Notes on going independent

I left Turing at the end of April 2026 to go full-time independent.

A few people have asked how I made the call. The honest answer: I had been doing consulting on the side for years, and at some point the part-time work was where the most interesting problems were. The Turing role was good. The independent pipeline was better.

The decision-making part was easy. The setup part was less obvious. A few things that mattered more than I expected:

1. Have one anchor engagement. Enough to cover the basics while the rest of the pipeline catches up.
2. Pick a niche. "I do software" is hard to sell. "I do production AI for fintech and growth-stage teams" is something a founder can refer to a peer.
3. Write everything down. Contracts, scope, payment terms, what counts as done. Clarity protects both sides.
4. Say no faster. The worst engagements are the ones you took because the pipeline was thin.

This log will be technical writing, mostly. Notes from real engagements, plus things I am thinking about while building.

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