About to sign with a vendor, or paying for AI nobody uses? I'll tell you what's working, what isn't, and what to do next.
The vendor wants the contract signed. The consultancy wants the next phase. Your own team wants the win.
So the proposal goes through as written, or the licenses renew while two people use them and everyone else goes back to the old way.
You need someone on your side who knows how this stuff gets built.
I've built production AI for construction and HIPAA-regulated pharma clients through Left Join Studio, on top of 25 years of data systems for hedge funds, ad tech, and telecom. I know what's hard, what's padding, and when the answer isn't AI at all. See what I've built →
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Scott Pierce, principal
Left Join Studio, Inc
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25+ years shipping software
production AI in construction and pharma
on your side, no referral fees
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A vendor proposal is on your desk.
I read the proposal, the data, and the vendor's claims, and talk to the people who'll own it. You get a short memo that says sign, renegotiate, or walk, with the reasons. Take it to your boss or your board, or hand it back to the vendor.
> sign, renegotiate, or walk away
You're paying for AI your team barely uses.
I audit what you pay for and who uses it, build the top few wins with your team, and stay on in your team chat (Slack, Teams, or plain text messages) as your AI partner for as long as it helps.
> your team uses it without me in the room
You want validation. I'll tell you what's wrong. If you need to hear "looks great," I'm the wrong call.
You're mid-project and need a rescue. That's a different job, and usually a different person.
You need the answer this week. An honest review takes longer than a glance.
You'll know what to sign, what to cut, and what to build next, and you'll have the reasons written down.
Without it, the proposal goes through as written, the seats keep renewing, and the next AI plan gets a colder reception from your board.
A consultant leaves a deck. I leave a decision, or a team that uses the tools. I take no referral fees, so the only side I'm on is yours.
No. Start with the review or the audit. If that is all you need, we shake hands and call it done.
Then you get that in writing, and you sign with confidence. That's worth having too.
Left Join Studio, Inc. Scope and deliverables are in writing, and the memo, the code, the docs, and any training material are yours to keep.
Because I'm the hedge. I work in parallel with them, move faster, and tell you whether their plan holds up. You keep their coverage and get a second opinion that isn't billing for the next phase.
Mutual NDA before we start. I work in your environment and never copy data out. I've delivered HIPAA work under a signed Business Associate Agreement. If your IT team has a vendor security questionnaire, send it and I'll answer it before we sign.
Anywhere from a 10-person shop to a few thousand people. The size that matters is the decision: a vendor proposal, a renewal, or a job that eats someone's week.
A fixed price, agreed in writing before I start. Projects aren't billed by the hour. The first call is free, and I'll tell you on it whether this is worth your money.
Thirty minutes, no slides. We'll figure out if I can help.