For a critical software build

A sample delivery timeline for your software build

If you're running a critical software build and hiring a TPM for it, I'll send a sample delivery timeline for your build.

Email rick@datasaa.com

Rick WongHead of Product Engineering — AI data products

What I do

The problem

The build has a date. Dependencies are fuzzy. You are hiring a TPM and need a clear view of the milestones that protect the date before that hire lands.

Send a sample delivery timeline for your build.
Name the milestones that protect your date.
Name what each milestone depends on.
Show how I would keep it on track, from product, engineering and program.

Who this is for

Mid-market software companies — about Series A–C, roughly 50–300 people, a thin program layer — running a critical software product build.
Companies hiring, or about to hire, a TPM or technical program/project manager for that build.

Who this isn’t for

A one-time look at your build. It is not covering a hire, and it is not a recurring job.
It is not a substitute for the TPM seat. If you need the seat covered, see interim Technical Program Manager.

How AI fits

I use AI for drafting and synthesis. A person signs off on anything that goes out.

Where I’ve sat

I've held IC seats in product and engineering, up through the executive seat. I work across engineering, product and program at once.

What people I’ve worked with say

Notes

This offer stays separate from covering a seat.

At a glance

Service: A one-time sample delivery timeline for a critical software product build.
Who it is for: Mid-market software companies (about Series A–C, roughly 50–300 people) running a critical build and hiring or about to hire a TPM.
Engagement: You email the build facts. I send back a sample timeline for your build. [[RICK: OK to call the sample timeline “free”?]]
Availability: Taking requests now, as of October 2026. No turnaround time is promised.
Location: Irvine, CA, working with US startups remotely. Core hours 1–9pm PT (Pacific).
Cost: No public price. [[RICK: OK to call the sample timeline “free”?]]
Contact: rick@datasaa.com

Questions

Is this covering our TPM seat?

No. This is a sample look at your build. If you need the TPM seat covered while you hire, that is a separate conversation.

What should I send?

Build name and goal, target date, team shape, known dependencies, and the TPM posting if you have one.

How fast do you turn it around?

I do not promise a turnaround time.

What does it cost?

No public price. [[RICK: OK to call the sample timeline “free”?]]

Start with an email.

Request a sample delivery timeline for your build.