What's one thing you'd ask an expert on AI?

Not a live model — a person reads this and writes the answer by hand, usually within one business day.

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Studio outcomes

What custom builds leave you with.

Studio engagements are for businesses that need more than a subscription. Most arrive paying too much for software they don't control. Here's what you leave with.

Software Cost Audit

We go through every subscription and SaaS tool you're paying for. Cut redundancy, renegotiate what stays, replace what can be built cheaper in-house.

Automation Map

A plain-language breakdown of which repetitive tasks in your business can run without you. Prioritized by time savings and implementation effort.

A Written Action Plan

You leave with a document, not a conversation. Every recommendation is written down with clear next steps — whether we build it together or you take it elsewhere.

Independence, Not Dependency

The goal is for you to own your tools. We build things you can understand and control — not black boxes that require ongoing fees.

How it works

Every engagement starts with a conversation.

Studio builds have no packages and no subscription to grow into. We talk, we scope the work, and you get a fixed number before anything starts. Our products are priced plainly — Concierge and Publicist at $149/month, Agent at $499/month.

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We talk

A straight conversation about your business and where the friction actually is. No charge, no pitch.

02

We scope it

You get a written plan and a fixed price for the work — yours to keep, whether we build it or you take it elsewhere.

03

We build it

We do the work and hand you tools you own and understand. No black boxes, no lock-in.

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Also in the works

We build our own AI products, too.

Concierge — our 24/7 receptionist that answers calls and texts — is live in private beta with local businesses at $149/month. Publicist (AI content written and posted in your voice, $149/month) and Agent (an autonomous assistant that works your goals between conversations, $499/month) are in development. Join the waitlist and we'll reach out when your spot opens.

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FAQ

Common Questions

Custom AI software shaped to your operation: agents for specific workflows (scrum, sales, support, research), automations that kill repetitive work, internal tools that replace overpriced SaaS, and websites. Most engagements start with a consultation and a written plan, then we build — project-based or on retainer.
It starts with a conversation — a straight call about your business and where the friction actually is. From there you get a written plan with a fixed price for the work, yours to keep whether we build it or you take it elsewhere. For custom builds there are no packages and no price to reverse-engineer; our products are priced publicly.
Yes — and we run our own shop on them. Concierge (a 24/7 receptionist) is live in private beta; get in touch to put it to work. Publicist (AI content creation and automated posting) and Agent (an autonomous assistant) are in development — join the waitlist and we'll reach out when your spot opens.
Both. For Raleigh-area clients we often meet in person — we'll come to you and see how your business actually runs on-site. Ongoing build work is typically remote, with check-ins as needed. Either way, you leave with a written plan.
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Small local businesses in the Raleigh–Cary–Apex area — typically 1–20 employees. Service trades, professional offices, retail. If you're paying for software you don't control, you're who we build for.
Each client gets their own isolated environment. We don't train shared models on your data. You can export your business facts and conversation history any time. The privacy boundary is built into the database, not just the policy.

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