# Hire Us

One form. One founder responds within a business day. Tell us what you're stuck on.

## What to expect
1. **Inside 24h:** real reply from a founder, not a templated funnel email.
2. **30 minutes:** scoping call. We dig in to the actual problem.
3. **One page:** we send back a tier recommendation and a fixed scope.
4. **Week one:** work starts. You see commits, not slides.

## Intake API
`POST /api/lead`

```json
{
  "name": "Ada Lovelace",
  "email": "ada@analyticalengine.com",
  "company": "Analytical Engine",
  "need": "retainer | auth-pilot | ai-copilot | mesh-pilot | build | other",
  "budget": "under-10 | 10-25 | 25-100 | 100-plus | retainer",
  "notes": "short brief",
  "source": "hire-page"
}
```

Response: `{ ok: true, id: "..." }` on success.

## Faster path
Pick a tier on the [Services page](/services#retainers), pay first month with Stripe,
and the kickoff call is on the calendar before this form has cooled off.

## Email
`hire@eigenhitchens.com`