Failure: Mandatory

The only choice is which kind.

Sep 9 • Sam Landenwitsch

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How I Got My First Client

I wanted to be a team of one. Then I had to call Alyssa.

Sep 2 • Sam Landenwitsch

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August 2026

Are You Using AI For Consulting?

Come for the ethics debate, stay for my thoughts on conditional formatting.

Aug 19 • Sam Landenwitsch

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An update was called for

Nearly a third more of you took the 2026 Rate Report Survey.

Aug 12 • Sam Landenwitsch

July 2026

Ten Tables

The Case For Staying Small On Purpose

Jul 29 • Sam Landenwitsch

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Parent and Consultant: Summer Edition

The particular ways summer can work in a parent consultant's favor.

Jul 22 • Sam Landenwitsch and Samantha Heffner

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Find your number

The interactive companion to last week's rate report is live. Plug in your info and see where you land.

Jul 1 • Sam Landenwitsch

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June 2026

The 2026 Rate Report

The going rate is...

Jun 24 • Sam Landenwitsch

Rate Report Amuse-Bouche

The report isn't ready. Here's a taste anyway. Plus: the worst advice we got when we started.

Jun 10 • Sam Landenwitsch

The short version

Netroots, the rate survey, and something new

Jun 3 • Sam Landenwitsch

May 2026

We Cannot Lose Them

How fear quietly reshapes organizations.

May 28 • Sam Landenwitsch and Susannah Hook-Rodgers

The Gingko Tree

This weekend I'm heading to New Haven for my 20th college reunion. My senior essay was about how places hold patterns that collapse time.

May 20 • Sam Landenwitsch