Most people picture an AI project as a six-month slog through discovery phases, pilot programs, and endless stakeholder meetings. It doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s what a real build looks like when you skip the theater.
Day 0: You Book The Call
What you’ll need: 30 minutes, one real problem, and the willingness to hear “AI isn’t the answer for this” if that’s the truth. What you won’t need: technical knowledge, a big team, a big budget, or a prepared presentation.
Day 1: The Discovery Session
Sixty minutes. We map your workflow from trigger to outcome. We find the bottleneck — the single step that costs the most time, generates the most errors, or loses the most deals.
We don’t ask what you want to build. We ask where it hurts. The difference matters. People who come in saying “I want a chatbot” usually need a lead intake system. People who say “I need better reporting” usually need an automation that eliminates the manual data entry generating those reports.
Cost: $300. Money-back guarantee if we find fewer than three high-impact AI opportunities. You’re not paying for a sales pitch. You’re paying for an honest answer.
Day 3: AI Opportunity Audit Delivered
A written document. Ranked. Prioritized. “Here are five things AI could do for your business. #1 will save you the most money. #4 isn’t worth building yet. #5 would make things worse.”
This is the $2,500 value included in your $300 Discovery. It’s the artifact that lets you make an actual decision — not based on hype, based on math.
Day 4: Project Scoping
If you decide to proceed, we scope the build. Fixed price. Defined outcome. Clear timeline. No hourly billing, no scope creep, no “we’ll figure it out as we go.”
For Automation ($1,200+): We define the exact workflow, the tools it connects to, and the success metric (hours recovered, leads captured, errors eliminated). For Agent/System builds ($5,000+): We also get an Architecture Blueprint — full system design before any code is written.
Day 7: Prototype Ready
For Agent and Custom System builds, a working prototype is live by day 7. You can test it. See it work. Confirm it does what you need before a single dollar goes toward the full build.
This is the 14-Day Prototype Promise ($1,000 value). Most consultancies bill you for discovery and design before you see anything functional. We want you to see it work before you commit.
Day 14: System Live
Deployed. Trained. Your team knows how to use it. The system is running on your data, connected to your tools, producing real results. 30-day post-launch support begins — we handle bugs, answer questions, and make sure adoption sticks.
For Garza International, day 14 was when the quoting system went live. Three hours of morning manual work replaced by a system that ran before anyone poured their coffee.
Month 1: Measuring Impact
We track the actual numbers: hours recovered, revenue gained, errors eliminated. This isn’t a feel-good metric. It’s a ledger line.
If the system isn’t paying for itself, we fix it. That’s the 6-month guarantee. Not a marketing line — a contractual commitment.
Real Timelines, Real Results
Garza International: 3 weeks from Discovery to live quoting system. 60% faster bid turnaround. First additional bid won covered the cost.
Susie’s Jewelry Repair: 2 weeks from Discovery to live lead management system. 3x inbound leads within the first month.
LoveFlow: 3 weeks from Discovery to improved matching algorithm. 40% better matches, churn reduction, competitive moat.
Why Fixed Price + Ownership Matters
Hourly billing incentives going slow. SaaS subscriptions incentive making switching painful. We charge a fixed price because the incentive should be to finish. You own the code because the incentive should be to build something that works without us.
No vendor lock-in. No per-seat fees. No surprise renewal. You pay once. You own the result.
“The system replaced what used to take my team three hours every morning. Now it runs before I pour my coffee.”
Garza International
Ready to see what 14 days looks like for your business? Book a $300 Discovery Session. One hour. A clear answer. A real timeline.
