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Elon Musk's former right-hand man at X will give you 30 minutes of business advice for $15,000
Nikita Bier, X's former head of product, is charging $15,000 for 30 minutes of business advice on Intro. Linnea Bullion for The Washington Post via Getty Images
Intro lists Bier as its second-most-expensive expert, behind Hudson Leogrande's $20,000 session.
It's hard to put a price on good advice, but Nikita Bier can: $15,000.
Bier, who stepped down as X's head of product earlier in August after a little more than a year in the role, is selling one-on-one video consultations through Intro, a marketplace for expert advice.
Intro advertises Bier's sessions as “starting at $7,500,” and his profile describes a 15-minute call. However, the only listed purchase options start at 30-minute sessions for $15,000.
These prices put Bier's time at $500 per minute, or $30,000 per hour. His sessions are not for your average Joe. The listing says he will accept bookings only from venture-backed companies.
During the call, Intro suggests that customers can ask at least three questions about startups , growth, or investing.
Bier says he can advise on viral growth, product development, design, community building, fundraising, and growing a social following. Suggested questions include: "How would you launch my app?" and "What are the best distribution channels for growing my app?"
Bier's Intro page highlights his prior startup experience for potential paying customers.
Before joining X, Bier cofounded Tbh, which Facebook acquired in 2017, and spent about four years as a product manager at the company. He later cofounded Gas, which Discord acquired in 2023. Both apps were eventually shut down by their buyers.
Bier joined X in July 2025 after years of publicly offering Elon Musk product advice. He stepped back from leading product on August 5 and remains an advisor to the company.
Archived versions of Bier's Intro listing show that his session price hovered around $1,000 in 2022 and 2023. By 2025, Intro was advertising a $7,500 session.
Other experts listed on the platform include Andrew Chen, a general partner at Andreesen Horowitz, which invested in Intro, and Lavinia Errico, the cofounder of Equinox.
Intro's price-sorted marketplace ranks Bier as its second-most-expensive expert, behind Hudson Leogrande, the founder of Comfrt. Leogrande advertises $10,000 for a 15-minute session, but as with Bier, the shortest available option starts at 30 minutes — bringing the price to $20,000.
Unlike Bier, Leogrande does not restrict bookings to venture-backed companies . His suggested questions include: "How do I know if my business idea will work?" and "I'm thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?"
Bier has a perfect 5.0 average across 127 ratings on Intro. "Worth every minute and every dollar," a reviewer named Josh wrote in May 2025. "Extremely value-packed session full of golden nuggets," Gustav said in April of the same year.
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