# CBB Project Brief: BLE / IoT Integration Consulting
**Status:** Concept
**Destination:** CBB_Corporate venture (company consulting service, non-ScopeDOPE; graduates to `CBB_Corporate/03_-_Confidential/Product_Strategy/` or a Services folder)
**Tier:** Adjacent — Different Market, Same Skills
**Classification:** Internal — Confidential
**Version and date:** see Revision Control Block at the end of this document

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## Summary

Cold Bore Ballistics™ offers consulting services for small hardware companies and startups that need Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) integration and mobile app connectivity. Jason's BLE integration work for ScopeDOPE™ — WeatherFlow WEATHERmeter, Niimbot B1/B21 Pro, Sig KILO3K BDX, chronograph devices — represents specialist work that small companies routinely pay $150–250/hour for and often can't find qualified contractors to do. This is a near-zero-cost revenue stream that generates cash flow while ScopeDOPE is in early growth and creates no conflict with the core business.

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## Problem Statement

The IoT and connected device market has a contractor availability problem: BLE protocol implementation and mobile SDK development for hardware devices is a specialized skill that sits at the intersection of embedded systems, mobile development, and RF engineering. This combination is rare. Small hardware companies with a great product and a working BLE implementation on the embedded side often struggle to find contractors who can build the mobile app integration reliably.

Common engagement types that are consistently hard to staff:
- "We have a BLE device. We need an iOS and Android SDK."
- "We need to reverse-engineer the BLE protocol from a competitor device for interoperability."
- "Our existing mobile app has unstable BLE connectivity — we need someone to diagnose and fix it."
- "We want to add a Bluetooth companion app to our existing hardware product."

These are exactly the skills Jason has been applying to ScopeDOPE. Each device integration for ScopeDOPE is a case study in this type of work.

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## Service Offering

### Service Lines

**BLE Protocol Implementation**
- Read/write characteristic implementation for iOS (CoreBluetooth) and Android (BLE API)
- BLE service/characteristic discovery and enumeration
- Connection management: bonding, reconnection, power management
- Rate: $175–225/hour

**BLE Protocol Analysis & Documentation**
- Reverse-engineer undocumented BLE protocols from packet captures (nRF Sniffer, Wireshark over HCI)
- Document service UUIDs, characteristic formats, and data encoding
- Deliverable: BLE protocol specification document
- Rate: $200–250/hour (higher rate reflects specialized knowledge and legal consideration)

**Mobile SDK Development**
- Build Swift or Kotlin SDK wrapping a BLE device's protocol
- Includes: documentation, unit tests, integration guide
- Rate: $175–200/hour or project-based ($5,000–15,000 per SDK depending on complexity)

**BLE Integration Debugging**
- Diagnose unstable BLE connections in existing mobile apps
- Fix known problem patterns: connection drops, notification flooding, pairing failures, background BLE on iOS
- Rate: $175/hour; typical engagement 8–20 hours

**IoT Mobile App Development**
- Full mobile app development for hardware companion apps
- From BLE integration through UI to App Store submission
- Project-based: $15,000–50,000 depending on scope

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## Target Client

**Small hardware startups:** Companies with a working hardware product that need a mobile companion app. Budget: $15,000–100,000 for full app development. Timeline: typically needs to ship before a trade show or funding round.

**Established small companies adding BLE:** Companies that have a successful product and want to add Bluetooth connectivity to a new product generation. Budget is available; expertise is not in-house.

**Outdoor/sporting goods manufacturers:** Given Jason's domain knowledge, companies in the hunting, fishing, outdoor, and sporting goods space are ideal clients — he understands their products and their users without onboarding.

**Priority target sectors:**
- Precision shooting accessories (beyond CBB's own products — e.g., a bipod manufacturer adding BLE adjustment)
- Outdoor electronics (hunting electronics, trail cameras, environmental sensors)
- Sports performance devices (any sport with instrumented training equipment)
- Industrial/commercial IoT (Jason's enterprise background extends here)

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## Revenue Model

**Time-and-materials consulting:** $175–250/hour. An average engagement (protocol analysis + iOS + Android SDK) runs 80–150 hours = $14,000–37,500 per client.

**Project-based contracts:** Fixed-price for defined deliverables. More predictable revenue. $5,000 (documentation only) to $50,000 (full app development).

**Retainer:** $3,000–5,000/month for ongoing support of a client's existing BLE integration — bug fixes, OS compatibility updates, new firmware support. Recurring revenue.

**Revenue potential at low engagement volume:**
- 2 engagements per year at $20,000 average = $40,000
- 1 retainer at $4,000/month = $48,000/year
- Combined = $88,000/year at minimal time commitment

This is meaningful cash flow for a solo founder in the early stages of building ScopeDOPE, and it does not require building a new product.

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## Strategic Fit with CBB / ScopeDOPE

**Cash flow:** Consulting revenue funds ScopeDOPE development without requiring Jason to take outside investment. This preserves equity and control at the critical early stage.

**Skills reinforcement:** Each consulting engagement deepens BLE integration expertise that directly benefits ScopeDOPE's own device integrations (chronographs, future rangefinder protocols, future scope hardware).

**Network building:** Clients in the outdoor and precision shooting space are potential ScopeDOPE partners, OPTICS_PARTNERSHIP_TARGETS.md candidates, or referral sources. A consulting engagement with an optics company turns into a partnership conversation.

**Non-competing:** BLE consulting for other industries (outdoor, sporting goods, industrial) doesn't compete with ScopeDOPE and doesn't dilute the CBB brand.

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## Competitive Landscape

The market for specialized BLE consulting is thin and fragmented. Most mobile development agencies can't do BLE work reliably. Freelancers with BLE expertise are scarce and often booked. Jason's combination of mobile development (iOS/Android), BLE protocol expertise, and domain knowledge in precision shooting is genuinely rare.

**Differentiation:** Most BLE consultants know the protocol; they don't know the domain. For clients in the firearms, outdoor, and precision shooting space, a consultant who understands the end user is more valuable than one who only understands the protocol.

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## Operational Model

**Engagement structure:**
- Max 20 hours/week consulting while ScopeDOPE is in active development
- Reduce to 10 hours/week or zero when ScopeDOPE needs full attention
- No full-time engagements — project-based or hourly only
- Contracts through CBB LLC (professional liability protection, not personal)

**Insurance:** General liability + professional liability (E&O) insurance recommended. $500–1,500/year. Standard for independent consulting.

**Contract template:** Standard consulting agreement with IP assignment clauses (client owns the work product, CBB retains no IP from client work — clean separation from ScopeDOPE IP).

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## Go-to-Market

**Immediate channel:** Jason's professional network from his enterprise career (Cisco, Expedia, eLoyalty). Former colleagues building IoT products are the warmest leads.

**LinkedIn:** Update CBB's LinkedIn to list BLE/IoT consulting services. "Cold Bore Ballistics — Precision software and BLE integration consulting." A well-maintained LinkedIn with case studies (ScopeDOPE device integrations as public case studies) generates inbound.

**Technical content:** Blog posts on `coldboreballisticsllc.com` about specific BLE challenges (iOS background BLE, Niimbot BLE protocol reverse-engineering, WeatherFlow SDK integration). These rank on developer search queries and generate inbound from exactly the right audience.

**Referral:** First clients come from network; clients refer other clients in their network. The referral rate for specialized technical consulting is high when the work is done well.

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## Success Metrics

| Metric | 6-month | 12-month |
|---|---|---|
| Active consulting clients | 1 | 3 |
| Consulting revenue | $10,000 | $50,000 |
| Hours/week committed to consulting | <15 | <10 (ScopeDOPE takes priority) |
| Retainer clients | 0 | 1 |

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## Risks & Mitigations

| Risk | Likelihood | Mitigation |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting consumes time needed for ScopeDOPE | High | Hard cap: 20 hours/week max. No full-time engagements. ScopeDOPE milestones take priority. |
| Client project scope expands beyond estimate | High | Fixed-price contracts with defined deliverables and change order process. Never T&M without a ceiling. |
| Conflict of interest: client in shooting sports industry | Low | Disclose CBB/ScopeDOPE. Decline clients who are direct competitors to ScopeDOPE. |
| IP contamination: client's code bleeds into ScopeDOPE | Low | Strict separation: client work is isolated in client repositories. Never reuse client code in ScopeDOPE. |

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## Resource Requirements

- No new infrastructure: laptop, development environment (already exists), GitHub private repos
- Professional liability insurance: $500–1,500/year
- Consulting contract template: 1-time legal review by attorney ($200–500)
- Time: managed as a bandwidth-aware parallel activity to ScopeDOPE development

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## Recommended Timing

**Available immediately.** This requires no new product development. Update LinkedIn and CBB website with consulting services, reach out to network contacts, and accept appropriate engagements while ScopeDOPE is in development. Scale down as ScopeDOPE demands increase.

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## Open Questions

- Should consulting be marketed under "Cold Bore Ballistics" or a separate consulting entity? Recommendation: Cold Bore Ballistics LLC — simpler, one entity, professional but not corporate-stuffy. Adjust website to make both the product and the consulting presence clear.
- Should NDA terms restrict discussing CBB consulting client names? Recommendation: standard mutual NDA for each engagement; portfolio case studies use anonymized descriptions ("outdoor electronics manufacturer") unless client approves public mention.
- What is the minimum engagement size to accept? Recommendation: $2,500 minimum (avoids small distraction engagements that consume disproportionate admin time).

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## Document Control

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| **Document owner** | `jschwefel@coldboreballisticsllc.com` |
| **Classification** | Confidential (03_-_Confidential/) |
| **Location** | `OneDrive/ScopeDOPE/03_-_Confidential/Product_Strategy/CBB_BRIEF_17_BLE_IOT_CONSULTING.md` |
| **Cross-references** | `CBB_PROJECT_BRIEFS_TOC.md` |
| **Created** | 2026-06-02 |
| **Last updated** | 2026-06-09 |
| **Next full review due** | 2027-06-02 |

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## Revision Control Block

| Rev | Date | Changed By | Reviewed By | Approved By | Summary |
|-----|------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------|
| 0.9 | 2026-06-02 | jschwefel | — | — | Initial release |
| DRAFT | 2026-06-09 | Claude (Opus 4.8) | — | — | Removed header version number (→ Status/Destination + revision-block pointer); added Destination tag (CBB_Corporate venture — services); replaced forbidden `coldboreballistics.com` (blog) → `coldboreballisticsllc.com`; applied ™ to first use of ScopeDOPE/Cold Bore Ballistics. |
