About

AI that earns its keep for small businesses

Vertex AI is a founder-led practice that sets up practical AI for small businesses — answering customers, capturing leads, and booking jobs. No jargon, no lock-in, no full-time tech team required.

Founder-led

Senior practitioners only

Production

Evals gate every release

Your stack

No lock-in — you own the code

2-week

First working prototype

What we believe

Outcomes over output

We measure ourselves by the number we moved for you — revenue, cost, or risk — not by decks delivered or hours billed.

Evals or it didn't happen

Every system ships with a test suite. If we can't measure quality, we don't put it in front of your customers.

Your stack, your ownership

We build on your cloud, document everything, and train your team. No lock-in, no black boxes, no rent-seeking.

Honest about AI

Sometimes the right answer is 'don't use AI for that yet.' We'll tell you when an idea isn't worth the spend.

Who you work with

No armies of junior consultants. Every engagement is led by the founder and staffed by senior practitioners who write the code and own the outcome — the same people in the sales call are the ones shipping your system.

We're a new, deliberately small practice. That means you get senior attention and a direct line — not a handoff to an offshore team after the contract is signed.

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