Liftoff
AI operations, delivered in weeks not quarters.
Most AI consulting takes a year to ship nothing. Liftoff is our structured delivery methodology — three phases, fixed pricing, real systems in production. Pick the size that fits your scope, we handle the rest.
[ 01 ]The methodology
Three phases. Right-sized to the work.
Every engagement runs through the same three phases. We adapt the scope, not the process.
01
Ignition
Prove it works
A paid scoping sprint that produces a working prototype on your real data. Not a slide deck. You know exactly what we’re building, what it costs, and how long it takes before you commit.
3 hours – 1 week
02
Ascent
Build it for production
Your system goes from prototype to production, running against real data, with your team starting to use it.
3 days – 4 weeks
03
Orbit
Ship and embed
Your operators get trained, your documentation gets written, your system gets handed off — with a 30-day optimization window.
2 weeks – 3 months
[ 02 ]Engagement sizes
Pick the size that fits your scope.
Every engagement gets sized during a free 30-minute discovery call. No endless scoping meetings, no surprise pricing later.
[ 03 ]Why it works
What makes Liftoff different.
Fixed price, no hourly billing.
You get a fixed number before you sign anything. If scope changes, we reprice through a change order — not a surprise invoice.
Paid Ignition phase.
We don’t do free scoping. Ignition is a paid sprint that produces a working prototype. If you don’t proceed, you keep the prototype and the brief. If you do, the Ignition fee credits toward the engagement.
Production, not pilots.
Every Liftoff engagement ends with a system running in your business, not a recommendation in a slide deck. If we can’t ship it to production, we don’t take the engagement.
Operator-first design.
Your operators are the ones running the system after we leave. Every workflow is designed for them — not for the executive who bought it.
Handoff-first, not handoff-last.
Orbit is a full phase of the engagement, not a last-week afterthought. Documentation, training, and optimization are scoped into every size.
Real delivery credentials.
We’ve built proposal automation, AI operations platforms, field services tooling, and government technology systems for organizations from small businesses to the Fortune 100.
[ 04 ]After Liftoff
Keep the system running.
Most customers continue working with us after Orbit through a monthly retainer. Ongoing optimization, small feature additions, and priority access when something breaks.
| Completed size | Retainer | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| XS | $1,500/mo | 8 hrs/mo support + tuning |
| S | $3,500/mo | 16 hrs/mo support + tuning |
| M | $6,000/mo | 32 hrs/mo support + tuning |
| L | $12,000/mo | 80 hrs/mo support + strategy |
Month-to-month commitment. Cancel anytime.
[ 05 ]Fit
Liftoff is built for:
- Growing businesses & organizations — defense & GovCon, membership orgs & nonprofits, professional services, and field-service & trade businesses
- Operations-heavy organizations — you have workflows, you have operators, you have a clear pain point
- Owners or operators with authority to decide — single decision-maker engagements land fastest
- Companies that want production software, not advice — if you need a strategy deck, we’re not the right firm
Liftoff is NOT for:
- Hourly/T&M-only engagements
- Pure strategy work with no implementation
- Projects under $5K or over $300K
- Organizations without an operator to hand off to
- Change management problems disguised as software problems
[ 06 ]FAQ
Common questions.
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