stuff I figured out the hard way

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To: hello@infrascribbles.com
Subject: Project inquiry — [your company]

Company & team size:
Cloud provider(s): AWS / Azure / Google Cloud / Hetzner / on-prem VMs / other
Kubernetes: EKS / AKS / GKE / self-managed / not yet
Tooling today (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, GitHub Actions):
What we need help with:
Why now (what's hurting):
Compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, none):
Timeline:
Budget range (optional):

what happens next

  1. 1.I read it and reply by email — with honest first thoughts, even if I'm not the right fit.
  2. 2.If it's a fit, we schedule a technical call — engineer to engineer, about your architecture, not a sales pitch.
  3. 3.You get a scoped proposal — a clear price and timeline, in writing.