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AI Discovery Sprint

Sprint Zero: Your
4-Week AI Quick Win

Stop debating. Start building. Your biggest AI problem fixed in 4 weeks — plus a roadmap for everything else — not a slide deck.

Book a Sprint Zero Call $15K flat
Sound familiar?

Why Most AI Projects Stall Before They Start

6 months of stakeholder debates

"We've been 'evaluating AI' for three quarters now. Everyone has an opinion, nobody has a plan. Meanwhile our competitor just shipped."

— VP Product
$1M+ proposals from non-builders

"The consulting firm wanted $1M+ for a strategy phase. They've never shipped an AI product. They've shipped PowerPoints."

— CTO
200-page strategy decks nobody reads

"We got the deliverable. A 200-page deck. Beautiful charts. Zero lines of code. Nobody opened it after the all-hands."

— Head of Engineering
Analysis paralysis kills momentum

"We evaluated 14 tools, built 3 POCs, wrote 2 RFPs. Twelve months later we're exactly where we started."

— Engineering Manager
By the time you start, the market moved

"We spent so long in 'discovery' that the use case we were exploring got shipped by an open-source project."

— Product Lead

You don't need more research. You need evidence.

A working prototype beats a 200-page deck every time.

Deliverables

What You Get in 4 Weeks

Not slide decks. Not strategy reports. Concrete artifacts you can act on immediately.

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Stakeholder Alignment Report

We run structured workshops with your leadership, product, and engineering teams. You get a clear picture of where everyone agrees, where they disagree, and a resolution path for each conflict.

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Technical Feasibility Assessment

We evaluate your data, infrastructure, and team capabilities against your AI ambitions. No hand-waving — a concrete assessment of what's possible, what's hard, and what's not worth pursuing.

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Prioritized AI Roadmap

A sequenced plan with estimated timelines, costs, and dependencies. We rank opportunities by impact and feasibility so you know exactly where to invest first.

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Working Prototype

Not a mockup. A working prototype of your highest-value AI use case, built with real data. You can demo it to stakeholders, test it with users, and use it to secure budget for the full build.
Is this for you?

Sprint Zero Is For You If...

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You've been evaluating AI tools for months with no clear path forward

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Your stakeholders can't agree on what to build first

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You've been burned by an AI project that looked great in demos but never shipped

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You need board-ready evidence that AI is worth the investment

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Your competitor just launched an AI feature and you need to respond

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You have budget for AI but no internal AI expertise to spend it wisely
The math

4 weeks. 4 deliverables. One clear path forward.

Less than one month of a senior AI hire. More signal than six months of internal debate.

Book a Sprint Zero Call
Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly do we get at the end of Sprint Zero? +
Four concrete deliverables: (1) a stakeholder alignment report showing where your team agrees and disagrees on AI priorities, (2) a technical feasibility assessment of your highest-value use case, (3) a prioritized AI roadmap with estimated timelines and costs, and (4) a working prototype that proves the concept. You walk away with evidence, not opinions.
What if Sprint Zero reveals that AI isn't the right solution? +
That's one of the most valuable outcomes. A $15K investment that saves you from a $1M+ mistake is a win. We'll document why AI isn't the fit and recommend alternative approaches. About 15% of Sprint Zeros end with a 'not yet' recommendation — and clients thank us for the honesty.
How is this different from a typical discovery phase? +
Most discovery phases produce slide decks. Sprint Zero produces a working prototype. We don't just research — we build. By the end of 4 weeks, you've seen your AI use case running with real data, not hypothetical architecture diagrams.
Do we need to have our data ready before starting? +
No. Part of Sprint Zero is assessing what data you have, what you need, and how to bridge the gap. We work with whatever state your data is in — messy spreadsheets, production databases, or nothing at all. The feasibility assessment covers data readiness.
What happens after Sprint Zero? +
You have three paths: (1) Take the roadmap and build internally — we've given you everything you need. (2) Continue with us on a AI Product Build (from $50K) and we ship the full product. (3) Wait — the roadmap doesn't expire. About 70% of Sprint Zero clients continue to an AI Product Build.
Can Sprint Zero work remotely? +
Yes. All stakeholder workshops, technical assessments, and demos happen over video calls. We've delivered Sprint Zeros for teams across the US and internationally. The 4-week timeline stays the same regardless of location.
Ready to move?

Stop debating AI. Start proving it.

What you walk away with

  • ✓ 4 weeks from kickoff to deliverables
  • ✓ Working prototype, not a slide deck
  • ✓ $15K — less than one month of a senior AI hire
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