. hourly trade-offs. Built from what practitioners actually charge — not theoretical rate cards.
Specific numbers, retainer structures, value-based vs. hourly trade-offs. Built from what practitioners actually charge — not theoretical rate cards.
Client
acquisition
acquisition
A client acquisition method
Discovery frameworks, the “show up with a mockup” approach, objection handling. How to find and close your first clients without feeling like a salesperson.
Discovery frameworks, the “show up with a mockup” approach, objection handling. How to find and close your first clients without feeling like a salesperson.
Skill
progression
progression
A skill progression path
What to learn next to increase your rates. From tool proficiency to workflow design to strategic advisory — with realistic timelines and milestones.
What to learn next to increase your rates. From tool proficiency to workflow design to strategic advisory — with realistic timelines and milestones.
Mistakes
to avoid
to avoid
Mistakes to avoid
Real failure patterns catalogued from practitioner experience. Pricing too low, scoping too broad, skipping the discovery phase — know the traps before you step in them.
Real failure patterns catalogued from practitioner experience. Pricing too low, scoping too broad, skipping the discovery phase — know the traps before you step in them.
Operating
model
model
A scalable operating model
When to hire, how to build repeatable methodologies, when to productize vs. stay custom. The playbook for growing from solo practice to small firm.
When to hire, how to build repeatable methodologies, when to productize vs. stay custom. The playbook for growing from solo practice to small firm.