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Build defensible AI advantages

We invest early and execute with founders to ship measurable ROI, fast.

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System Status

Time to MVP30 days

Cost guardrailsenforced

Instrumentationshipped by default

MVP shipped

Working v1 in 30 days

Unit economics protected

Cost guardrails enforced

Data flywheel designed

Feedback loops that compound

GTM system installed

Repeatable growth engine

What We Do

Three ways to work with Hidden Layer AI

Angel Investing

Pre-seed and seed checks with structured post-invest support

→Capital + execution partner
→Weekly cadence and milestone framework
→GTM operating help, not just intros

Venture Studio Builds

Co-building products and growth engines in exchange for equity

→Product build and iteration
→Data loop design
→GTM engine and analytics

Advisory + Sprints

Productized sprints and retainers for clarity and speed

→AI Opportunity Audit (2 weeks)
→MVP in 30 Days
→GTM System Build

The Hidden Layer Method

A proven 3-step process to turn AI ideas into defensible advantages

Diagnose

Week 1

Deliverables

→ICP, buyer persona, buying trigger
→Workflow map and pain points
→Success metrics and ROI model
→Data sources and constraints
→30-day execution plan

Success Criteria

Clear understanding of the opportunity and build plan

Prove

Weeks 2-6

Deliverables

→MVP shipped
→Instrumentation and dashboards
→Pilot users onboarded
→Measurable outcomes recorded
→Lessons and iteration plan

Success Criteria

Working product with real user validation

Scale

Weeks 6-12+

Deliverables

→Sales motion, pricing, packaging
→Growth loops (content, outbound, partnerships)
→Reliability and security upgrades
→Cost optimizations
→Hiring plan and SOPs

Success Criteria

Repeatable growth system with healthy unit economics

Selected Work

Measurable outcomes from real engagements

-38% cost-to-serve

Fintech Compliance Automation

Reduced review time from 2-3 days to 4 hours while improving accuracy

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+42% win rate

B2B SaaS Sales Intelligence

Increased win rate from 18% to 42% while reducing research time by 75%

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Founder Fit Scorecard

If you match 4 of 5, we should talk

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Clear buyer + buying trigger

You know exactly who pays and why they need it now

✓

Wedge product with expansion path

Start narrow, expand systematically

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Data moat or access

Proprietary data creation or unique access

✓

Ability to ship weekly

Fast iteration loops and decisive execution

✓

Inference costs can be controlled

Unit economics that work at scale

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Productized Sprints

Fixed-scope engagements with clear deliverables

AI Advantage Audit

2 weeks

In 2 weeks, we identify the highest ROI AI lever in your business and provide a build plan.

Outputs

→Workflow mapping
→ROI model
→Build vs buy recommendation
→Security and data handling plan
→Prioritized backlog

For: AI-enabled businesses looking for highest ROI AI lever

MVP in 30 Days

4 weeks

A working v1 shipped, instrumented, and piloted with real users.

Outputs

→Clickable prototype to working v1
→Instrumentation baked in
→Pilot plan and onboarding flow
→Cost guardrails
→Iteration roadmap

For: Startups ready to ship and test with real users

GTM System Build

4-6 weeks

Positioning, offer, funnel, and outbound system built with scripts, assets, and tracking.

Outputs

→Positioning, ICP, messaging
→Offer creation, pricing tests
→Lead flow, outbound scripts, inbound funnel
→Sales assets and demo narrative
→KPI dashboard

For: Startups with product-market fit seeking scalable growth

AI Cost Optimization

2-4 weeks

Reduce AI costs and protect margins through systematic optimization.

Outputs

→Inference cost profiling
→Caching, routing, batching recommendations
→Model mix optimization
→Cost dashboards and guardrails
→Margin safety plan

For: AI startups with scaling inference costs

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