Hiring an AI engineer you'll manage more than they ship.
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SQUAD
Your AI department, on call.
You already have a company. You don't need a full install or an overnight loop — you need someone who picks up when AI breaks, builds the thing you described, and tells you what to skip.
Not coaching. Not an embedded ops retainer. Not fractional CTO. Not Shift — no overnight automation. Not a Slack channel with vibes.
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A department that picks up when AI breaks.
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A consultant who sends a deck and disappears.
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Someone who opens your repo and fixes it.
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Another tool subscription nobody uses.
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The person who tells you which tools to cancel.
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An agency that bills by the hour and moves by the week.
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Response in four hours. Build in the same day.
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What it does
- FixSomething broke or isn't working. I diagnose and patch.
- BuildYou described it. I wire it. Cursor-class, your repo.
- AdviseShould we use this tool? Is this vendor lying? What's the move?
- ReviewYour team shipped AI code. I read it and tell you what's real.
- ScoutNew model dropped. New tool launched. I tell you if it matters for your stack.
The bill
Starter · $1,000/mo
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Pro · $2,000/mo
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Max 8 companies. When full, waitlist only.
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Async. Up to 8 hours response. One active thread. First month includes AI website rebuild.
Priority async. 4 hour response. Two active threads. Monthly review call. First month includes AI website rebuild.
Cancel anytime. No contracts.
First month
First month includes rebuilding your website to be AI-powered — smart forms, auto-response, SEO, and a simple AI assistant. Included in the retainer.
- FormsAI-powered contact form — smart routing, auto-response.
- SEOStructured data, meta, basics that should already be there.
- PageOne landing page or homepage refresh.
- AssistantSimple AI chatbot or FAQ — your brand, your voice.
Fit
This is for you
- You already have a company with revenue.
- You've tried AI but it's not sticking.
- You don't want to hire an AI person yet.
- You need someone who can actually build, not just advise.
This is not for you
- You need full-time embedded ops. That's Ops Run.
- You need overnight automation. That's Shift.
- You need a full AI install from scratch. That's Install.
- You want coaching or mentorship.
Where this sits
- Plan · free — figure out where AI goes first
- SQUAD · $1k–$2k/mo — AI department on call
- Shift · $2,497 then $1,500/mo — overnight automation
- Ops Run · $5k + $4k/mo — one named ops queue, built