WE AUDIT YOUR PROCESSES AND DEPLOY LOW-COST AI SOLUTIONS
Get a complete diagnostic of your operations: we pinpoint repetitive bottlenecks, select the most cost-effective AI models on the market, and our FDE embeds into your team to wire everything into your software in 30 days.
A COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONAL AUDIT, 100% FREE
Before writing a single line of code, we map your business workflows to uncover immediate, high-ROI automation opportunities.
1. In-depth Workflow Analysis
We observe how your team operates day-to-day (accounting, invoicing, CRM, emails, inventory, HR) to uncover low-value repetitive tasks.
2. Bottleneck & Pain Point Identification
We pinpoint where staff loses the most manual hours or where preventable human transcription errors occur.
3. Low-Cost AI Tool & Model Selection
We steer clear of bloated, overpriced enterprise software. We cherry-pick ultra-frugal AI models (cents per thousand queries) and lean open-source components.
4. Clear Roadmap & ROI Projection
You receive a concrete action plan with calculated monthly hour and dollar savings. You are completely free to implement it with us or on your own.
What you receive from the free audit:
FROM FREE AUDIT TO PRODUCTION
NO HIDDEN FEES, NO WASTED TIME
A pragmatic engineering methodology inspired by industry leaders: you stay in complete control at every milestone.
Step 1: Free Audit & Diagnostic
Zero obligation. We map your operations, uncover bottlenecks, and deliver an actionable blueprint with low-cost AI recommendations.
Step 2: Custom FDE Integration
If you approve the plan, our senior engineer embeds with your team to build and wire AI directly into your existing software.
Step 3: 100% Owned Source Code & Handover
Live in 30 days, secured in your private cloud, with full staff training and complete handover of all intellectual property.
WHY THE FDE MODEL IS THE SMARTEST CHOICE FOR SMBS
Compare your options when integrating artificial intelligence into your business.
Internal Full-Time Hire
,000 - ,000/yr
- 4 to 6 months of headhunting & interviewing
- High ongoing salary, benefits, and payroll overhead
- Risk of hiring the wrong technical profile
- Complex ongoing retention and management
Traditional Consulting Firm
,000 - ,000
- Deliverable: 80-page slide decks and PDF reports
- Zero lines of production code written
- No direct connection to your actual tools
- You still have to find someone to build it
Stigma FDE Engineer
Free Audit + Fixed Sprint
- 100% Free initial operational audit
- Cost-effective (low-cost) AI tooling choices
- 100% working, production-ready code connected to your stack
- Complete intellectual property & source code ownership
3 FUNDAMENTAL GUARANTEES
Confidence, enterprise-grade security, and complete independence.
Zero Data Leakage
AI is deployed within your own private cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) or on-premise server. Your proprietary and customer data is never used to train public models.
100% Intellectual Property
You own all source code, pipelines, and integrations created. No proprietary lock-in or recurring mandatory black-box fees.
Full Post-Sprint Autonomy
The FDE creates no technical black boxes. Every component is documented and your team is trained to manage and adapt the solution freely.
WHAT YOUR FDE DOES DAILY
A senior engineer 100% embedded inside your operations.
Process Audit & Observation
They work alongside your staff to analyze repetitive tasks and map workflow inefficiencies.
Low-Cost AI Selection
They select the most cost-efficient AI technologies to eliminate bloated software subscriptions.
Coding & System Integration
They build and connect AI automations directly into your active software (emails, CRM, ERP, spreadsheets).
Security & Team Training
They isolate data pipelines in your private cloud and train your staff for complete autonomy.
EXAMPLES OF OPTIMIZATIONS FOLLOWING THE AUDIT
Pragmatic, low-cost solutions that eliminate manual friction.
PROBLEM:
Staff spends 15 hours weekly manually transcribing invoice PDFs and item lines into accounting software.
FDE SOLUTION:
Following the audit, the FDE deploys an ultra-frugal AI that parses invoices from email for a fraction of a cent per page and updates accounting automatically.
PROBLEM:
Complex quotation requests received via email take hours to review, calculate, and log into the CRM.
FDE SOLUTION:
The FDE creates an automation that analyzes incoming specs, auto-populates CRM opportunity fields, and drafts custom quote replies for human approval.
PROBLEM:
Customer support is overwhelmed with repetitive questions and slow response backlogs.
FDE SOLUTION:
The FDE integrates an AI copilot that sorts tickets by urgency, drafts answers using your knowledge base, and resolves 40% of standard questions autonomously.
WHERE OUR FDES DEPLOY
Our FDEs embed within vital departments to build production automations tailored to your core business functions.
Finance & Accounting
Automated AP/AR management, bank reconciliation, cash flow forecasting, and faster monthly closing cycles.
Procurement & Operations
Automated PO verification, supplier quote comparisons, contract tracking, and expense compliance.
Sales, CRM & Support
Real-time CRM hygiene, instant inbound lead enrichment, and automated draft proposals.
Compliance, HR & Risk
Automated document processing, deadline monitoring, and proactive alerts on policy deviations.
“The free audit was an eye-opener: in 45 minutes, they identified 3 processes that were costing us 20+ hours a week. The FDE engineer then automated everything using ultra-affordable AI APIs. The ROI was achieved in under 6 weeks.”
Marc-André R.
Director of Operations
Manufacturing & Distribution SME
EXECUTIVE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Everything you need to know about the free operational audit and Forward-Deployed Engineering.
Is the operational audit truly 100% free and without obligation?
Yes, completely. We review your workflows, identify low-cost automation opportunities, and give you a detailed blueprint and ROI calculation. You are 100% free to execute it with us, in-house, or at a later date.
Why do you prioritize "low-cost" AI tools?
Many vendors push bloated AI platforms with expensive monthly subscriptions ( to ,000/mo). We configure lightweight models and automations that cost fractions of a cent per use, keeping your ongoing software spend minimal.
What is the difference between consultants, traditional developers, and an FDE?
Consultants make strategy decks but cannot code. Traditional developers write code from specs without understanding operations. FDEs do both: they immerse themselves in your business to design and build the exact custom software solution needed.
Our legacy software (accounting, ERP, CRM) is old. Is it compatible?
Yes. A core mission of the FDE is to build secure bridges between your existing stack (legacy ERPs, Salesforce, HubSpot, email clients, Excel) and modern AI engines, without forcing you to replace your existing systems.
How do you guarantee data privacy and security?
All solutions run in your private cloud or on-premise infrastructure. We use enterprise-grade, SOC2-certified endpoints where data is strictly isolated and never used for public AI training.
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