AI Consulting Engagements: What to Expect in the First 90 Days
By day 90 you should have AI in production, not a slide deck. Week-by-week breakdown of what a real AI engagement delivers.
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By day 90 you should have AI in production, not a slide deck. Week-by-week breakdown of what a real AI engagement delivers.
A 16-week project now takes 9. Where AI shaves weeks off development, where it doesn't, and what this means for your budget.
A 3-week AI agent build replaced a full-time role processing 150 requests/day at 97% accuracy. 5 workflows small businesses are automating now.
Most AI projects fail before code is written. Week-by-week breakdown of the 4-week discovery process that separates shipped products from expensive demos.
A $2K Zapier workflow beats an $80K AI agent sometimes. Real costs, decision framework, and when each approach actually makes sense.
Data from 23 apps: smart recommendations hit 87% adoption, chatbots hit 3% repeat use. Which AI features drive retention and which get ignored.
5 questions that separate real AI vendors from API wrappers with good branding. Red flags, green flags, and what to ask before signing.
The New Architecture is default, Expo won the tooling war, and cold starts hit 300ms. Here's what's actually different and what still isn't.
Adding AI costs $5K-$200K depending on what you build. Chatbots, search, document processing, and more broken down with real project data.