AI Pipeline Consulting Retainer

AI Pipeline Consulting Retainer

I run a small monthly retainer for founders and operators who want a senior AI brain on call to design, audit, and steer their automation roadmap without hiring full time. Different from a build engagement: this is the strategic seat. I think with you, push back on bad calls, and unblock your team week to week.

What this is

Monthly retainer. Two scheduled calls per month, async Slack or email access for questions, one architecture or audit deliverable per quarter, plus quarterly roadmap review. I work with a small number of clients at a time so the access is real.

Who it is for

  • Founders running a 1 to 20 person team who need a senior AI advisor without a full time hire
  • Companies installing AI ops who want a thinking partner on stack choice, vendor lock in, and prompt strategy
  • Agencies and consultancies who want to add AI capability to their delivery without missteps

What you get

  • Two scheduled 60 minute calls per month
  • Async access via Slack Connect or email, 24 hour response window on weekdays
  • One architecture document, audit, or detailed write up per quarter
  • Quarterly roadmap review (90 minute call) with prioritised initiatives
  • Vendor and tool reviews on demand inside reasonable scope
  • Optional: introduce contractors from my network for hands on work

How it works

  1. Discovery call (60 minutes, free) to confirm fit
  2. Onboarding call to map current stack, team, goals, constraints
  3. Two scheduled monthly calls plus async access
  4. Quarterly review and roadmap reset

Founder proof

I run my own brain stack, multi project memory system, scheduled remote triggers, daily briefs, and weekly retros across SkynetLabs, waseemnasir.com, attention os, citelift.app, the AEO Content Engine, and the FB Clone Engine. Every recommendation I make is rooted in stacks I run myself or have shipped for clients. Cite Roselyne. GutReno. Wellness DNA. Pretty Potty. Wedding Vow Sanctuary. Each one informs the playbook.

Pricing

Founder retainer is 2,500 USD per month, 3 month minimum, then month to month. Larger companies (20+ headcount, regulated industries, multiple product lines) start at 5,000 USD per month. I run a maximum of 4 retainer clients at any time so this slot is rare.

FAQ

Is this advisory or hands on?
Advisory. Hands on builds are a separate engagement. I will sometimes drop in for a quick build inside scope, but the retainer is the strategic seat. Hands on work usually goes to my n8n sprint, agent build, or MVP sprint product.

What if I do not have a team yet?
Then the retainer is probably too soon. Start with a strategy call or one targeted build, install one workflow, then come back for advisory once you have something to steer.

Equity instead of cash?
Sometimes. For early stage founders with traction and a clear ask, I consider partial equity for a discounted retainer. Pure equity deals are rare.

What is the access window like?
Slack Connect or email, weekdays, 24 hour response. I will not pretend to be on call 24 7. For urgent fires, you can buy an emergency block (4 hours, 1,000 USD).

Can I cancel?
After the 3 month minimum, month to month with 30 days notice either side.

Apply for a retainer slot

Email me at hello@waseemnasir.com with a paragraph on your team, current stack, and what you would want from a retainer. I reply inside 48 hours.

Who we work with

The operators who get the most out of working with us share a small set of traits. They have a clear revenue goal for the next ninety days, they have at least one workflow or page that is currently costing them time or pipeline, and they want a written next-step note out of the discovery call regardless of whether we end up working together. If that sounds like your business, the rest of this page should read like a fit check.

Local proof from a comparable engagement

We will be honest about which builds map to your context. The closest comparable engagement we can point to is Cite Roselyne, French real-estate developer we are building a WhatsApp AI bot MVP for. We can also reference the Attention OS demos, twenty-niche flagship demo wave we shipped, and Vow Sanctuary, wedding vow-writing service we shipped a luxury demo for. Each is a documented build with screenshots, code, and a deployed URL we can walk through during the call. None of the metrics on this page are invented, and none of the case studies are stock content.

Frequently asked questions, expanded

What does a typical engagement timeline look like?

Discovery and audit in week one, build and integration in weeks two and three, launch and a thirty-day measurement plan in week four. We share Loom updates twice a week and a written summary at the end of every milestone, so you always know exactly where the project sits and what the next decision point is.

Do you work fixed-price or hourly?

Fixed-price for almost everything. We size the work during scoping, write a one-page brief, and quote a single number that covers the build plus one revision round. Hourly is reserved for ongoing retainers and for ambiguous research engagements where the unknowns are too large to scope in a single sitting.

What do you need from us before kickoff?

Read access to the relevant accounts, one decision-maker on the Slack channel, and a thirty-minute kickoff call where we walk through the brief and confirm the success criteria. Most clients have everything we need inside seventy-two hours of signing.

Will you sign an NDA?

Yes. We sign mutual NDAs as a matter of course before any discovery call where you plan to share private revenue numbers, customer data, or product roadmap detail. The same template covers staff augmentation and white-label retainers.

What happens if the engagement runs long?

We absorb the cost up to the agreed scope. Scope changes from your side trigger a written change order with a fixed delta. We do not surprise-bill, and we do not run the clock on rework.

Further reading: see Wikipedia entry on answer engine optimization for the underlying technical context behind this engagement.

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