Consulting · research-led AI integration

Research. Validate. Build.

For SMB and lower-mid-market operators who know AI matters but cannot bankroll an enterprise program to figure it out. Research first, then a working system inside the tools your team already uses, then ongoing operation — each phase scoped and quoted up front, each one optional.

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Signal Audit01

Research

The research method WalterSignal is named after. We map the work you actually do, survey the AI landscape against it, and return a written report naming what to automate, what to skip, and three pilots worth running, in order.

Commitment
Fixed scope, quoted up front
Timeline
10 business days
  • Workflow map across the process under review
  • Opportunity register with risks and dependencies
  • Three pilots ranked, with success metrics
  • A 90-day sequence we would run ourselves
  • PDF report plus a 60-minute walkthrough

“Read it once, decide for the year.”

Integration Pilot02

Validate

One real system, live inside the tools your team already uses. We pick the workflow with the audit, build it, plug it in, and stand behind the metric we agreed on.

Commitment
Quoted from the audit
Timeline
30 days
  • One production workflow live in 30 days
  • Connected to your CRM and the tools around it
  • Documented so your team can take it over
  • Measured against a single number that matters
  • 30 days of close support after launch

“When it lands, you can run it or we can.”

Full Build03

Build

The full system, built on what the pilot proved and handed over. The code, the domain, and the data are in your name, with no per-seat software rent to keep it running.

Commitment
One-time, quoted from the pilot
Timeline
Scoped to the system
  • The complete system, built around how you work
  • Code, domain, and data owned outright
  • No per-seat licensing
  • Documentation and a staff handoff
  • Managed services available as an add-on

“Built once. Yours from day one.”

The alternatives

What else you could do with the budget.

Most teams already pay for one of these in some form. Here is what each one costs you in time, and what you are holding at the end.

AlternativeTheir cost and timeWalterSignal

Strategy consultant

A working report, not a slide-bound recommendation.

$25–80K, 8–12 weeks
10 days, written plan

Custom-dev integration firm

One workflow, one metric, one team behind it.

$60–150K, 90+ days
30 days, one live workflow

Full-time AI hire

Hire when you are ready. Until then, WalterSignal runs it.

$140–220K all-in, 6+ months to ramp
Managed add-on, no ramp

DIY Zapier and vendor stitching

Drift gets caught before the number moves.

Untracked, unowned
Documented, monitored

Market figures are publicly published rates for the alternatives, not ours. Every WalterSignal engagement is scoped and quoted against your workflows — happy to walk through yours on a call.

Common questions

Straight answers.

Where do I start?

Almost everyone starts with the Signal Audit. It is a fixed scope delivered in 10 business days, quoted up front, and it returns a written plan naming what to automate now, what to skip, and three ranked pilots with success metrics. From there you can build with us, run it yourself, or just keep the report.

Do I have to do all three phases?

No. Each phase is quoted and bought on its own. The audit has no obligation to continue; the build is a one-time project you own outright. Managed services are a separate, optional add-on, month to month, and you can hand them off whenever you want.

How is this different from your products?

The products — WalterFetch, BananaForce, and BananaBots — are software you can buy and run. Consulting is for when you want a plan and a working system built around the way your specific business operates. The products grew out of this work.

What size companies is this for?

The best fit is roughly 10 to 200 people: small enough to move quickly, large enough that the workflow has real shape and the savings show up. The buyer is usually an owner-operator, founder, COO, or RevOps lead who can decide in one meeting.

Will you make us adopt new software?

No. Consulting builds inside the tools your team already pays for — your CRM, inbox, phones, calendars, and docs. There is no new platform to learn, and we do not resell software seats.

Start with the audit

Signal Audit. Ten days to a plan.

Ten days from kickoff to a clear, written plan you can act on. From there, build with us, run it yourself, or just keep the report. Whichever fits.

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