1:1 AI Strategy Call

$150·55 minutes·1-on-1 with an ex-Amazon engineer

A no-nonsense, vendor-neutral sounding board for builders, founders, and decision-makers making AI and cloud calls — where the token bill is going, what to build vs. buy, and how to get a team using AI well instead of burning spend for the sake of it.

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Saurav Sharma — independent AI advisor and trainer. 6 years at Amazon across enterprise cloud architecture, cost optimization, and LLM/GenAI platforms · 12 AWS certifications · 33,000+ students taught. No vendor quota to hit.

Recent 1:1 sessions

OpenClaw rescueWalked an Amazon executive through debugging her stuck OpenClaw setup — working again on the call. Her verdict: genuinely helpful.Exec · agent debugging

Local AI buying decisionHelped a builder decide which local-AI hardware to buy — and what not to waste money on. They called it super helpful.Builder · hardware & models

AI product ideationPressure-tested a founder's AI feature ideas for their app — which to build first, which to drop. They left with a plan they called super insightful.Founder · product strategy

Career transitionMapped an AI-era career move and ran interview prep — the caller said the transition insights were exactly what they needed.Engineer · career & interviews

Ready? Book the call

Pick a time below. Pre-call review of anything you send, recording + written action items within 24 hours, and a 5-minute refund guarantee.

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Not sure it's book-worthy?

Send the question. I'll reply within 48 hours with a straight read — including "you don't need a call for this."

Engineers, consultants, founders, and decision-makers book this for…

OpenClaw / agent rescue"My OpenClaw gateway, auth, or session broke after an update and I need it working again — with a runbook so it doesn't happen twice."
Token & AI spend triage"Our usage-based AI bill is climbing fast — where's it going and what's actually driving outcomes?"
Output-per-dollar sanity check"We're paying for AI tools, models, or agents. Which ones are actually worth expanding?"
Vendor-neutral AI strategy"Which models and tools, and how do I avoid locking the company into one vendor?"
AI adoption & culture"How do I get my team using AI well — tied to outcomes, not AI for the sake of AI?"
Cloud cost optimization"Where's my AWS bill going and what's the highest-leverage fix?"
Architecture review"Here's our setup — what would you do differently before we scale it?"
Build vs. buy"Do we build this AI workflow in-house or buy it? Talk me through the trade-offs."
Agentic AI in the business"Where can agents actually take work off my team, and where will they bite us?"
Career & consulting strategy"I'm building an AI practice / figuring out my next move — what should I focus on, and what would you charge for?"
A sanity check"One decision to make — I want a straight read from someone who's seen this 100x."

What you get

55-minute 1-on-1 over Zoom or Google Meet.
Pre-call review of anything you send — architecture diagram, bill or usage breakdown, your current stack, a project link.
Recording plus a written summary with prioritized action items, in your inbox within 24 hours.
A standing line afterward — quick follow-up questions over email are always welcome.

FAQ

What can we actually cover in 55 minutes?

One real question, or one setup, in depth — an architecture call, a model or vendor decision, a spend problem, an adoption plan for your team. It's deliberately not a survey of everything. If the scope turns out to be bigger — multiple workloads, teams, or stakeholders — I'll tell you on the call and we can scope it properly instead of pretending an hour covered it.

Will I really get value in 55 minutes?

Yes — because I read everything you send before we start, so the 55 minutes are decisions, not discovery. And if I can't help in the first 5 minutes, I'll say so and refund the call.

Are you trying to sell me a particular tool or vendor?

No. I don't take vendor referral fees and I have no quota to hit. The advice is whatever fits your situation — including "you don't need this."

Can you train my team instead?

Yes, that's a separate thing — this call is 1-on-1. If you're after hands-on training for a group, start with training or just ask me on the call. Plenty of people book this first to work out what their team actually needs to learn.

What should I send before the call?

Whatever's relevant — an architecture diagram, a bill or usage breakdown, your current stack, a project link, or just a clearly written version of the question. More context up front means sharper answers in 55 minutes.

Reschedule or cancel?

Free, up to 24 hours before the call.