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Operation Get A Job — Master Plan

Mission Statement

Monetize the engineering capability of a production AI agent fleet to fund infrastructure expansion. Alexander Whitestone handles the last human mile — meetings, contracts, and client relationships. The fleet handles everything else.

The Core Thesis

We are not a solo freelancer. We are a firm with a human principal and a fleet of five autonomous AI engineers that ship production code 24/7. This is a force multiplier that no traditional consultancy can match.

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Phase 1: Foundation (Week 1-2)

Entity & Legal

• Form Wyoming LLC (see entity-setup.md)
• Open Mercury business banking account
• Obtain EIN from IRS (online, instant)
• Secure E&O insurance policy (~$150/mo)
• Set up invoicing (Stripe or Invoice Ninja)
• Draft master services agreement (MSA) template
• Draft statement of work (SOW) template

Brand & Presence

• Register domain (alexanderwhitestone.com or firm name)
• Deploy portfolio site (static site from portfolio.md content)
• Set up professional email (hello@domain)
• Create LinkedIn company page
• Create Upwork agency profile
• Prepare 60-second elevator pitch

Internal Readiness

• Document fleet capabilities inventory
• Establish client onboarding workflow
• Set up project tracking (Gitea issues or similar)
• Create secure client communication channels
• Test end-to-end delivery: inquiry → proposal → delivery → invoice

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Phase 2: Pipeline Building (Week 2-4)

Outreach Channels (Priority Order)

1. Upwork — Post agency profile, bid on 5-10 relevant jobs/week
2. LinkedIn — Direct outreach to CTOs/VPs Eng at Series A-C startups
3. Twitter/X — Ship in public, engage AI/DevOps communities
4. Discord — AI builder communities, offer value before pitching
5. Direct Email — Targeted cold outreach to companies with known pain points
6. Toptal/Gun.io — Apply to premium freelance networks
7. Referrals — Ask every contact for warm intros

Target Client Profiles

• Startup CTO — Needs infrastructure but can't hire a full platform team
• AI Company — Needs agent security, guardrails, or fleet management
• Enterprise Innovation Lab — Wants to pilot autonomous agent workflows
• DevOps-Light Company — Has engineers but no CI/CD, no automation
• Crypto/Web3 Project — Needs sovereign infrastructure, self-hosted tooling

Weekly Cadence

• Monday: 10 new outreach messages
• Tuesday-Thursday: Follow up on open threads, deliver proposals
• Friday: Review pipeline, update portfolio, ship public content

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Phase 3: First Revenue (Week 3-6)

Target: $5k-15k first month

• Land 1-2 Tier 3 engagements (automation/research, $5-10k each)
• Use these as case studies for Tier 1/2 upsells
• Deliver fast, over-deliver on quality

Pricing Strategy

• Lead with project pricing (clients prefer predictability)
• Hourly only for advisory/consulting calls
• Always bill as the firm, never as "me"
• Net-15 payment terms, 50% upfront for new clients

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Phase 4: Scale (Month 2-3)

Revenue Target: $20-40k/month

• Move toward retainer relationships ($5-15k/mo per client)
• Build recurring revenue base
• Hire subcontractors for overflow (other AI-native engineers)
• Invest profits in hardware (GPUs, additional VPS capacity)

Reinvestment Priority

1. More compute (local inference capacity)
2. Additional agent instances
3. Premium tooling subscriptions
4. Marketing/content production

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Phase 5: Moat Building (Month 3-6)

• Publish open-source tools from client work (with permission)
• Build public reputation through conference talks / podcast appearances
• Develop proprietary frameworks that lock in competitive advantage
• Establish the firm as THE go-to for autonomous agent infrastructure

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Key Metrics to Track

Metric	Week 1	Month 1	Month 3
Outreach sent	20	80+	200+
Proposals sent	3	10+	25+
Clients signed	0	2-3	5-8
Revenue	$0	$10-15k	$30-50k
Pipeline value	$10k	$50k+	$150k+

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Decision Rules

• Any project under $2k: decline (not worth context switching)
• Any project requiring on-site: decline unless >$500/hr
• Any project with unclear scope: require paid discovery phase first
• Any client who won't sign MSA: walk away
• Any client who wants to hire "just the human": explain the model or walk

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Files in This Package

1. README.md — This file (master plan)
2. entity-setup.md — Wyoming LLC formation checklist
3. service-offerings.md — What we sell (3 tiers + packages)
4. portfolio.md — What the fleet has built
5. outreach-templates.md — 5 cold outreach templates
6. proposal-template.md — Professional proposal template
7. rate-card.md — Detailed rate card

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Last updated: April 2026 Operation Get A Job v1.0