Golden Horizons
CAPABILITY · WEDGE
AI Readiness Audit Bot
Scored readiness report in under an hour. Self-serve or with human review.
$497–$1,500 build · n/a (wedge)
Talk to us about a AI Readiness Audit Bot build →What it does
Productized self-serve audit. Prospect fills a structured intake; the agent returns a scored 4-6 page report and books the follow-up call. Human-review tier adds analyst markup and a recorded debrief within 5 business days.
Most operators don't come looking for an AI audit. They come because something is leaking — leads going unanswered after 5pm, a staff member doing the same data entry twice, a follow-up sequence that never fires because nobody remembered to trigger it. They've been burned by vendor demos that look slick and deliver nothing. They want to know what's actually worth building before they spend money. The audit exists for that moment: a structured intake that takes fifteen minutes, a scored report that tells them exactly where AI moves the needle for their specific operation, and a booking link if they want to talk it through. No pitch call required to get the report.
The self-serve tier ($497) runs fully automated. Prospect fills the Typeform intake — business model, headcount, top three operational bottlenecks, current tech stack. The agent processes the inputs, scores readiness across six dimensions, and returns a 4-6 page PDF within an hour. The report names specific workflow gaps, ranks them by estimated impact and implementation complexity, and recommends the two or three builds most likely to pay back in the first ninety days. A Cal.com booking link is embedded for operators who want a follow-up. The human-review tier ($1,500) adds a Golden Horizons analyst pass: a senior operator reads the intake, marks up the automated report, records a 20-minute debrief video with context the bot can't surface, and delivers both within 5 business days.
The audit is the entry point, not the end point. Operators who complete it convert to fixed-price builds at a rate that justifies treating it as a wedge product rather than a standalone service. The $497 or $1,500 paid applies as a full credit toward any build scoped within 60 days — so the report costs nothing net if they move forward. There's no retainer attached. No monthly commitment. The audit stands alone as a useful artifact, and if the timing isn't right for a build, the operator leaves with a prioritized roadmap they can hand to anyone.
Use cases
- A med-spa owner runs the self-serve audit before committing to AI; the report flags missed-call recovery as the highest-ROI build and she books a scoping call the same day.
- A managing partner at a 12-attorney firm takes the human-review tier as discovery before green-lighting a five-figure contract-redlining build.
- An HVAC company owner uses the audit to settle an internal debate — the report shows dispatch scheduling outranks chatbots by 3x on estimated impact.
- A property manager with 400 units runs the audit after a tenant complained about slow maintenance responses; the report surfaces a work-order triage bot as the first build.
- A solo accountant uses the $497 self-serve report to build a case for her business partner that AI is worth the investment — hands the PDF directly to the partner meeting.
What’s included
- Fixed scope with written acceptance criteria before any build starts
- Customization layer for your brand voice and business rules
- Clean handover with documented runbook and live training
- Monthly ROI report for three months post-delivery
- Source code delivered to your GitHub on handover
What’s NOT included
- Third-party API subscription costs (billed to your accounts)
- Data migration from legacy systems
- Ongoing infrastructure costs after handover
Retainer
No retainer. The audit is the wedge. It credits 100% toward any build engaged within 60 days.
How clients use this
Fixed-scope build with clean handover, then an optional monthly retainer covering maintenance, monitoring, and minor changes. Most clients move to retainer within 60 days of delivery.
Part of
Used in: Law Firms , real-estate-agents , construction-firms , Dental Practices , restaurants
Questions AI Readiness Audit Bot clients ask
What's the difference between the $497 self-serve and $1,500 human-review tier?
The $497 self-serve tier is fully automated: you fill the intake form, the bot scores your operation across six readiness dimensions, and a 4-6 page report lands in your inbox within an hour. It's accurate and actionable for most operators. The $1,500 human-review tier adds a senior analyst pass — a real person reads your intake, marks up the automated report with context the bot can't infer, and records a 20-minute debrief video walking through the findings and tradeoffs. The human tier is worth it when you're evaluating a larger build commitment, need a defensible artifact to present to a partner or board, or your operation has nuances that don't fit neatly into a structured intake.
This audit isn't HIPAA-covered — does that matter for my practice?
The audit intake collects operational information about your business — workflow descriptions, tech stack, staffing structure — not patient records or protected health information. No PHI passes through the audit flow, so HIPAA coverage isn't triggered by the audit itself. Where HIPAA becomes relevant is in any downstream build that touches scheduling systems, patient communications, or EHR integrations. The audit report will flag if your highest-priority recommended builds would require HIPAA-covered infrastructure, so you know before you scope. If you're running a medical practice and want to discuss compliance posture upfront, the human-review tier gives you direct access to walk through that with an analyst before any build begins.
How long does it take from filling out the intake to receiving my report?
Self-serve tier: under one hour from intake submission to report delivery, typically faster during business hours. The intake itself takes about fifteen minutes to complete. Human-review tier: 5 business days from intake submission. The analyst pass and recorded debrief take time to do right, and we don't rush it. If your timeline is tighter than that, the self-serve report is designed to be actionable on its own.
What if the audit concludes we're not ready to build anything yet?
That outcome happens, and it's a legitimate result. If your operation has too many manual process gaps, unclear ownership, or a tech stack that would require foundational cleanup before AI adds value, the report says so. You'll leave with a prioritized list of pre-build steps — process documentation, tooling changes, data cleanup — ranked by what to tackle first. The $497 or $1,500 you spent is still credited toward a build within 60 days, so if the pre-work moves faster than expected and you're ready to scope sooner, nothing is lost. An honest report that tells you to wait is worth more than a vendor who scopes a build you're not ready for.