The 30-day cohort · $1,500 · no retainer

One AI-backed system in 30 days that saves 5–10 founder hours a week. No retainer.

For 6 Durham businesses. We map, build, and install one system in 30 days. If it isn't worth keeping, you keep every artifact and 100% of your fee rolls forward as credit.

  • Owner-operators in Durham who still live in their inbox.
  • Service or local businesses with repeatable workflows.
  • People who want one proven system, not a dashboard of bots.

How the 30 days work

  1. 0

    Day 0 – Baseline: lock in where your time is actually going.

  2. 3

    Day 3 – Map: name the process and its class; decide where AI belongs.

  3. 10

    Day 10 – Install: we build it; you drive the keyboard.

  4. 12–25

    Days 12–25 – Use: you run it in the real world, every use logged.

  5. 28

    Day 28 – Prove: we compare before/after together.

  6. 30

    Day 30 – Decide: keep it and roll your credit into the next build, or stop with a complete handoff.

The earned-credit guarantee

First System is $1,500. Hit eight simple behavior milestones and 100% of it comes back as credit toward your next build. If we miss usage or adoption, we drop a class or redesign until the system either earns its keep or you decide to stop.

Durham cohort application (takes ~3 minutes)

6 spots · dates announced to applicants first

A — You
B — Your business basics
Team size, including you
C — The problem
Where does that task live today? (check all that apply)
What have you already tried to fix it?
D — Fit & timing
When would you want this system live in your business?
If we find a good fit, are you the person who can say yes to a $1,500 project this month?

You'll hear back within two days either way. The hardest part of the sprint isn't the building — it's using the thing ten times in your real work. If that sounds like a stretch right now, apply anyway and say so; we'll aim you at a later cohort.