[bigiain]

> - an early-stage startup CTO mindset, - jack of all trades, - expert writing dirty/hacky code,

This is exactly the sort of person early-stage startups are looking to hire. And a lot of therm are going to be offering a full time job, possibly below full market rate - but topped up with equity dream-bucks.

30-60 hours at market rate per month seems quite unlikely top turn into "a long-term companion" given the other opportunities anyone skilled at all the things you're going to want will have open to them.

[mikkel125]

That's a good point. "Long-term" may be overly optimistic. A 6-12mo companion would already be great.