Questions before you hire
Before you hire, ask who will do the work, what you leave the first meeting with, what it costs to start, and which finished work you can open.
Ask any consultant to show you the finished work. Mine is on the case pages: the finance case, the order system and the company brain.
| Question | My answer | A vague answer |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work? | Me, from the first hour. Ralveto builds. | A team you will meet later |
| What do I leave with? | Three jobs, ranked | A deck |
| What does it cost to start? | AED 750, 60 minutes | A range with no scope |
| Where is the work? | The case pages | A logo list with no page behind it |
Who is in the room
A founder in Dubai can buy a logo and meet a different person later. Ask who sits the first hour, and who is still there when something breaks. Here I sit the first hour myself, and Ralveto, the company that builds, is mine.
Other people share my name. My about page and my LinkedIn say which Hamza.
What the first meeting produces
Ask for the thing you can hold afterwards. A slide titled "roadmap" is not that thing. My assessment produces three jobs, ranked, with what to leave alone and what to buy instead of building.
Ask what happens if the right answer is to leave the job alone. In my hour I tell you so. You paid for the ranking and skipped a build you did not need.
Money and proof
Ask for the price before you hire, and ask what it buys. My hour is AED 750: you pay on Ziina, then pick the time. Ralveto prices the build separately.
Ask to open the work. Each of my case pages says what was done on that job. None of them promises the same result on your business.
Steps
- Read my about page if the question is who I am.
- Open one case page and see if it describes a job you recognise.
- Ask each consultant the same four questions and compare what comes back.
Questions
What should I ask before hiring an AI consultant?
Who does the work, what you leave with, what it costs to start, and which finished work you can open. If one answer comes back vague, ask again before you pay.
What if I should not hire anyone?
Then I say so. Leaving a job alone is a result.
What if the consultant also sells the build?
Ask which part you are paying for now. With me they are separate: the hour ranks the jobs, and Ralveto prices the build if you go ahead.
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