FAQ

Questions firms actually ask

How do I know if this is for us?

Best fit: a service firm of 10–100 people doing $1M–$10M — professional services, architecture, legal, education, media, agencies — with someone internally who can own what we improve. Not a fit: you want a chatbot by Friday, or AI making decisions with no human in the path. And if the budget isn't there this year, say so — I'll point you to free resources instead.

What do you actually build?

Custom AI tools and systems designed around your firm: smart email and meeting assistants, intake and document workflows, timesheet capture, budget dashboards, client-facing forms and apps. My business partner Raghu and I design and build them in your environment — you own everything, and your team helps shape it from day one.

What does it cost?

The Practice Audit is $4,500 fixed, over three weeks. A build Sprint runs $12,000–18,000 depending on scope, fixed before we start, with exclusions in writing. The ongoing Practice Partner retainer is scoped to your firm at the end of your Sprint. Software costs are quoted separately and never marked up.

Do we need to know anything about AI first?

No. You're not behind — only about one in five organisations has actually redesigned how work gets done with AI. We start from where your firm actually is.

What about confidentiality and client data?

It's the first thing we design for. The audit draws the line in writing: what AI may touch, what it never touches, where a human signs off.

We tried AI and it didn't stick. Why would this be different?

The tools were probably never the problem — the rollout was. When the people doing the work help design the workflow, it stops being something done to them.

Can we implement the roadmap ourselves?

Yes — it's designed for exactly that. Some firms run it themselves and come back later for the build. That's a fine outcome.

Where are you based?

I work with firms in Singapore, Australia, the US and beyond — remote-first, with time zones planned around your team, not mine. Cross-cultural, cross-timezone work is normal here, not a stretch.

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