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thanks! but it has been even harder to engage such consultant/contractor/company - precisely, zero. Any ideas on how to find these?

Sorry, other than the one I mentioned, I don't know - I was on the client side.

Maybe there's a way for you to set up a US company?

yes, setting up a US company is pretty doable. But how does that impact the bane of customer acquisition is not obvious to me.