What we build · Custom AI systems
When nothing off the shelf fits, we build it.
Some work is specific to your business: a process nobody sells software for, or a pile of information no tool knows how to read. We design and build a system around it, with AI where it helps and plain software where it doesn't.
Where it fits
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When no off-the-shelf tool fits the way you work, we build the missing piece around your process and connect it to the tools you keep.
One we built for ourselves
BidStar reads hundreds of public bid pages every morning and sends Northland contractors one clean list, sorted by fit.
What we set up
- Systems that gather information from many sources and sort it for you
- Tools built around a process that's unique to your business
- AI that reads documents, notices and records and pulls out what matters
- Simple screens and daily emails your team actually checks
How it starts
We map the process first, then build the smallest version that does real work. You see it running before we build the next piece.
Who stays in charge
You decide what the system does on its own and what comes to a person, and you can see what it did and why.
What it doesn't do
We don't take on multi-year platform projects or replace the core systems you already run.
More of what this looks like
Gathering scattered information
Notices, listings or records pulled from many websites or inboxes into one daily list, sorted for you. That's what BidStar does for public construction bids.
A process nobody sells software for
A step-by-step tool built around how your team actually does a job, with AI doing the reading and checking.
Reading documents at volume
Contracts, forms or notices read and summarized, so a person only looks at the ones that matter.
Examples of the kind of work, not client results.
Common questions
When do we need a custom system instead of an existing tool?
When you've looked and nothing fits, or when the job depends on gathering and reading information no tool knows about. If an existing tool does most of it, we'll usually recommend that instead.
How is a custom system priced?
In phases. We build the smallest version that does real work first, with a flat price per phase in writing, so you see it running before you commit to the next piece.
Who maintains it after it's built?
It's yours to run, or we can keep it running as your ongoing partner. Either way you get plain notes on how it works.
Can we see one?
Yes. BidStar is a custom system we built and run ourselves, and we're glad to walk you through it on a call.
What it costs
Scoped in phases, with a flat price per phase in writing before we start.
Not sure this is the right first fix?
That's what the free call is for. 30 minutes, and a written note the next business day.