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The Fixed-Fee Launch

Laid Off After 17 Years, Joe Signed His First Consulting Client in Eight Weeks

Joe Watters spent 17 years building enterprise ML platforms before being laid off in early 2026. A traditional job search wasn't moving the needle, even with outside coaching. Seven to eight weeks into an earlier 8-week version of The Fixed-Fee Launch, he signed his first fixed-fee engagement. Follow-on work was discussed.

7–8 weeks

Time to first engagement

Five figures signed, follow-on discussed

Engagement value

17 years as a Principal ML/AI Platform Architect

Background

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