We are looking for 2-3 AI engineers/developers to help us build/complete an AI go-to-market (GTM) tool that looks at both structured and unstructured data, runs it all through our AI engine, and provides insights and recommendations straight to sales people. The tool is able to handle large volumes of data and provide actionable insights for business decision-making. Our engine consists of a prioritization algorithm, pattern matching and sentiment analysis. We use our recommendation engine to deliver the output (insights) straight to our tool which is "Apple-simple", intuitive and gamified. No more sales time wasted on looking at dashboards and trying to agree on which insights are important and which should be acted on. What you'll do Own features end-to-end across theFastAPI backend (IEngine) and Next.js 15 / React 19 frontend— from Claude prompt design to UI polish. Extend the intelligence pipeline: meeting ingestion (Google Drive + Deepgram realtime), Claude-driven action card generation, Neo4j relationship graph, and Supabase-backed state. Build customer-facing dashboard surfaces — deals, gamification, coaching, trust graph — with TypeScript, Tailwind, shadcn/ui, and D3. Operate WebSocket transcription sessions and async job pipelines reliably under real meeting load. Instrument with Sentry, harden auth (NextAuth :left_right_arrow: JWT :left_right_arrow: FastAPI service-to-service), and keep deploy pipelines green. Build with simulators: when you can't test against live meetings, generate realistic synthetic transcripts through our simulator service. Stack you'll work in Backend: Python 3.11, FastAPI, Uvicorn, PyJWT, Anthropic SDK, Deepgram, Neo4j, Supabase (Postgres + realtime), WebSockets Frontend: TypeScript, Next.js 15 (App Router), React 19, NextAuth 5, Tailwind, shadcn/ui, D3, Stripe Infra: Fly.io, GitHub Actions, Sentry, Supabase AI: Claude (Opus/Sonnet) for transcript analysis, action card generation, and agentic dev workflows What we're looking for 4+ years building production web applications, ideally across Python and TypeScript. Comfort designing and shipping features against an LLM API — prompt iteration, structured outputs, evals, cost/latency tradeoffs. Real Claude or OpenAI production experience required. Experience with multi-tenant SaaS patterns, JWT auth, and one or more of: graph databases, realtime systems, audio/transcription pipelines. Comfort with AI-assisted development workflows (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) — not just as a code-completion tool, but as a way to plan and ship features. Bias toward shipping. Small surface area, high ownership, no committee.

About the Project We're looking for an experienced Salesforce developer to build a productized, dealer-installable managed package that enables bi-directional data flow between our platform and a dealer's Salesforce org — with zero custom development required per dealer. What You'll Build 1. Managed Package An AppExchange-style managed package installable in any customer's Salesforce org. Must be versioned, upgradeable, and centrally maintainable by our engineering team after handoff. 2. Inbound Webhook Handler Receive webhook events from our platform and land them as records in defined custom objects inside the customer's Salesforce environment. 3. Outbound Push to Our API Send data from the customer's Salesforce back to our REST API — lead/applicant data, status updates, and other customer-side events. 4. Credential and Connection Management Handle OAuth or API key exchange between the customer's org and our platform. Admins configure the connection once during setup. No hard-coded or shared credentials. 5. Configurable Landing Layer Our data lands in stable custom object schemas. Customers configure their own downstream automation (flows, triggers, field mappings to Lead/Opportunity/Account) on their side. Out of Scope (this phase) Custom dashboards or reports inside the package Customer-specific workflow automation Data migration Non-Salesforce CRM connectors Deliverables Architecture proposal — auth model, object schema, webhook handler approach, sync patterns Managed package — built, tested, and deployable Installation and admin configuration guide Security review readiness documentation (AppExchange listing) Handoff documentation for our engineering team Who We're Looking For Proven experience building Salesforce managed packages (AppExchange experience a strong plus) Comfortable with REST API integration, webhook ingestion, and OAuth/API key credential flows Able to deliver clean handoff documentation — our team will own this after engagement ends Bonus: experience integrating Salesforce with SaaS platforms in fintech or vertical software

I am a GS-13 federal employee (age 62, approaching retirement eligibility) and the sole owner of an active Virginia S-Corporation holding a federal government contract. I am also a practicing fine artist with emerging institutional income and an active residential property held in an LLC. I need a seasoned Certified Financial Planner or CPA-level tax strategist who can look across all of my income streams simultaneously and architect a cohesive, integrated strategy — not manage a single piece of the puzzle. My situation is genuinely multi-layered and requires someone comfortable holding complexity: • Federal retirement: FERS pension, TSP rollover strategy, Social Security (age 62 claim, WEP/GPO resolved under Social Security Fairness Act), and OPM coordination • S-Corporation: Active federal contract income flowing through an S-Corp (Form 1120-S filed annually); need ongoing officer compensation optimization, QBI deduction maximization, retirement vehicle strategy (prior SEP rolled into TSP; no Solo 401(k) currently established), Section 179 planning, and accountable plan documentation • Real estate: Residential condo held in an LLC, currently evaluating mortgage recast, rental conversion, depreciation strategy, and Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) — specifically whether REPS is defensible and beneficial given anticipated post-retirement income structure • Tax liability reduction: I need specific, executable strategies — not general guidance — covering the transition years between active federal employment and full retirement, when S-Corp income, pension, Social Security, and rental income all overlap • Future income: Emerging fine art income (institutional commissions, auction houses) that will eventually need its own tax treatment and estate integration • Ongoing continuity: I want someone who can work with my existing CPA (tax filing) and estate attorney without duplicating effort, taking a CFP-level planning role that neither currently fills WHAT I AM NOT LOOKING FOR • General financial wellness coaches • Advisors who only manage investment portfolios and collect AUM fees • Anyone who will redirect me back to a generalist or suggest I "talk to a CPA" — I have one • Template advice that does not engage with federal employee benefit structures specifically IDEAL BACKGROUND • CFP credential strongly preferred; CPA with retirement planning depth considered • Demonstrated experience with federal employee retirement (FERS, CSRS, TSP, OPM processes) • Hands-on S-Corporation tax strategy experience (not just bookkeeping) • Familiarity with real estate professional status (REPS) qualification and documentation • Ability to model multi-income-stream scenarios across a 3–5 year retirement transition horizon • Estate-aware thinking (LLC, S-Corp, and estate attorney already engaged) • Comfortable working alongside existing advisors as a planning coordinator, not a replacement • Patient, clear communicator — able to explain complex strategies in plain language and take time to ensure full understanding before moving to execution SCOPE OF ENGAGEMENT Phase 1 Review of existing financial documents, retirement projections, S-Corp structure, and real estate scenarios. Produce a prioritized tax reduction and retirement income strategy document with specific, actionable recommendations. Phase 2 (Ongoing — as needed): Quarterly check-ins, year-end tax planning coordination, S-Corp officer comp and distribution review, and as-needed consulting on real estate and art income decisions. BUDGET Open to discussion. Prefer hourly for Phase 1 with potential to establish a retainer for ongoing advisory. Please provide your hourly rate with your application. HOW TO APPLY Please respond with: 1. Your credential(s) and relevant specializations 2. A brief description of 1–2 engagements where you navigated a similar multi-stream situation (federal employee + small business, or federal employee + real estate) 3. Your approach to working alongside an existing CPA and estate attorney 4. Your hourly rate Applicants who send generic proposals without addressing the specifics above will not be considered. This is a U.S.-based engagement. Candidate must have working knowledge of U.S. federal employee benefits, IRS S-Corporation rules, and Virginia/Maryland/DC tax environment preferred.

Overview We're building an open-source CLI gateway for multi-agent AI orchestration — model-agnostic, MCP-native, and designed to bring any agent framework online with a single command. The repo is active, well-documented, and growing. We need an engineer to accelerate integration coverage and help attract open-source contributors. The Work Build agent templates and runnable examples for LangGraph, CrewAI, and similar frameworks Add LLM provider support (Groq, Mistral, Gemini, etc.) to the Hermes runtime Write clean, contributor-friendly code that models good PR hygiene Submit work via fork → PR → merge workflow on GitHub You Are Strong Python developer with CLI tooling experience Familiar with at least one of: LangGraph, CrewAI, LiteLLM, LangChain Comfortable with open source GitHub workflows (fork, PR, issues, reviews) Self-directed — you read docs, ask good questions, and don't wait to be unblocked Nice to Have Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) Familiarity with SSE, OAuth 2.1, or agent credential management Prior open source contributions Engagement Part-time to start, 20 hrs/week Fixed milestones per integration delivered Potential to grow with the project To Apply Share your GitHub profile and one example of open source work or a project that shows your Python and agent framework experience. https://github.com/ax-platform/ax-gateway

Backend Developer Needed for Consumer Caregiver App We’re building a caregiver app that helps families keep track of a loved one’s care information, including diagnoses, medications, surgeries, notes, and tasks. This is a direct-to-consumer app, not a hospital or clinic product, so we need someone who can build a secure, privacy-first backend for sensitive health data. What you’ll build: - User authentication and account management. - Care recipient profiles. - Structured health records for diagnoses, medications, surgeries, allergies, appointments, notes, and care tasks. - Role-based sharing for multiple caregivers. - Secure file storage for documents or images. - Audit/activity logging. - Export and deletion features. - Admin tools for support and account recovery. What we need: We’re looking for a backend developer who can build a clean, secure, production-ready system with strong privacy controls. Required experience: - Strong backend development experience. - Experience with Postgres and secure API design. - Understanding of authentication, authorization, and role-based access control. - Experience with encryption, secure file storage, and logging. - Comfortable working with consumer health or sensitive data. - Ability to document architecture and hand off code cleanly. Nice to have: - Experience with healthcare, healthtech, or privacy-sensitive apps. - Experience with Supabase or AWS. - Familiarity with FTC health privacy expectations for consumer apps. - Experience designing systems that can scale into stricter compliance later. Preferred stack For this project, we’re leaning toward a cost-friendly, modern stack such as: - Front end: Lovable. - Backend: Supabase or a similar managed Postgres backend. - Auth: built-in auth with strong password/session handling. - Storage: private file storage. - Permissions: row-level security or equivalent. - Optional server logic: edge functions or a small Node service. If you think a different stack is better, explain why. Security and privacy expectations: This app will store sensitive family health information, so security matters a lot. We need the backend to include: - Encryption in transit and at rest. - Strong access controls. - Minimal data collection. - No unnecessary third-party tracking or ad-tech. - Audit logs for important actions. - Secure password handling. - Private storage and restricted file access. - Clear privacy-aware architecture. Important note: This is not a hospital backend. We do not need a complex enterprise healthcare platform on day one. We do need someone who understands how to build a secure consumer health app properly, with the option to evolve later if the product grows. Deliverables: 1. A short architecture proposal. 2. Recommended stack and rationale. 3. Basic database schema. 4. Security and permissions plan. 5. Estimated timeline and budget. 6. Build the MVP backend after approval. Please send: - A short intro. - Relevant backend projects. - Any healthcare, privacy, or sensitive-data experience. - Your preferred stack. - Your estimated cost and timeline. - One example of a backend system you’ve built that required careful permissions or security.

We have a WordPress site where users register themselves which should allow them to download videos. There is no paywall, so its pretty simple. The main reason for user registration is to allow us to maintain a list of customers AND keep bots from downloading all the videos. However, users report to us that they struggle to log-in with our website blocking IP or rejecting the Captcha. We need someone to fix the security once and for all and be able to fix it as web browsers change. Below is just one example. (The problem seems to be an issue when users have custom URL as part of their e-mail addresses.)

Hi, I'm Matt. I run Honest Aux, a social media marketing agency in Montana. We shoot reels, shorts, and long-form content for local businesses. Real people, real stories, no AI-generated fluff. Over the past three years, that approach has helped our clients rack up tens of millions of organic views. It works because it's genuine, and the businesses we partner with can feel the difference. Right now I do everything: filming, strategy, sales, closing. I need someone to take the front end of that sales process off my plate. --- What the job actually is: You'll call local businesses from a provided list using Quo, have real conversations with owners, figure out if there's a fit, and book discovery calls on my Google Calendar via Google Meet. That's it. I handle everything after the call. This is not a VA role. It's not a research role. It's a phone role. --- What you'll do on each call The goal isn't to pitch hard, it's to have a real conversation. On each call you're trying to figure out: 1. Do they actually need what we offer? (We don't want to book meetings with bad fits.) 2. Can they afford it? Basic pricing qualification, no pressure, just feel it out. 3. Are they interested? Gauge it honestly and let it guide whether you push for a meeting. You'll also be able to speak to what Honest Aux has done for other businesses, real results, real clients, so you can back up the conversation with something concrete when it helps. If there's genuine interest and fit, you book the meeting. If not, you log the outcome and move on. --- Day-to-day tasks - Call businesses from a provided Google Sheets list in Quo - Reach the owner or whoever handles marketing decisions - Have a natural, low-pressure conversation about what we do and whether it might be a fit - Handle basic objections: not as a script, just as a conversation - Book qualified meetings on my Google Calendar (Google Meet) - Send follow-up emails using provided templates - Log all call outcomes in Excel with color-coded disposition (we have a simple system for this) --- What I'm looking for The tone of these calls needs to match the market. Western Montana is a small-town, word-of-mouth environment. Business owners here can smell a slick sales call from a mile away and hang up. What works is sounding like a real person having a real conversation, not reading a script, not rushing through a pitch, not hammering objections. You can hear some call examples in the attached calls You should be: - Experienced in cold calling or appointment setting - Comfortable talking to small business owners, not intimidated, not over-the-top - A good listener (this matters more than a good talker for this role) - Reliable and consistent. I need someone who shows up and makes the calls - Available during Mountain Time business hours - A native English speaker with a neutral accent and an approachable phone presence --- The process right now: The calling side of things is still getting dialed in. I have a reference script and a process, but I expect it to evolve in the first few weeks based on what you're hearing. I don't need perfection on day one. I need someone who can communicate clearly, flag what's working and what isn't, and help tighten the system as we go. --- Pay: - $25-$30 per hour base - $25 per qualified meeting booked - $200 bonus per closed deal (average is 1–2 per month) This is performance-based. Strong callers who book consistently will earn well for the hours worked. Commission can increase for higher qualified meetings --- Hours Starting at 5–10 hours per week. Room to grow based on results. --- Our market: Primarily Western Montana right now; Missoula, the Bitterroot Valley, Kalispell, Whitefish. We're building toward national expansion, but the core book of business is local and relationship-driven. --- To apply Tell me about a specific cold calling or appointment setting campaign you've personally worked on: - What industry - What you were selling or offering - Who you were calling - What your average booking rate was Don't skip this. Applications without it won't be considered.

Looking for a full time sales appointment setting role, filling up the calendar with new prospective client sales call appointments for a rapidly growing social media marketing agency (SMMA) called, The Media Remedy. The goal is for them to get scheduled for a private growth consultation. We are a growth company the helps business owners gain more consistent revenue and become a more valuable enterprise. We help United States/USA-ONLY based High Ticket Service Businesses: Coaches (business, fitness, financial, life, spiritual, health) Course Creators Med-Spas Dental/Orthodontics Offices Online Communities or Groups Roofers HVAC Plumbers Realtors Increase inbound and revenue through social media/online marketing. We help grow these types of companies and turn businesses into assets that have enterprise value that can be sold. For more on the company go to our website www.themediaremedy.com. And to understand the services better: www.themediaremedey.com/pages/turn-attention-into-revenue RULES/BENCHMARK MINIMUMS: Must book at least 5 APPOINTMENTS PER WEEK. If you book less than 5 appointments per week for 2 consecutive weeks, you are automatically let go and the contract is ended with a 3 star maximum review. (this excludes back to back weeks that include a national holiday) DAILY EXPECTATIONS: 1. Source 100% of your leads on your own (we do not provide lists at this time, we do NOT provide a dialer either. You must already be equipped with your own phone or dialer or be able to source one on your own) Once we prove you can stay on because you are consistently hitting 5+ booked appointments per week, we may invest in a dialer and bring you on FULL-TIME. 2. Book a minimum of 1 qualified sales appointment per working day Monday-Friday or 5 per week at minimum. You may also work Saturday and/or Sunday to make up for a week that doesn't meet the 5 booked appointments minimum by end of day Friday. CAN HANDLE HIGH VOLUME: Phoning or Messaging: 90-150 new prospects per day (sourced from: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Email, Google maps, chat gpt, or any database of potential high-ticket service business owners) At least 1 appointment scheduled per day booked for sometime in the future. No same day appointments are allowed. Calendly link will be provided. Must be good at sourcing own leads and filling the calendar with appointments with new U.S. based prospective clients And can follow up with leads consistently. Daily report must include: -#of Leads messaged or Called -#of Replies/Reaches -#of Appointments Scheduled [Daily & Weekly report required] Weekly report must include results on all key metrics of prior week and must be submitted every Monday morning for review. Goal is to never show up Monday with less than 5 appointments booked on the report. Bonus: Bonus will be paid per qualified appointment kept/that shows up to the scheduled meeting. Qualified = Owns a business/has an offer. Is open to seeing what we can do to help them. Can afford to sign up if they want to work with us, leads to a second meeting/opened case to show them a plan. Goal: Book qualified sales call appointments consistently Appointments are scheduled through the provided Calendly link. Have it open during your outreach to offer times and be ready to get them scheduled for their private growth consultation. Compensation will become: - Base + performance bonuses per kept appointment you make for us. - Opportunity to grow into a full-time role quickly Top performers will be offered a long-term role with substantial upside potential. IMPORTANT: This role is appointments focused, not just activity-based. (lots of activity with no booked appointments = let go, so you must be good at handling objections and getting people scheduled. We are not measuring success by messages sent or hours worked. We are measuring success ONLY by: → booked appointments on the calendar If you are not confident in your ability to consistently book appointments, this will not be a fit. --- To be considered, reply with: 1. Have you booked appointments for a social media marketing company or a high-ticket service business that is online/virtual. (we meet our clients via Google meet, not brick and mortar). 2. What your average weekly booked appointments look like? When did that happen? What company were you with? 3. Which would you prefer: → guaranteed hourly pay at 70% your current rate OR → 100% performance-based pay tied to booked appointments (and why) 4. Write EXACTLY how you would handle these objections: → not interested. → no thank you. → i'm already working with someone → i'm super busy → I don't need social media management → What's this regarding? → I'm already a digital marketing expert. 5. If you do well, does your schedule allow you to work a full-time 40hr/week role? 5. Optional (strongly preferred): Send a short voice note handling a prospect and moving them to a booked appointment Why you think you’d be great at this If you prove results, you will be able to advance to a full-time position. Before we move forward, answer this clearly: 1. In the last 30 days, how many appointments did YOU personally book (not your team)? 2. Out of 10 appointments you book, how many typically show up? 3. What is your exact process to move a DM conversation or a phone call to a booked time? (brief steps) 4. This role is performance-driven: Are you comfortable with that structure? Keep answers short and specific. This is NOT a setup role. This is NOT a training role. This is NOT an organization role. This is NOT data entry This is NOT clerical THIS IS SALES This is about results only. The only thing that matters is: 👉 qualified sales calls booked on my calendar The updates I care about look like this: – “Booked 2 appointments today.” – “Got 7 scheduled this week.” – “Didn’t book yesterday but locked 3 today.” – “you have 18 appointments lined up for next week.” That’s it. Anything else is noise. ⸻ If you can consistently produce that → we scale fast. If not → the contract ends. This is a performance role. If you’re looking for: – hourly security – slow onboarding – hand-holding This is NOT for you. If you’re someone who: – can get after high volume daily – push conversations to a decision – and book calls consistently You’ll do very well here. The goal is simple: 👉 fill the calendar with qualified sales calls If that excites you, apply.

Hi, I'm Matt. I run Honest Aux, a social media marketing agency in Montana. We shoot reels, shorts, and long-form content for local businesses. Real people, real stories, no AI-generated fluff. Over the past three years, that approach has helped our clients rack up tens of millions of organic views. It works because it's genuine, and the businesses we partner with can feel the difference. Right now I do everything: filming, strategy, sales, closing. I need someone to take the front end of that sales process off my plate. --- What the job actually is: You'll call local businesses from a provided list using Quo, have real conversations with owners, figure out if there's a fit, and book discovery calls on my Google Calendar via Google Meet. That's it. I handle everything after the call. This is not a VA role. It's not a research role. It's a phone role. --- What you'll do on each call The goal isn't to pitch hard, it's to have a real conversation. On each call you're trying to figure out: 1. Do they actually need what we offer? (We don't want to book meetings with bad fits.) 2. Can they afford it? Basic pricing qualification, no pressure, just feel it out. 3. Are they interested? Gauge it honestly and let it guide whether you push for a meeting. You'll also be able to speak to what Honest Aux has done for other businesses, real results, real clients, so you can back up the conversation with something concrete when it helps. If there's genuine interest and fit, you book the meeting. If not, you log the outcome and move on. --- Day-to-day tasks - Call businesses from a provided Google Sheets list in Quo - Reach the owner or whoever handles marketing decisions - Have a natural, low-pressure conversation about what we do and whether it might be a fit - Handle basic objections: not as a script, just as a conversation - Book qualified meetings on my Google Calendar (Google Meet) - Send follow-up emails using provided templates - Log all call outcomes in Excel with color-coded disposition (we have a simple system for this) --- What I'm looking for The tone of these calls needs to match the market. Western Montana is a small-town, word-of-mouth environment. Business owners here can smell a slick sales call from a mile away and hang up. What works is sounding like a real person having a real conversation, not reading a script, not rushing through a pitch, not hammering objections. You can hear some call examples in the attached calls You should be: - Experienced in cold calling or appointment setting - Comfortable talking to small business owners, not intimidated, not over-the-top - A good listener (this matters more than a good talker for this role) - Reliable and consistent. I need someone who shows up and makes the calls - Available during Mountain Time business hours - A native English speaker with a neutral accent and an approachable phone presence --- The process right now: The calling side of things is still getting dialed in. I have a reference script and a process, but I expect it to evolve in the first few weeks based on what you're hearing. I don't need perfection on day one. I need someone who can communicate clearly, flag what's working and what isn't, and help tighten the system as we go. --- Pay: - $25-$30 per hour base - $25 per qualified meeting booked - $200 bonus per closed deal (average is 1–2 per month) This is performance-based. Strong callers who book consistently will earn well for the hours worked. Commission can increase for higher qualified meetings --- Hours Starting at 5–10 hours per week. Room to grow based on results. --- Our market: Primarily Western Montana right now; Missoula, the Bitterroot Valley, Kalispell, Whitefish. We're building toward national expansion, but the core book of business is local and relationship-driven. --- To apply Tell me about a specific cold calling or appointment setting campaign you've personally worked on: - What industry - What you were selling or offering - Who you were calling - What your average booking rate was Don't skip this. Applications without it won't be considered.

##The project *Before the Storm: A Father's Story of Autism, Meltdowns, and Learning to Hear What His Son Couldn't Say* is a short narrative nonfiction / memoir manuscript, roughly 16,000 words, written under a pen name (Simon Hale). It's a true story: a father's account of raising his autistic son, structured in three acts — the daily reality of the struggle, the family learning to read the boy, and what they decided to build as a result. The book ends by introducing a real project the family is developing. It's written for parents of autistic and special-needs children, and it's intended to be both a standalone book and the front door to a related product and community. I'm hiring a developmental editor for a full critical pass before publication. I have a hard production deadline (details below), so turnaround matters. ## What I need from you A developmental / substantive edit — not a copyedit or proofread (those come later). I want your assessment of the book at the level of structure, pacing, voice, emotional impact, and credibility. Specifically: 1. **Does it work as a whole?** Is the three-act arc earned? Does the ending (the introduction of the project) land as a natural conclusion to the story, or does it read like a pitch — and if so, exactly where does it tip? 2. **Pacing and momentum.** Where does it drag, repeat itself, or lose you? Where do you skim? Flag specific passages. 3. **Voice and tone.** Is the first-person father's voice consistent, warm, and credible? Where does it slip into sentimentality, over-writing, or "tell" instead of "show"? 4. **Emotional honesty.** Where does anything ring false, exaggerated, or written-for-effect rather than true? This is a personal story and I would rather it be unflinching than flattering. 5. **The recurring metaphors and motifs** (e.g., the "needle," the barometer, "before the storm"). Are they effective or overused? Flag repetition. 6. **Chapter-level notes.** Which chapters are strongest, which are weakest, and why. What would you cut, expand, or reorder? 7. **The science.** The book weaves in research (masking, alexithymia, physiological prediction of meltdowns, co-regulation, etc.) with a sourced notes section at the back. Does the science land naturally in the narrative without lecturing, and does anything feel overstated? 8. **Anything that would draw criticism.** Where might a skeptical reader, a clinician, or an autistic self-advocate object? I want those spots flagged hard. ## What I do NOT need Encouragement. I've already had early readers tell me they love it, and that feedback hasn't helped me improve the book. I'm paying specifically for the critical eye those readers couldn't give me. Please be direct — tell me what isn't working, what's weak, what you'd cut. Blunt is useful; polite is not. You will not hurt my feelings, and candor is the single most valuable thing you can deliver. ## Format of deliverable Whatever you work best in — tracked changes and margin comments in the Word document, an editorial letter summarizing the big-picture notes, or both (both is ideal: a 1–3 page editorial letter for the structural/global issues, plus in-line comments for specific spots). I care more about the substance of the feedback than the format. ## Logistics - Manuscript: ~16,000 words, Word document, provided on hire. - Timeline: I need notes back within [X] days — I have a firm publication deadline of mid-July and need time to integrate your feedback. Please only take this on if you can meet that turnaround. - Before we start the full edit, I'd like a **paid sample edit of one chapter** (your choice or mine) so we can confirm fit. I'll pay for the sample regardless of whether we proceed. - Confidentiality: this is an unpublished manuscript and a true family story told under a pen name. Please keep it confidential. ## About fit This book benefits from an editor with experience in **memoir or narrative nonfiction specifically** (not primarily fiction). If you have any background, lived experience, or subject familiarity with autism, neurodiversity, disability, or special-needs parenting, please mention it — it's genuinely valuable for this project, though not required. ## To respond Please tell me: (1) your relevant memoir/nonfiction editing experience, (2) your availability against the timeline above, (3) your rate for a ~16k-word developmental edit plus a one-chapter paid sample, and (4) in a sentence or two, what you think a developmental edit should accomplish. That last one tells me more than a portfolio.