Consulting
There's the work that runs your business. And the work that grows it.
Right now, one is crowding out the other. I help small businesses automate the repetitive work that fills your week — so you can put that time back into customers, growth, and the work that actually brings in revenue. I'm based in Vermont and work remotely with clients wherever they are.
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Former Google Cloud AI engineer · Based in Vermont, delivering remotely since 2014
Free Analysis
Tell me about your business. I'll show you where there's room to grow.
Drop your website URL — I'll look at what you do and show you where automation could free up time for the work that grows your business. Add your email and I'll also send you a detailed report with specific project ideas and ballpark pricing.
You'll see results right here on the page in about two minutes.
If this is where your week goes, there's room to grow.
- You're spending Monday morning copying numbers between tools instead of planning the week ahead.
- New leads sit in your inbox because you're too busy serving existing customers to follow up.
- An hour goes to a report that says roughly the same thing every time — an hour that could go to something that grows the business.
- A key process lives in one person's head, and that's holding you back from scaling.
What I Help With
Some of the tasks I help with most often
Data & Reporting
A lot of small businesses have a weekly routine that involves pulling numbers from one tool, pasting them into a spreadsheet, and emailing the result. That kind of recurring task can usually be set up to run on its own — and that's time back in your week for customers and growth.
Customer Follow-ups
When follow-ups depend on someone remembering to send them, it's easy for things to get missed — especially on busy days. A simple automation can make sure every inquiry gets a prompt response, so you're free to focus on the customers who are already in front of you.
Document Processing
If part of someone's day involves opening documents, reading them, and typing the information into another system, there's a good chance that work can be handled automatically. That's hours each month your team could put toward the work that actually grows the business.
Internal Operations
In many small businesses, one person ends up reading every incoming request, figuring out who should handle it, and forwarding it along. That routing and tracking work can often be systematized — which means less time managing logistics and more time on the things that actually move your business forward.
Who You're Working With
Hi, I'm Matt.
I'm a software engineer based in Middlesex, Vermont. Before starting Hunger Mountain Intelligence, I spent years building AI products at Google Cloud and leading engineering teams at companies ranging from early-stage startups to the Fortune 500 — almost all of it delivered remotely, across distributed teams.
These days, I work with small businesses across the country — most of it remote, some of it here in Vermont. I help people figure out which parts of their work are worth automating, build the automation, and hand it off so it runs on its own — and they can put that time back into customers, growth, and the work that actually brings in revenue.
Around here, I sometimes go by the Hunger Mountain AI Guy.
Not sure which task to tackle first?
That's a common starting point, and it's what the Automation Blueprint is designed for. We spend 90 minutes on a video call walking through your daily and weekly workflows together. I ask a lot of questions, you tell me where your time goes.
Within a week, I send you a short written report — your top automation opportunities ranked by impact, with a plain-English description of each one and a fixed-price quote to build it.
If you move forward with a project, you get two free months of ongoing maintenance included — so you're covered well beyond delivery while the automation settles into your routine.
Even if you decide not to move forward with anything, you'll have a clear picture of where automation could help and what it would cost. The plan is yours to keep either way.
Pricing
Straightforward pricing
Your Automation Blueprint includes fixed-price quotes for each recommendation. Here's what those projects typically look like:
Founding-client rate
The first five projects come at a founding rate.
I'm building out my first set of case studies, so I'm taking on my first five projects at a founding rate: 50% off the first three and 20% off the next two. Same fixed price, quoted up front. In return, I write up the finished project as a short case study — reviewed and approved by you before anything goes public.
Founding clients receive a discounted rate in exchange for permission to share their project.
Simple
$3,500 – $5,000
Connect two tools that don't talk to each other. Automate a recurring report. Set up follow-up email sequences.
About 1 week.
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Medium
$6,000 – $9,000
Workflows that touch multiple systems. AI-powered document processing. Customer communication automation. Simple dashboards.
1–2 weeks.
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Custom
$9,000+
More complex integrations or anything that requires custom AI work. We'll scope it together.
Varies.
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Every project includes 30 days of support after delivery, plus two free months of ongoing maintenance. Most automations have zero or near-zero ongoing cost beyond that. Optional maintenance plans start at $200/month — details on the How It Works page.
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Email me for a quoteLet's find the hours your business needs to grow.
No commitment, no pitch — just a conversation about where your time is going and where it could go instead.