Studio retainers · Managed operating lanes
Retainers are for recurring work that is already important but not yet ready for a full install. We attach a product, operate the lane with you, and turn what repeats into the next product, sprint, or Engine install.
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We identify the recurring workflow already costing time, attention, or missed opportunity.
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We start with the product closest to the work so value appears quickly, not after a long transformation plan.
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The studio operates the workflow, tunes the agents, and documents what repeats.
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Stay on retainer, expand into a sprint, install the Engine, or productize the pattern.
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Sentinel
$5K-$20K/mo
We run recurring subject, company, and deal diligence with Sentinel as the product layer and studio judgment around the edges.
A repeatable diligence desk your team can trust before hires, deals, partnerships, or public exposure.
RFP Engine + RFP Sentry
$7.5K-$35K/mo
We surface opportunities, score fit, prepare first drafts, and keep the capture motion from dying between deadlines.
A live opportunity pipeline with fewer missed bids and cleaner go/no-go judgment.
Vellum
$10K-$30K/mo
We turn calls, docs, meeting notes, voice memos, and program history into institutional memory your team can actually query.
Less repeated context, faster onboarding, and a cleaner path from scattered knowledge to operating system.
Janice
$7.5K-$25K/mo
We manage the candidate, intern, staff, or partner lifecycle with intake, documents, onboarding, and follow-through in one lane.
A cleaner people operation where forms, follow-ups, files, and decisions stop living in separate places.
Atelier + Sage
$10K-$35K/mo
We sit beside the operator: tuning workflows, cleaning handoffs, building skills, and reviewing where AI should become process.
A monthly operating rhythm that turns scattered AI use into a managed execution layer.
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The product helps, but the workflow needs ongoing judgment, routing, and follow-through.
The problem is real, but it does not need the whole operating system on day one.
The lane should teach us whether this becomes a sprint, product, install, or venture thesis.
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We will tell you whether it should start as a product, a managed lane, a scoped studio sprint, or a larger Engine install.