A clear path from first conversation to working system
I personally lead every engagement — no account managers or handoffs. Each one is scoped around a defined business problem with clear deliverables, a realistic timeline, and a fixed-fee proposal before any paid work begins.
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Bring one workflow or business problem
The free discovery call focuses on a real process, its owner, the tools involved, the data available, and the cost of the current approach. It is not a sales pitch — it is a qualification conversation.
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Define a paid first engagement
Most projects begin with a workflow audit, a role-specific enablement program, or a tightly scoped implementation pilot. You receive a written proposal with scope, deliverables, timeline, and fee before any paid work begins.
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Deliver a concrete artifact or working system
The engagement ends with a roadmap, playbook, implementation, test plan, documentation, or trained team — not an open-ended strategy deck.
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Expand only after value is demonstrated
Additional workflows, systems, or advisory support are proposed after the first engagement has a clear owner, success measure, and demonstrated value. Follow-on work is optional.
Before work begins: you will know the scope, deliverables, timeline, and fee. Engagements are fixed-fee and scoped to a defined problem — not open-ended hourly consulting.
Ariel Salem — Founder & AI Engineer
You work directly with me through every stage — intake, scoping, delivery, and handoff. I have 10+ years building production AI systems across legal, operations, and analytics software. Recommendations come from shipping real automations, not slide decks.
What you leave with
Depending on the engagement, you receive concrete artifacts your team can use, share, and build on — not slides about what AI might do someday.