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Consult

You open a new blank Google doc. You pour a cup of cold brew. You put on some lofi instrumentals so you can focus.

Your intentions are there. So… why won’t the words come out?

Writing is tough. It gets easier with practice, but even then: it’s still hard.

I can help. Work with me, and I’ll share some tools and tricks to make your writing easier, more effective, and possibly even fun.

Three areas of expertise

Storytelling and presentations
Blog posts
Technical documentation

Compatible with your job’s educational stipend

I will provide documentation that supports the expense. Your employer will be thrilled with your upleveled output. Everyone wins!

One on one, or as a team

I can give you and your writing personalized attention and feedback, or provide general lessons that can apply to your entire team.

Select examples

Blog posts

Winamp player: now with web components | Mux

In this post, we break down how you can rebuild the classic Winamp player using modern web components with media-chrome.

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Winamp player: now with web components | Mux

Migrate your video files between video hosting services for free | Mux

Migrate your video content between the world’s most trusted video providers with ease. Truckload helps you move your videos to your new video platform home.

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Migrate your video files between video hosting services for free | Mux

Track video playback progress and display a video heatmap with React | Mux

In this article, we’ll go over one way you can set up viewer playback tracking and generate a video heatmap to display in a React app.

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Track video playback progress and display a video heatmap with React | Mux

👥12 lessons from 5 years of running a tech meetup🏆How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40🧖Löyly

Technical documentation

Video Playback: Guide to Secured Video Playback | Mux

Protect your video assets with JSON generated web tokens. This guide will teach you how to use signed URLs to secure video playback.

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Video Playback: Guide to Secured Video Playback | Mux

Stream videos in five minutes | Mux

Upload and play back your video files in your application using Mux in five minutes or less.

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Presentations

Speaking

Rates

Consulting starts at $500 per hour per person and decreases by 10% with the size of your team, with a minimum of $200 per hour per person:

\text{Rate per person} = \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (n - 1)}, 200 \right)

Example per-person consulting rates

\begin{align*} \text{Rate for 1 person} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (1 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 500 \\ \text{Rate for 2 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (2 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 454.55 \\ \text{Rate for 3 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (3 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 416.67 \\ \text{Rate for 4 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (4 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 384.62 \\ \text{Rate for 5 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (5 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 357.14 \\ \text{Rate for 6 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (6 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 333.33 \\ \text{Rate for 7 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (7 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 312.50 \\ \text{Rate for 8 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (8 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 294.12 \\ \text{Rate for 9 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (9 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 277.78 \\ \text{Rate for 10 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (10 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 250.00 \\ \text{Rate for 11 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (11 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 227.27 \\ \text{Rate for 12 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (12 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 208.33 \\ \text{Rate for 13 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (13 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 200.00 \\ \text{Rate for 14 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (14 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 200.00 \\ \text{Rate for 15 people} &= \max \left( \frac{500}{1 + 0.1 \times (15 - 1)}, 200 \right) = 200.00 \\ \end{align*}

Interested? Questions?

Email me and let’s talk: dave@thissite.com