Can I start with a Kickstart and upgrade to Fractional?

Absolutely. Most Fractional clients started with a Kickstart. The Kickstart fee is credited toward your first month if you continue within 30 days.

What if I need both strategy (Fractional) and a specific build (Automation)?

Fractional clients get priority scheduling and a 15% discount on Automation Builds. Most of our Fractional engagements include at least one build project.

How does this compare to hiring a full-time AI lead?

A full-time Chief AI Officer costs $250-400K+ in salary, benefits, and equity. Our Fractional engagement gives you the same strategic leadership at a fraction of the cost, with the added benefit of cross-industry experience from dozens of other engagements.

What if it doesn't work?

The Kickstart is designed as a low-risk entry point: one week, concrete deliverables. If you don't walk away with a clear roadmap and a working prototype, we refund the engagement.

What industries do you work with?

We have deep experience in fintech, SaaS, and enterprise tech. But AI automation principles apply broadly. We've also worked with healthcare ops, legal services, and professional services firms.

How quickly can we get started?

Kickstart engagements can begin within 1-2 weeks of booking. Fractional engagements typically start within 2-3 weeks. Automation Builds begin with a scoping call and can kick off within 2 weeks.

Built by Fortune 10 bank veterans • 80+ AI agents shipped to production

We build AI agents that do your team's repetitive work.

48% of AI projects never reach production. We ship working automations in weeks, not quarters. No slide decks. No six-month “discovery phases.” Just AI agents handling real tasks for your team.

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80+

Agents shipped to production

4–8 wks

Average delivery timeline

48%

Of AI projects fail. Ours don't.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Find the engagement that fits

“We know AI can transform our workflows but don't know where to start”

One-week intensive embed. We audit your workflows, identify automation opportunities, and build a working AI agent prototype before we leave.

AI Kickstart

“We've been evaluating AI tools for months and nothing has shipped”

Stop evaluating. We come in, pick the right agentic solution for your use case, and prove it works in five days.

AI Kickstart

“We need someone who's deployed AI agents at scale to guide our transformation”

Embedded AI leadership at a fraction of a full-time hire. Automation strategy, agent architecture, vendor selection, team enablement.

Fractional CAIO

“We have a specific workflow that should be handled by AI agents, not people”

We scope, build, and deploy agentic automations in weeks. Real AI agents doing real work, integrated into Slack, Jira, your CRM, and more.

Automation Build

THE SHIP-FIRST METHOD™

Three ways to start your transformation

Every engagement is founder-led. No junior consultants learning on your dime. No AI hype — just agents that ship.

AI Kickstart

$7,000 - $10,000

1-Week Intensive Embed

We embed with your team for one week to identify automation opportunities, scope the highest-ROI agent build, and ship a working prototype before we leave.

Day 1-2: Workflow audit + automation opportunity mapping
Day 3: Prioritized AI agent roadmap
Day 4-5: Build and demo working agent prototype
Agentic automation blueprint with ROI projections
Implementation timeline with cost estimates
Executive briefing deck

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Fractional Chief AI Officer

$10,000/month

~8 hours/week embedded

Your team needs AI leadership but not a $300K executive hire. We embed as your fractional CAIO: driving your automation transformation, architecting agentic workflows, and making sure AI initiatives ship.

Lead your automation transformation roadmap
Architect and oversee agentic AI deployments
Evaluate AI agents, platforms, and build-vs-buy decisions
Train your team on agentic workflows and AI-first processes
Monthly strategy review + quarterly transformation updates
Direct Slack/Teams access between sessions

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Automation Build

$15,000 - $25,000

Project-Based (4-8 weeks)

You have a workflow that should be automated. We build and deploy AI agents that handle it end-to-end, scoped, shipped, and production-ready in weeks.

Custom AI agents that replace manual tasks your team does today
Agentic workflows integrated into Slack, Jira, CRM, email
Multi-step automation with decision-making and error recovery
Contract review, customer triage, report generation agents
Code review, data extraction, workflow orchestration agents
Production-ready: monitoring, logging, team training included

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THE SHIP-FIRST METHOD™

This isn't AI consulting. This is automation delivery.

What we don't do

Slide decks disguised as AI strategy
90-day discovery phases before a single agent ships
Junior consultants learning agentic AI on your dime
Chatbot vendors calling themselves "AI transformation consultants"
Framework PDFs that collect dust while competitors automate

What we do

We embed, build AI agents, and ship production automations
Every engagement is led by a founder who builds daily
80+ agentic automations deployed across fintech, SaaS, and enterprise
If we can't automate it, we'll tell you on the first call, not after a $50K retainer

RESULTS

Agents deployed. Results measured.

Fintech

efficiency gain in 90 days

Deployed AI agents for contract review and customer triage at a mid-market fintech firm. Agentic workflows now handle document extraction, risk flagging, and ticket routing autonomously. Same headcount, 3x throughput.

SaaS

deployment frequency in 60 days

Embedded as fractional CAIO for a 50-person SaaS company. Built agentic code review, automated QA triage agents, and a deployment confidence scoring system. Releases went from biweekly to daily.

THE PRINCIPALS

Meet the team

Every engagement is led by a founder. You work directly with us.

James Perkins

Co-Founder

“22 years shipping software. Led AI transformations at Fortune 10 banks. I show up, I help, things get shipped.”

Enterprise AI strategy at Fortune 10 financial institutions
Full-stack engineering leadership across fintech and SaaS
Built and scaled AI automation platforms

Sean Boyce

Co-Founder

“Product leader. Vanguard, Deloitte, high-growth SaaS. I find where AI fits and make sure it actually sticks.”

Product leadership at Vanguard, Deloitte, and enterprise SaaS
AI product strategy and go-to-market expertise
Specializes in making AI adoption sustainable for teams

QUESTIONS

Common questions

Not sure which engagement fits?

Book a 30-minute call. We will tell you honestly, even if the answer is “you don't need us yet.”

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