Engagements

How Engagements Work

We price three ways depending on where you are. There is no package, because we don't know what you need until we've looked.

  1. STAGE 1 — Fit Call

    Free, 20 minutes

    We ask about your operation and tell you whether a Map is worth buying. Some businesses aren't ready, and we'd rather say that than sell you something.

  2. STAGE 2 — AI Opportunity Map

    $2,500, one-time

    A working session plus a delivered document. We map your current workflows, identify every process where AI produces measurable return, rank them by payback period, and give you an implementation cost for each. You own it outright. You can hand it to any developer. If you build with us, the full $2,500 credits toward the engagement.

  3. STAGE 3 — Implementation

    Scoped per engagement

    Priced after the Map, because the Map is what tells us the cost. Scope, deliverables, integrations, third-party costs, ownership terms, review points, and schedule are all defined in writing before work starts.

  4. STAGE 4 — Advisory Retainer

    Monthly, from $1,500

    For companies making AI decisions continuously. Ongoing strategy, prioritization, optimization of what's live, and evaluation of new tools as they come out.

Scoped delivery guarantee

If the first build doesn't do what we scoped, we fix it or you don't pay the final invoice.

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Frequently asked questions

Because free assessments produce generic advice. Paid work gets your real numbers, and you own the deliverable regardless of what you do next.
Then it says that. That answer is worth $2,500 on its own.
No. The document is yours.
We audit them first. Working tools stay.
Ownership, code, data, hosting, licenses, documentation, and handoff terms are written into every scope. We favor client-controlled accounts.
No. We build and measure the agreed system. Results also depend on offer, pricing, staff, market, and customer experience.