AI Launchpad — From AI Curiosity to AI Results in 90 Days
CDO Advisors AI Launchpad takes your business from AI curiosity to AI results in 90 days. Start with a $3,500 AI Readiness Assessment (credited 100% toward implementation), get a fixed-price build, and grow with a flexible retainer — no lock-in, no surprises.
Your Business Runs on Data. Now Make It Run on AI.
We help operations, finance, and leadership teams move from AI curiosity to AI execution — with a clear roadmap, the right foundation, and a partner who’s accountable to your results. Not your AI vendor’s roadmap. Yours.
90 days Average time-to-first-ROI
Fixed Price on every engagement
100% Assessment fee credited to build
100+ Data projects delivered
AI Readiness Assessment
$3,500
One-time · 100% credited toward implementation
⚡ Completed in 5 business days
✓ Full data source & workflow audit
✓ AI maturity score across 5 dimensions
✓ 3–5 prioritized automation opportunities with ROI estimates
✓ Quick-win identified — deployable in under 30 days
✓ Executive-ready roadmap presentation
✓ No ongoing commitment required
The Problem
Most AI Projects Fail Before They Deliver a Single Result.
You’ve heard what AI can do. Maybe you’ve even bought tools. But somewhere between the pitch and the payoff, the momentum stalled — because nobody told you the hard truth.
What you’re actually dealing with
These are the roadblocks we hear from every leader who contacts us about AI.
- ✗ You’ve bought AI tools that nobody is using — licenses sitting idle while invoices keep coming
- ✗ Your data lives in 5 different systems that don’t talk to each other — and nobody knows where to start connecting them
- ✗ Every AI vendor wants to sell you a platform before they understand your actual workflows
- ✗ Leadership wants proof of ROI before approving the budget — but you can’t show ROI without the budget
- ✗ Your team spends hours on manual tasks that AI could handle — but nobody has time to build the automation
- ✗ You’re worried about governance, security, and compliance — and every AI “solution” seems to hand-wave those concerns
The problem was never the technology. It was that nobody assessed whether the organization was ready — its data, its workflows, its people — before writing the first check.
That’s exactly what the AI Launchpad is designed to fix.
The real problem isn’t that your team isn’t ready for AI. It’s that the AI industry has convinced you the only path forward is a six-figure “transformation” project with a 12-month timeline and a vendor lock-in contract.
100+ Data Projects Delivered. Now We’re Bringing That Rigor to AI.
CDO Advisors built its reputation on Power BI implementations that people actually adopt — 80%+ adoption across every engagement, while the industry average hovers around 26%. We did that by starting with workflows, not tools. By talking to the people who use the data, not just the people who sign the contract.
We’re applying that same methodology to AI. No tool-first thinking. No generic chatbot implementations. Just practical automation that connects to your existing data, integrates with the systems you already run, and delivers measurable results your CFO can point to.
100+ Data & BI projects delivered
50+ Years combined data expertise
80%+ User adoption rate
A Clear Path From Where You Are to Where AI Starts Paying for Itself
Three stages. No guesswork. No wasted spend. Every dollar is scoped and signed off before work begins.
01
Week 1 · 5 Business Days
$3,500 — credited 100% toward Stage 2
Get Clarity First — AI Readiness Assessment
You’re not paying for a sales pitch. You’re paying for facts.
Before we recommend a single tool or build a single workflow, we embed in your operations for one week. We interview your team, audit your data, map your technology stack, and score your AI readiness across five dimensions. You walk away with a prioritized roadmap, ROI estimates for your top opportunities, and at least one quick-win you can act on in under 30 days — whether you continue with us or not.
- Data source and workflow discovery
- AI maturity score across data, infrastructure, team capability, and governance
- Tool and vendor gap analysis — what you have vs. what you need
- 3–5 prioritized automation opportunities with ROI estimates
- Quick-win identification: one opportunity deployable in under 30 days
- Executive-ready roadmap presentation (60-minute session)
02
Weeks 2–8 · Fixed Scope
$15,000 – $50,000
Build the Foundation — AI Implementation
Fixed scope, fixed price — scoped and signed before any work begins.
You can’t build reliable AI on top of disconnected data and manual workflows. This stage deploys, configures, and integrates the AI infrastructure your organization needs. We connect your existing data sources — the ERPs, CRMs, spreadsheets, and databases you already run — to the AI tools that will drive automation.
03
Month 3+ · Ongoing
$1,500 – $6,000 / month
Grow With a Partner Who Stays — AI Operations Retainer
Essentials, Growth, or Scale — upgrade with 30 days’ notice, no lock-in.
Once your foundation is live, the work is just beginning. Models drift. Business requirements change. New automation opportunities surface every quarter. The AI Operations Retainer is your ongoing AI team — without hiring, training, or managing a full-time AI function internally.
What Your Business Looks Like With AI That Actually Works
- Hours Returned to Your Team Every Week
- ROI Your Leadership Can Measure
- An AI Program You Can Trust
- Systems That Finally Talk to Each Other
- A Team That Understands AI
- A Roadmap, Not a Guess
CDO Advisors vs. the Typical AI Vendor
| Typical AI Vendor | CDO Advisors AI Launchpad | |
|---|---|---|
| First step | Tool demo → annual license | $3,500 Assessment → credited 100% |
| Timeline to value | 6–12 months (maybe) | First ROI within 90 days |
| Pricing model | Hourly billing, scope creep | Fixed scope, fixed price — always |
| Governance | Added later (if at all) | Human-in-the-loop from Day 1 |
| Data readiness | “You should have that ready” | We assess and fix it first |
| Team dependency | Ongoing vendor lock-in | Training + docs → team self-sufficiency |
| Contracts | 12-month minimums | Pause or cancel with 30 days’ notice |
| Industry expertise | Generic playbooks | Oil & gas, healthcare, manufacturing, financial services — deep domain knowledge |
Proven Track Record
Results From Organizations Like Yours
- 22 hrs Saved per week Accounts payable automation for a 60-person finance team.
- Invoice processing dropped from 4.2 days to 6 hours.
- 65% Faster lead qualification
- Marketing team reduced qualification time while improving CRM data accuracy from 61% to 94%.
- 8 weeks From kickoff to live dashboards
Common Questions
How long until we see ROI?
For most clients, the first measurable ROI arrives within 30 to 60 days of an agent going live — typically in the form of hours saved or error rates reduced.
Do we need our data ready before we start?
No. The Assessment is specifically designed to evaluate your data readiness.
What industries do you serve?
We have deep experience in oil & gas, healthcare, manufacturing, retail energy, and financial services — but the workflows we automate exist in every B2B industry.
What does “fixed scope, fixed price” actually mean?
Before any development begins, we produce a detailed Scope of Work that specifies exactly which platforms will be deployed, what integrations are included, and what falls outside scope.
Can we cancel or pause a retainer?
Yes. Retainer agreements require 30 days’ written notice to pause or cancel.
What if we already use Power BI — does AI replace it?
Not at all — AI enhances Power BI.
Where should we start if we’re not sure?
Start with the Assessment.
Ready to Know Exactly Where AI Fits in Your Business?
Start with the Assessment. One week. One clear roadmap. Zero risk — the fee applies 100% to your implementation if you move forward.
$3,500 AI Assessment
Full roadmap in 5 days — credited 100% if you continue.
Free Discovery Call
30 minutes — honest conversation about what’s possible.