FAQ

We help growing businesses figure out where AI can save them time and money, then build the software to make it happen. We handle both the strategy and the build under one roof, so you're not bouncing between a consultant who advises and a dev shop that builds. One team, start to finish.

We work best with growing businesses that have real operational pain: too much manual work, too many disconnected tools, or processes that should be automated but aren't. Our main verticals are construction, real estate and property management, legal, and dental and medical practices. That said, if your team is losing hours to repetitive work and you want to fix it properly, we're probably a good fit.

A good rule of thumb: if you're not sure where to start with AI, begin with consulting. If you already know what you want to build, start with a custom software scoping call. A lot of clients do both because the consulting audit often uncovers that a custom tool is the right move, and we can build it right away without handing off to another team.

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. No pitch, just a conversation. We'll learn how your business runs and give you an honest take on whether AI consulting, custom software, or both actually makes sense for where you are right now. The discovery call and your quote are always free before any commitment.

Every engagement produces five concrete deliverables: an AI Opportunity Audit, a Custom AI Roadmap, a KPI Framework, Implementation Guidance, and Team Adoption Workshops. The goal is measurable operational results within 90 days, with the metrics defined before we start so you know exactly what success looks like.

We map out your workflows end to end and find every place where manual work, data bottlenecks, or repetitive decisions are eating time. You get a prioritized list of what AI can actually handle today, ranked by impact and how realistic each one is to implement. Not a brainstorm, a real action list with rationale behind it.

It's a phased implementation plan built around how your business actually runs. Specific tools, integrations, timelines, and costs per initiative. Not generic slides you file away and forget. It's designed to be followed, and everything in it has a defined outcome attached.

It's the list of metrics we agree on before anything gets built that will prove the work is delivering results. We track things like time saved per task, error rate reduction, volume processed per week, and team adoption rate. The point is you know whether it's working on day 30, not six months later when it's hard to course correct.

That's actually the most common way AI projects fail. It's why we include team adoption workshops in every consulting engagement. We run role-specific training built around your actual tools and workflows, not generic AI literacy content. Adoption rate is tracked as a real metric and we stay engaged until it sticks.

The audit, roadmap, and KPI framework are usually delivered within 2 to 4 weeks. Implementation guidance and team workshops run alongside execution after that. Most clients hit their first measurable results within 90 days of getting started.

AI Transformation starts with a paid $1,000 Strategy: two 1-hour calls, one a live shadow of your workflow, plus a detailed written plan and proposal delivered in 1 to 3 days. The $1,000 credits toward execution if you proceed, and you keep the plan either way. Execution is scoped and quoted in that plan. The 30-minute discovery call before it is always free, and you only pick a paid tier after that call. See our pricing page for full details.

Most agencies take a spec sheet and build it. We start with an operational audit and a strategy before writing a line of code. That means every build has a defined business outcome behind it with KPIs attached, not just a list of features.

Most AI consultants advise but don't build. Most dev shops build but don't advise. Build Lean does both under one roof. The strategy is grounded in what's actually buildable and the software is designed around real operational outcomes, not generic recommendations.

Absolutely. Consulting and custom software are separate services priced separately. Some clients only need the strategy and roadmap to execute internally. Others use us for the full journey from audit to production software. Either way works.

Retainers are available once your build is live. Support & Adoption starts at $500 a month, month to month with no lock-in, and covers monitoring and bug fixes, a reliability partner with an uptime and response SLA, on-call style support, recurring office hours, and adoption workshops for your team. Support, Adoption & Build starts at $2,000 a month and adds roughly 8 to 10 build hours a month for optimizations, new features, and new integrations on top of the systems we built.

You can take the code and run it yourself, bring in your own developer, or stay on a retainer with us for ongoing support, improvements, and strategy. There's no obligation to continue after the build is complete. The code is yours regardless.

Yes. We're based in New Jersey but work with clients nationwide. All discovery calls, scoping, and collaboration happen remotely so location isn't a factor.