Product and constraint brief
A shared definition of the user, critical workflow, success criteria, and the cost, security, and reliability constraints that matter.
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AI PRODUCT REALITY SPRINT · 10 BUSINESS DAYS
Make the risky part real before you scale it.
A focused architecture and build sprint for technical founders and product leaders who have a real AI product or workflow and need to know what will survive contact with reality.
start the conversation →scope first · price after fit
timebox
10 days
focused, decision-led work
focus
one workflow
the path that matters most
result
a buildable path
evidence, risks, and next steps
01
what you leave with
Architecture and decision map
A practical system design covering data flow, model choices, human review, failure boundaries, and the trade-offs behind each decision.
Working vertical slice
One important workflow working end-to-end. If access or data blocks implementation, you get a precise blocker and the smallest path around it.
Reality check and handoff roadmap
A cost and risk view plus a concrete 30/60/90-day plan showing what to build next and what not to build yet.
02
how it runs
01Align
Kickoff on the user, workflow, evidence, and constraints.
02Decide
Turn ambiguity into an architecture and a short decision log.
03Build
Make the critical path real and test where it breaks.
04Handoff
Leave you with evidence, risks, and a next-build plan.
best fit
- • You have a real user or workflow in mind.
- • You need a critical path made concrete.
- • You can make decisions and provide access quickly.
not a fit
- • You want broad outsourced development without decisions.
- • You are still looking for a problem to solve.
- • You need a guaranteed full product in two weeks.
For larger enterprise or regulated engagements, the sprint can be the first step into a broader architecture, delivery, or fractional CTO engagement. See the enterprise proof for the kind of constraints I am used to working under.