Colin Baird
Career coach for tech, product and customer-facing roles
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $185 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals and Engineers |
| Also coaches | Business coach |
| Credentials | MBA, Boston University |
Colin Baird is a career coach who helps people in tech with career moves, technical interviews and pay. He joined Poolside as its first Solutions Architect and built that team from 0 to 7 people. He then led a sovereign AI product line that reached ~$3M ARR and 40+ deployments. Before that he worked at MongoDB and AWS. He has changed roles several times himself, from IT consulting to product.
What Colin helps with
Colin helps people plan career moves in tech and prepare for interviews. He also works with people who want to build with AI.
- Career positioning
- Technical interviews
- Compensation
- Startup opportunities
- Moving between technical, product and customer-facing roles
- Difficult career decisions
- Learning a new technology
- Building with LLMs, agents and cloud architecture
Who Colin works with
Colin works with people in technical, product and customer-facing roles. Some are weighing a move between those paths. Others are looking at startup jobs or getting ready for interviews. He also works with people who want to learn or build with AI.
Background and qualifications
Colin started in small IT consulting firms. He moved from IT consulting to sales engineering, then solutions architecture, then product. He worked at MongoDB and AWS. At Poolside he joined as the first Solutions Architect and grew the team from 0 to 7. He spotted an opening in sovereign AI, built the first prototype himself and led the product line. It reached ~$3M ARR and 40+ deployments in enterprise, government and regulated settings. He holds an MBA from Boston University. He has also launched an AI market analytics SaaS product and an open-source agent harness.
Colin Baird pricing
Programs and services
- Career coaching
- Build with AI
- Product management
- Startup careers
Colin Baird reviews
The CoachVouch take
He has worked as an individual contributor and a team builder, and moved between technical and product roles at companies from tiny firms to AWS.
Best for tech professionals weighing a move between technical, product and customer-facing roles.
Common questions
How much does Colin Baird charge?
Coaching with Colin runs $90 to $185 an hour. Message Colin from this page for an exact quote.
What does Colin Baird help with?
Colin Baird helps with career positioning, technical interviews, compensation and startup opportunities.
Is Colin Baird certified?
Colin Baird lists: MBA, Boston University.
Does Colin Baird help with building AI products?
Yes. He works hands-on with LLMs, agents, cloud architecture and product strategy, and helps turn ideas into working products.
How do I contact Colin Baird?
Send Colin a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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