01 — AI Readiness Assessment

One report. Built for non-technical readers, useful for technical ones.

No 60-page consulting deck. A 10–15 page document you’ll actually read, written so a co-founder, an investor, or your future engineer can pick it up cold.

01

Current-state read

What’s working, what’s missing, what risks I see in your data, your stack, and your team. Plain-language, not jargon.

02

Ranked AI opportunities

3–5 specific opportunities scored on impact, feasibility this quarter, and cost. Including the ones I’d skip and why.

03

Recommended first build

The one I’d build first if I were you, with a scoped plan: tech stack, timeline, ballpark cost, and what success looks like.

04

What to skip

The pitches you’ve heard, the tools you’ve been sold, the patterns I’d avoid. Saying no is half the value.

05

Hire, build, or buy

For the recommended first build: should you hire it, contract it, or buy something off the shelf. With named tools and rough budgets.

06

30-min walkthrough call

I walk you through the report, answer questions, and you keep the recording. Bring your co-founder, your CFO, whoever.

Sample report

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AI Readiness Assessment · April 2026
[Client Name] — AI Roadmap & Recommended First Build

Prepared by Scott Campit, Torchstack. 12 pages.

Table of Contents 1. Executive summary — what we recommend, in one page
2. Current-state assessment — data, stack, team
3. Ranked AI opportunities (5 evaluated, 2 recommended)
4. Recommended first build — scope, stack, timeline
5. Cost & staffing options — hire vs. build vs. buy
6. What we’d skip — vendor pitches we evaluated
7. Risks & assumptions
Appendix — technical reference for your future engineer

Executive summary — Of the four AI directions you raised in our intake, two are feasible this quarter at a cost you can absorb. One of those two has materially higher upside if executed correctly. We recommend…

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Timeline

One week, end to end.

From kickoff call to delivered report. Most of the work happens on my side; you’ll spend about 2 hours total.

Day 0 · 30 min

Kickoff call

We agree on scope, exchange any documents you have (architecture diagrams, data inventory, vendor proposals), and lock in the deadline.

Days 1–3

Discovery

I review what you’ve shared, talk to 1–2 of your operators or technical contractors if useful, and research your specific market and stack. You don’t see me much this week.

Days 4–6

Synthesis & writing

I draft the report. If I have follow-up questions, I’ll send them in one batch — not a steady drip.

Day 7 · 30 min

Delivery + walkthrough

Report lands in your inbox. We do a 30-minute call to walk through it; recording is yours. After that, the report is yours to act on however you want.

Pricing

Fixed price. No surprise invoices.

Paid up front. Refunded in full if I decline the work after the intro call.

Start with the free intro. We’ll figure out if the Readiness Assessment fits in fifteen minutes.

No pitch. You’ll leave with a clear recommendation — even if that recommendation is that you don’t need an assessment at all.

Book the free intro call →