Scope. Sprint. Build. Operate.
Most consulting engagements obscure the math. Here's ours, in four stages, with the decision point at each one.
Scope
30-minute call with an engineer and our compliance lead. You describe the problem; we describe the shape of the engagement we'd recommend, in writing, within 24h.
Discovery Sprint
Fixed price, fixed scope. We produce: working prototype, architecture document, compliance map your CISO signs, model-selection rationale, cost model. You can stop here and take the artifacts elsewhere.
Build
T&M engagement, 4-16 weeks typical. Production-grade deployment, monitoring, eval pipeline. Bi-weekly demos. We don't disappear — your team is in the loop from day one.
Operate
Optional Managed SLA: 24/7 on-call, model upgrade testing, drift monitoring, quarterly eval. Or full handover to your team — we document everything as we go.
IP ownership is yours from day one.
The architecture document, the compliance map, the deployment code, the eval pipeline — all yours. We use open-source tooling and your existing infrastructure. Nothing locks you in to us.
The Ethora license is optional; many engagements use it because it fits the shape, and it stays with you if you leave the engagement.
We've had customers complete a Discovery Sprint, take the artifacts, and build the production system themselves. That's a valid outcome. We'd rather earn the build engagement than be owed it.