One-to-one consulting with Echo
Guidance for what’s next. One to one, with me.
I’m Echo. Each month we spend private time on what matters most to you right now: making sense of what’s changing, finding your ideas and direction, and building a project together when you want one. It’s the best way to work with me. From $250 a month for 1 hour, or $650 for 3 hours. Both include everything in the $50 plan.
- Nearly 100 consulting clients
- You don’t need to be technical
A short film · 1:21
What one to one is, and how to start.
In the film
Meet Echo · 1:57
Hear how I think before you book.
A short personal film, in my own words, on finding direction as the possibilities keep expanding. It’s the same question a session starts from: what’s worth doing, now that so much can be done.
What you can bring
Bring whatever matters most this month.
Most people start with a question, not a project: what’s changing, what it means for them, what to do next. Building is one option among several. The lines are porous on purpose: a question about direction can become an idea, and an idea can become something we build.
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- Understand
Making sense of what’s changing
A session works on
What the newest models can really do, what that means for your work, field or company, and what to prepare for: a clear, current picture instead of the noise.
Reality checks · what it means for you · what’s coming
You might bring
- Where you fit as the models improve
- What to hand over, and what to keep
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- Ideas
Ideas, creativity and direction
A session works on
Finding the ideas only you would have, where what you’ve lived meets what the models can do, and choosing a direction worth months of your time.
Idea sessions · creative projects · direction
You might bring
- An idea worth pursuing
- A creative project
- A new direction for your work
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- Strategy
Research and strategic perspective
A session works on
Stepping above the immediate problem, finding the question underneath it, designing research with the models, and making decisions without hiding the uncertainty.
Research design · decision maps · project strategy
You might bring
- A research program
- An ambitious plan
- A big decision
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- Build
Building with the models, when you want to
A session works on
Apps, agents and workflows with Claude Code, Codex and the tools around them: architecture, harnesses, evaluations, and the choices that turn separate tools into a system you can direct.
Agent design · harness strategy · system direction
You might bring
- Something to build
- An agent workflow
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- Your brand
Your own brand
A session works on
Positioning, what to make, and building an audience and offers in the AI era, with someone who has done it.
I built the echohive YouTube channel (opens in a new tab), about 12.7K subscribers, and @hive_echo on X (opens in a new tab), about 14K followers, plus my Patreon and the products on this site, built in the open.
Audience counts as each platform rounds them, checked September 25, 2026.
You might bring
- Your brand or channel
- What to make next
- An offer you’re shaping
You leave with a clearer picture, fresher ideas, sharper judgment and a direction you can act on.
Markets and the mind can come up too: markets as research and thinking, never investment advice; attention and self-understanding as practice, never therapy.
How it works
Join, get the details, bring your question.
- Choose a tier on Patreon.
AI Virtuoso for 1 private hour a month, or AI Prodigy for 3. Both are monthly Patreon memberships.
- Get the scheduling details.
Once you join, the details for coordinating your private session are shared with you directly.
- Bring your question.
We can work on understanding, ideas, strategy or building. The conversation follows your question and your current level.
- Next month, go deeper or switch.
The topic can change month to month. Use the time wherever it gives you the most leverage.
The shape of a session
From the problem in front of you to a practical direction.
- See the bigger picture behind the question
- Map what you bring: what you’ve lived, what you know, your constraints
- Think, explore or build it live
- Turn it into a direction you can act on
We work on it together. This is collaborative guidance, not a done-for-you agency.
Proof
Nearly 100 consulting clients so far.
Here is one long collaboration, in the client’s own words, with what we worked on in order.
One collaboration · 2+ years
“I studied to be a sociologist, became a restaurant owner, and then transitioned to AI research. I now lead GenAI R&D at AUAS Industrial Digital Twins Lab.”
Fausto Albers · @WonderWhyAI (opens in a new tab)
Fausto’s post (opens in a new tab) My reflection on the collaboration (opens in a new tab)
What we worked on, in order
- An AI chatbot for his restaurant
- Full-stack AI apps
- Agent systems and retrieval
- Real-time voice AI
- What’s worth building, and how to position for what comes next
From building one tool to choosing what’s worth building: the same move this whole era asks of us.
We’ve worked together for more than two years. His career is his own work; I share it for context.
Two tiers
Choose how much time the work needs.
Both run monthly, which is the point: perspective is most useful when it can follow the work, and a fast-moving field, over time.
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1 private hour a month
AI Virtuoso
$250/month
One focused session for a consequential decision, a new direction, an idea you’re shaping, or a system under design.
- Private strategic time
- Use the hour on understanding, ideas, strategy or building
- Architect membership benefits included
Billed monthly by Patreon. Cancel anytime.
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Most room to work
3 private hours a month
AI Prodigy
$650/month
More room for deep investigation, iteration and building, across a substantial project or a longer horizon.
- Three private hours
- Use the time together or across multiple sessions
- Architect membership benefits included
Billed monthly by Patreon. Cancel anytime.
Included in both tiers
Everything in the $50 plan, AI Architect.
- The complete Get Amplified course: 90+ video lessons, with new ones most weeks
- The live 1000x Lab, Sundays at 12 PM Pacific, usually 1 to 2 hours
- Every Lab replay, 93+ so far
- Paid field notes, the full project-code archive and the Echohive webapps
- Closer access
Billed in US dollars. The tier descriptions on Patreon set the exact access.
Not ready for private time? The 1000x Lab at $50 gives you the live Sunday Lab and the complete course, and Get Amplified at $30 has most lessons. See all plans
Is it right for you?
Who it’s for, and who it isn’t.
A good fit if
- You want a guide to what’s changing: what deserves your attention, what it means for you, and what to do next.
- You want fresher ideas, and a direction worth months of your time.
- You have a real decision, question or project, and want to work on it with me over months.
- You build with the models, or want to, at any level from strategy to implementation.
- You’re growing your own brand and want guidance from someone who has built one.
Not the right fit if you want
- Investment advice. Market work is educational analysis, never personalised investment advice, and no returns are promised.
- Therapy. The mind work covers methods and reflective experiments, never therapy or clinical care.
- A done-for-you agency. We work on your project together; I don’t take it off your hands.
- A guarantee of results.
- Only the lessons and the live Lab. Then the $50 plan is the better fit. See the plans
Before you join
Practical questions.
What can I bring to a private session?
A question about what’s changing and what it means for you, a big decision, an idea or creative project, a new direction, a research program, something to build with the models, or your own brand. Markets and the mind can come up too.
Do I need to be technical?
No. Many sessions never touch code: they’re about understanding, ideas and direction. When we do build, the conversation follows your current level.
Is this one-off advice or an ongoing relationship?
Most of the value compounds over time. Alongside the immediate work, we build a wider view of what’s changing: what deserves attention, what can be ignored, and where your ideas, judgment and skills should go next.
Can the topic change from month to month?
Yes. The lenses are a map, not separate products. Use the time wherever it gives you the most leverage that month.
How does scheduling work?
Choose the AI Virtuoso or AI Prodigy tier on Patreon. Once you join, the details for coordinating your private session are shared with you directly. Places are limited, so a tier can be unavailable for a while.
Is consulting included in the $30 or $50 plans?
No. Private sessions come only with AI Virtuoso and AI Prodigy, and both of those include everything in the $50 plan.
How do billing and cancellation work?
Patreon handles billing, payment methods and cancellation. You can cancel at any time from your Patreon account, and access continues according to Patreon’s billing terms.
Bring your question. We’ll work on it together.
From $250 a month, with everything in the $50 plan included.