Your competitors are implementing AI.You're still thinking about it.
We figure out where AI can actually move the needle in your business, then build the system that does it. Not just strategy, not just code - both, under one roof. Flat pricing, shipped in 1-4 weeks.
1-4
Weeks to ship a system
95%
AI pilots fail unguided
Flat
Pricing. No hourly surprises.
5
Productized AI systems
The problem
AI is the biggest opportunity of the decade. Most companies are blowing it.
95% of AI pilots fail
Without a clear plan and someone to ship it, most AI initiatives stall in pilot. MIT research confirms the overwhelming majority deliver zero measurable returns - because no one builds the thing.
Every month of waiting compounds
Your competitors are already fielding AI calls, auto-booking jobs, and triaging leads while you sleep. A week of delay is a week your phone didn't answer itself.
Missed calls are lost jobs
Service businesses miss 30-40% of inbound calls after hours and during jobs. For an operator doing $3M-$10M, that's a five-to-six-figure leak every year - before you even get to manual scheduling, follow-up, and quoting drag.
How it works
From discovery call to live system in 1-4 weeks
Three steps, no mystery. Diagnose, build, hand off the keys.
Scope
Free 20-minute discovery call. We diagnose your real bottleneck, recommend the right system from our five offers, and agree on scope before you sign. No surprises later.
Build
We build it - usually one to four weeks depending on the system. You review along the way, not at the end. Production-grade from the first commit, not throwaway demo code.
Handoff
We go live, train your team, and tune the system for 30 days post-launch. Optional monthly support keeps things sharp. Your team owns the system; we stay only as long as you need us.
Your data in.
Decisions out.
RF connects to the tools your team already uses, reasons across them, and ships the results back into the systems that run your business.
Services & Pricing
Five AI systems. Flat pricing. Shipped in weeks.
Only 2 of 19 AI consulting firms publish their pricing. Here are all five of ours - what they do, what they cost, and how fast they ship. Pick one or stack two on a single engagement.
Website + AI Chatbot
Built in 1-2 weeks
Conversion-ready Next.js site with an AI chatbot trained on your services and FAQs.
- Next.js site on Vercel
- Chatbase AI chatbot trained on your content
- Lead capture + email/SMS handoff
SMS Receptionist
Built in 1 week
Every missed call gets an instant text back. AI qualifies the job and books or routes to you.
- Twilio number + missed-call text-back
- Claude qualification (job, timing, contact)
- SMS summary sent to your phone
Voice Receptionist
Built in 1-2 weeks
Real-sounding AI voice that answers every call and books directly onto your calendar, 24/7.
- Vapi voice agent tuned to you
- Direct Google Calendar booking
- Call transcripts + escalation path
Custom Internal Tool
Built in 2-4 weeks
A real app for the spreadsheet or report your team runs every week. AI in the loop where it earns its keep.
- Next.js + Supabase with real auth
- Dashboards + role-based access
- Claude SDK where it cuts manual work
Workflow Automation
Built in 1-2 weeks
3-5 repetitive workflows rebuilt as self-hosted n8n automations. Nothing locked to a vendor.
- Self-hosted n8n on your infrastructure
- 3-5 production workflows wired end-to-end
- AI steps where judgment beats rules
For clients who've completed a productized engagement, ongoing advisory partnerships and 90-day AI sprints are available by invitation. All engagements start with a free 20-minute discovery call to scope the right system.
Why RidgeForce
We diagnose what to build. Then we build it.
Most AI vendors are one or the other. Strategy consultants who deliver decks but can't ship code. Dev shops who'll build whatever you point at but can't tell you if it's the right thing. You usually need both.
We sit at the table, ask hard questions about your operations and P&L, and recommend the system that will actually move the needle - not the one that's easiest to sell. Then we build it. Same person scopes the work and writes the code that ships.
The credentials behind that judgment: Wall Street finance, hands-on operations leadership, and production AI platforms already running for real teams. We didn't pivot to AI from reading about it. We've shipped this stuff. That's the moat - diagnosis plus delivery, under one roof.
What we bring to the table
Wall Street finance background - we read your P&L like a native
Diagnose the real bottleneck, not the easy-to-sell symptom
Build production AI systems, not strategy decks
Founder-built - you talk to the person writing the code
We focus on operator-run SMBs with $2M to $25M in annual revenue, typically 10 to 100 employees with no in-house CTO. Big enough that a missed call or a broken spreadsheet costs real money, small enough that hiring a $350K AI exec isn't the answer. That's the gap we fill.