How It Works
How work will reach you — and how you’ll get paid.
Work reaches you already scoped and priced — nothing vague, nothing open-ended. You choose what to take, the fee is locked before you start, part of it is paid out to you before you begin, and the balance follows as soon as the work is accepted.
We’re pre-launch. This is how engagements will run on the platform — founding professionals help shape it before the first one goes live.
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Request
Client
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Scope
Consulten
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Match
You enter here
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Your call
You decide
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Fund
Client
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Deliver
You
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Close out
Consulten
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Paid
You’re paid
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Request
Client
A company describes a need, the output they want, and timing. You’re not involved yet.
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Scope
Consulten
We shape it into a clear engagement — inputs, deliverables, acceptance criteria, and a fixed fee.
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Match
You
This is where you come in. The engagement reaches you because it matches your expertise — and it arrives fully defined: the client, the deliverable, the acceptance criteria, and the fixed fee.
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Your call
You decide
Take it, push back on the scope or fee, ask a question, or pass — with no penalty for passing. Nothing is committed until you say yes.
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Fund
Protects you
Part of the fixed fee is charged to the client and paid out to you through Consulten before you begin. You are not working on a promise — money has already reached you by the time you start.
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Deliver
You
You do the work in a private workspace, with the client reachable if you need context.
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Close out
Consulten
Your deliverable is checked against the agreed scope — so review is about the original brief, not new requests.
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Paid
Client accepts
The client accepts and the balance of your fee is paid out. In-scope revisions are handled before acceptance.
What protects you
The parts that usually go wrong are handled up front.
Scope creep
The deliverable and acceptance criteria are fixed before you start. Anything beyond them is a new engagement, not an expectation.
Getting paid
The fee is fixed before work begins, part of it reaches you before you start, and the balance is released on acceptance — all through Consulten rather than between you and the client. If the client goes quiet, the balance is released at the end of the review period rather than left open. No invoicing, no chasing.
Endless revisions
Revisions are bounded to the agreed scope, and closeout checks the work against that brief — not against a moving target.
AI role
Human-led, AI-enabled at key points.
Scoping support
Clarifies the request, required inputs, deliverables, assumptions, and definition of done — before it reaches you.
Matching support
Helps route engagements to the professionals whose experience actually fits the scope.
Delivery support
Assists with research, analysis, and deliverable preparation — under your direction.
Closeout support
Compares the final deliverable against the original scope before the client reviews it.
AI supports the process. Your expertise is the solution — that’s what the client is paying for.
Help set the standard from the start.
The founding group is shaping how engagements will be scoped, delivered, and judged — and will take the first work that comes through the door.