The Treasure Map
Most AI projects fail before anyone writes a line of code. Somebody picks the wrong thing to build.
The Treasure Map is how we find the right thing. We go into your business, look at how the work actually happens, and come back with a ranked list of where AI will pay off, what each one is worth, and which one to do first, and why.
- Timeline
- Two to four weeks
- Investment
- Starting at $5,000
Why This Comes First
Nobody should build until they know where to dig
A good doctor runs tests before recommending surgery. Same idea here.
Every company has 20 or 30 places AI could help. But only four or five of them are worth doing this year. They would make the biggest impact and be the most feasible. The rest are either too small to matter or too hard to pull off with the data you have today.
Figuring out which is which takes real work. It's also the difference between a system your team uses every day and another tool nobody opens.
What We Do
Two to four weeks inside your business
- 01
We talk to the people doing the work
Not just the leadership team. The people on the phones, in the field, in the back office, in accounting. The way a process gets described upstairs and the way it actually runs are almost never the same thing.
- 02
We watch the work happen
Screen shares, detailed conversations, whatever it takes to see the real version. That's where you find the workarounds nobody mentions because they've stopped noticing them.
- 03
We look at your data
What exists, where it lives, and whether it's in good enough shape to build on. This is the part most people skip, and it's the reason a lot of AI projects stall out three months in.
- 04
We check our work with your team
By the time you see the plan, the people who'd have to live with it have already told us whether it's realistic and would make a measurable difference.
What You Get
A plan you can actually run
- A ranked list of the opportunities we found in your business.
- What each one is worth, in your numbers rather than ours.
- An honest read on how hard each one is to build with the data you have today.
- Our recommendation on which one to start with and why.
- Enough detail that any competent technical partner could pick it up and build from it.
What Happens After
The plan is yours
You can run it yourself. You can hand it to your own team or to whoever you already work with on technology. Or we can build it with you.
Most companies start with one piece and go from there. That's usually the right way to do it.
Who This Is For
When the Treasure Map makes sense
It fits best when you're running a real operation with a few dozen people or more, and the person at the top doesn't see every single process or task anymore. That's when going inside and talking to your team is worth the effort.
If you're smaller than that, you probably already know where your problems are. In that case a one-hour conversation is a better use of your money than an assessment.
Curious what we'd find?
Let's talk for 25 minutes. Tell us what's going on, and we'll figure out together whether a Treasure Map makes sense for your business.