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Email Justin at justin@okupter.com. I read every email myself and usually reply within a few hours. No discovery calls, no sales pipeline.
The fastest way to reach me is email.
I usually reply within a few hours. I read every email myself; nobody filters them for me.
A short paragraph beats a long one. The questions I'm trying to answer when I read your email are:
What are you building?
What's the deadline (or target ship window)?
What budget do you have in mind?
Where can I see what you're building: a website, a Figma file, a GitHub repo?
You don't have to answer all four. But the more concrete the message, the faster I can tell you whether I'm a fit and which shape (sprint, real-time consulting, async consulting, or none of the above) makes sense for you.
If you'd rather not email about money or scope until after a conversation, just say "I'd like to talk about a project, can we set up a 15-minute call?" and I'll send a calendar link.
Founders and product teams shipping a Svelte or SvelteKit app with a real deadline.
Teams that want one experienced engineer they can trust, not an agency.
People who'd rather get direct, honest answers than navigate a sales process.
Teams looking to staff a full-time engineer (sprints are project work, not headcount replacement).
Procurement-heavy enterprise contracts (I'm a one-person LLC).
Non-Svelte stacks (I do Svelte and SvelteKit; I'll point you elsewhere otherwise).
Recruiters: I'm independent and not on the market for full-time roles.
I'd rather tell you "no" upfront than waste a week pretending to be the right fit.
If email isn't your thing: +1 (209) 813 8409. I prefer email for first contact (it's easier to triage and I have time zones to manage), but the line is real.
I read it within a few hours. If I'm a fit, I'll reply with a concrete proposal: a sprint shape, a consulting recommendation, or a "let's get on a 15-minute call to scope this." If I'm not a fit, I'll tell you, and where I can I'll point you to someone who is.
That's the whole process. No discovery calls, no proposal templates, no sales pipeline.