"Our inventory counts never match."
Two systems were rounding differently. Align the rules, fix the feed, move on.
Outcome: Diagnosis + fix
We work on the weird ones.🌲🔭🎸
Something eating up your time?
We work on
Supply Chain
Data & Strategy
Food Security
Pattern Finding
Starting at $20 for a video response. Scales with the work. Terms apply.
HOW IT WORKS
Submit
Describe your problem. We'll agree on scope and fee — starting at $20.
We Scope It
Quick back-and-forth. What's the real problem? What format fits? What's fair?
We Dig In
Research, analysis, pattern recognition across domains. We work it until something clicks.
You Get the Video
An unlisted YouTube response — you on camera working through it. Yours to keep. May or may not publish.
We Go Deeper
If it's a fit, we'll propose next steps — from a follow-up session to a full contracted engagement.
WHY THIS WORKS
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Skin in the Game
$20 keeps submissions real and funds production.
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Work You Can Inspect
Sessions are recorded and may be published. Judge the thinking, not the credentials.
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Time-Boxed Focus
One hour of undivided attention. No meetings. No Slack.
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Clear Outcomes
You leave with either a fix, a roadmap, or a referral.
HOW SYSTEMS CONNECT
Interactive models of the systems FogSift maps and fixes. Pick an industry, tap any node.
EXAMPLES FROM THE QUEUE
Representative examples of the kinds of problems the queue is built for. Names anonymized.
"Our app crashes every Tuesday."
Weekly cron job collided with peak traffic. Move it to 3 AM and the problem disappears.
Outcome: Root cause + fix
"Build it or buy it?"
Mapped hidden costs and timing risk. Recommendation: buy now, migrate later.
Outcome: Decision framework
"Signups stalled."
Walked the funnel live. Fixed the top three friction points during the session.
Outcome: Funnel fixes + roadmap
WHO IS FOGSIFT
Could be you.
Open Position · Mission-AlignedWe're looking for field researchers, data scientists, engineers, farmers, policy people, and anyone serious about food security and supply chain problems. If the mission resonates, we want to hear from you.
Christopher Tavolazzi
Founder · Engineer · ResearcherSelf-taught software developer and engineering-adjacent problem solver, now AI-supported by frontier models and custom LLM systems built over years. Has worked supply chain and operations consulting at the C-Suite level for major tech companies you've heard of — and some you haven't.
Former realtor, frontman singer (3 continents), brewery tour guide, journalist, author, Eagle Scout. Lived in a van across 30+ contiguous states. Now teaching faceless YouTube monetization and building toward a food security mission: making fresh, healthy, affordable food accessible to everyone — starting with the people who have the least access to it.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
"We spent six months treating symptoms before FogSift traced the problem to its source. One conversation changed our entire approach."
"Clear, direct, no fluff. Christopher asked the questions we should have been asking ourselves. Worth every dollar."
"The diagnostic process revealed three bottlenecks we'd been ignoring for years. Fixed them in a month."
"I didn't think a single session could do this much. The write-up alone was worth ten times the price."
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HOW WE WORK
Field Guide PDF
$5"How to Talk to AI" — a practical guide to getting useful answers from AI tools.
Instant download. Share freely.
Get the PDFVideo Response
from $20Submit your problem. We work through it on camera and send you an unlisted YouTube video response — yours to keep.
- Negotiated per problem — $20 is the floor
- Research, analysis, pattern recognition included
- Video may stay unlisted or publish — your call
- One-time fee, not a subscription
- Either we crack it, or you leave with a sharper question
The Big Work
NegotiableSupply chain engineering. Data collection, modeling, and interpretation. Food security strategy. Robotics and hardware prototyping (concept-stage). Long-horizon research and prediction. If it's complex and worth doing, let's talk.
Engineering-adjacent work. Self-taught + AI-supported. Limited by licensure on formal engineering sign-off, but we can do a lot — and we know people for the rest. Confidential. Custom deliverables.
Start the ConversationCOMMON CONCERNS
"What if you can't solve it?"
You still get the video and a sharper version of the problem — which is often more valuable than a rushed answer. Referrals and next steps included.
"My problem is really big. Is that okay?"
Honestly, those are the most interesting ones. Big problems get scoped into phases. We agree on what one session can meaningfully move before you pay anything.
"Why $20 as the starting price?"
It makes the format real — a video takes production time. Bigger scope costs more. The $20 is for a YouTube video response. Everything above that we agree on explicitly.
"Will my video be published?"
It defaults to unlisted — your video, your call. If it's good and you're okay with it, I may ask to publish it on the FogSift channel. No surprises.
"What kinds of problems do you actually take?"
Supply chain, operations, code, robotics, real estate, creative strategy, research, environmental data, career pivots. The list is genuinely long. If you're unsure, just ask.
GO DEEPER
43 free articles. Concepts, frameworks, tools, field notes, and case studies.
Concepts
Cognitive Biases
Cognitive biases are systematic patterns of deviation from rational judgment. They're mental shortcuts that usually help but sometimes mi...
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Tools & Techniques
Assumption Mapping
Assumption mapping is the practice of making your implicit beliefs explicit, then testing the ones that matter most. Every plan is built ...
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Field Notes
Communication Overhead
Adding a person to a team doesn't add one communication channel. It adds n. And the cost of those channels compounds in ways that teams n...
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A SIDE PROJECT
Johnny Autoseed
Soil and Circuits · Next-Gen Food SecurityA long-term project investigating robotic food production, ecological data collection, and the question: what if robots could grow food in your backyard? Documented openly on YouTube.
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