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Echelon Private · Silicon Valley

Wealth is quiet. We keep it that way.

Operational consulting for founders and firms in the valley’s biggest industries — delivered precisely, billed honestly, discussed with no one else.

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The standard

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Echelon takes on a small number of engagements. Each is quoted before work begins — and paid only when accepted. No retainers. No theater.

One principal does the work. If our own checklist fails on delivery, the revision is free. That is the entire arrangement, and it has never needed fine print.

Private disciplines

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No. 1

Documentation overhaul

Your operations, written down properly. Manuals, runbooks, and process documents your team will actually open — built from how the work really happens.

Fixed scope
No. 2

Agent skill audit

A security review of the AI skills running inside your business. What is exposed, what is wasteful, and what to fix first — in plain language.

Fixed scope
No. 3

Spreadsheet automation

The weekly chore, retired. Migrations, cleanups, and automations that hand the hours back to the people doing the work.

Fixed scope

Every engagement quoted in advance  ·  fixed price  ·  paid on acceptance

The terms

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Tier I

Founding Circle

The first five engagements in each discipline are complimentary, in exchange for an honest review. This is how the reputation gets built.

  • Documentation overhaulComplimentary
  • Agent skill auditComplimentary
  • Spreadsheet automationComplimentary
Tier II

Founding Rates

The next ten engagements, in exchange for a testimonial and case-study rights. Each tier is earned by the one before it.

  • Documentation overhaul$79
  • Agent skill audit$25
  • Spreadsheet automation$99
Tier III

Standard Rates

Full rates, once the proof is in. Quoted in advance and paid only on acceptance, like everything here.

  • Documentation overhaul$149
  • Agent skill audit$49
  • Spreadsheet automation$199

Every engagement quoted in advance  ·  fixed price  ·  paid on acceptance

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“Built where the world’s biggest industries are built. Held to a private standard.”

Silicon Valley, California

Global

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One principal. Every time zone.

Home base in Silicon Valley. The work travels, and so does the principal — working hours wherever you are, on your schedule.

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“The work travels. So does the principal.

Around the clock

Access

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By referral
and application.

Three steps. No sales process.

Step one

Write

A short note about what needs handling. Two sentences is plenty.

Step two

Scope

A free 48-hour scoping review. You will know exactly what it costs before anything starts.

Step three

Engage

Quoted before work, paid on acceptance. If the checklist fails, the revision is free.