Find your highest-ROI AI opportunity in 48 hours.
A senior engineering team reviews your stack and workflows, then delivers a scored, prioritized roadmap of where AI will actually pay back. No 200-slide decks. No six-month diagnostics.
Two ways you can’t lose
If the audit doesn’t surface at least three opportunities worth pursuing, you don’t pay. If you commit to a follow-on engagement over $30K, the $2,500 fee is credited back in full.
Every deliverable, listed
No vague “findings.” A concrete artifact you can act on the next morning — or hand to your board.
- 5–7 prioritized AI opportunities mapped to your actual stack
- Effort and impact scoring for each, with rough ROI estimates
- Recommended first project with budget bands
- 8–12 page written report you can share with the board
- 30-minute readout with your leadership team
- Senior engineers throughout — no junior handoffs
50–500 employees, real data, vendor-pitch fatigue
If you have real data, real stakeholders, and you’re tired of vendor pitches that don’t account for your actual stack, this is for you.
CTO / VP Eng without AI bandwidth
You know AI matters, but the team is heads-down shipping the roadmap. You need a senior outside read on where AI actually pays back — fast, without derailing your engineers.
CEO who needs an AI story
The board, investors or your largest customer is asking what AI means for the business. You need a defensible, prioritized answer in time for the next conversation, not a six-month consulting engagement.
COO with a real operational problem
You have a specific workflow that’s eating your team’s time or your margin. You want to know if AI can solve it — and if so, what scope, budget and timeline look like before you commit.
Healthtech leader who needs HIPAA-ready guidance
You work in regulated data. Generic AI consultants give generic answers. You need recommendations from a team that ships HIPAA-compliant, FDA-ready systems for a living.
From discovery call to scored matrix in 4 steps
Discovery call
60 minutes with the senior engineers who will do the audit. We map your stack, data landscape, current workflows and the goals you’re measuring against.
System review
Our team reviews your systems, documentation and metrics. We surface candidate AI opportunities, score each by effort and impact, and pressure-test against feasibility and ROI.
Scored matrix + readout
You get an 8–12 page report, a scored opportunity matrix and a recommended first project with budget bands. We walk through it live in a 30-minute readout with your leadership team.
You decide
No pressure to engage further. If you take a follow-on engagement over $30K, the $2,500 audit fee is credited back in full. If not, you keep the report.
Pick the depth that matches the decision
AI Opportunity Brief
Same week
Free
- 20-min discovery call
- 1-page summary of likely opportunities
AI Opportunity Audit
48 hours
$2,500
- 5–7 prioritized opportunities
- Effort and impact scoring
- 8–12 page written report
- 30-min leadership readout
- Credited back on engagements > $30K
AI Strategy Sprint
2 weeks
$7,500 – $15,000
- Everything in the Audit
- Technical architecture
- 90-day implementation roadmap
- Executive presentation
The $2,500 Audit fee is credited back in full against any follow-on engagement over $30K.
And why we refund it
The audit is real senior engineering work. Two days of review by the same engineers who would build the system later. Not a sales pitch dressed up as a workshop.
Paying filters for buyers who have actual budget and intent — so the conversation skips the “is this real?” phase and gets to substance.
Refunding it on engagement removes any pressure to upsell. We only win when you do. If the Audit recommends doing nothing — or doing it with someone else — we’ve still done the work and you keep the report.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from a free assessment?
A free assessment is usually a sales call. The AI Opportunity Audit is real senior engineering work — a 60-minute discovery, two days of review by our engineering team, a scored opportunity matrix, an 8–12 page written report and a 30-minute readout. Paying filters for buyers with real budget and intent, and we credit the fee back if you take a follow-on engagement over $30K, so we only win when you do.
What if we already know what we want to build?
Then the Audit pressure-tests the idea: do the data and stack actually support it, is it the highest-ROI move, and what does a realistic effort/budget band look like? If we agree your priority is the right one, you walk away with a build plan instead of a roadmap. Either way, you make a better decision before committing capital.
Do you sign NDAs?
Yes — standard mutual NDAs are part of every engagement. Send yours, or we can use ours. Either way the audit happens under signed confidentiality before any data, documentation or system access is shared.
What if we’re already running AI projects?
Great — the Audit covers what’s working, what’s stuck, and where the next dollar should go. We’ll review existing pilots against baseline metrics, identify which to scale and which to retire, and surface adjacent opportunities your current team might be missing.
What’s your HIPAA / regulated-data posture?
ScaleStart is rooted in Minneapolis and the Medical Alley ecosystem. HIPAA-compliant architecture and FDA-ready documentation are how we build by default, not upsells. The Audit can run entirely against de-identified samples, or under a BAA against real PHI — your call.
Can we do this remotely?
Yes. Every step — discovery call, system review, readout — runs over secure video and shared documents. On-site visits are available if a regulated environment requires it, but they’re never the default.
Book your AI Opportunity Audit
48 hours from kickoff to a scored, prioritized roadmap. $2,500, credited back against any engagement over $30K. Or start with a free 20-minute Brief — your call.