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For B2B SaaS & tech teams · Buyers ask AI first

When a buyer asks AI for "tools that do X," does your product make the shortlist?

Software evaluation now starts in ChatGPT, not G2. Engines build shortlists from docs, comparison content, and product details they can read, and most SaaS sites are structured for none of it. We fix that. Then we help you ship AI into the product with leadership that has done it before.

Aday Interactive, Inc. is a Coral Gables AI systems firm. We help B2B SaaS teams get named in AI-built shortlists by making docs and product data readable by engines, then add retained Fractional CAIO leadership to ship AI into the product itself.

No credit card, and no obligation.

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The new first impression

Software buyers ask AI before they sign up.

ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google’s AI answers now hand software buyers a short list of names, and they cite the sources they trust. We build so your product is one they can find, trust, and cite by name.

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Why this matters right now

Buyers now ask AI for a shortlist of tools before they ever book a demo. Three gaps decide whether you are on it: AI-generated category lists, documentation AI cannot read, and AI plans without anyone accountable for them.

  1. 01Category shortlists are AI-generated now
  2. 02Your docs are your best salesperson, and AI cannot read them
  3. 03"AI on the roadmap" without AI leadership
Shortlists

Category shortlists are AI-generated now

"Best tool in your category for mid-market teams" returns three to five products, assembled from structured comparisons, docs, and review data. A product that is absent is not losing the evaluation. It never entered it.

Docs

Your docs are your best salesperson, and AI cannot read them

JavaScript-rendered doc sites, no llms.txt file, unstructured API references. The content that closes technical buyers is invisible to the engines answering their questions.

AI theater

"AI on the roadmap" without AI leadership

Boards expect an AI story. Teams bolt on a chatbot and call it strategy. The gap between AI theater and AI advantage is an architecture decision, made early or paid for later.

Run the check. Ask ChatGPT for the best tools in your category. If you are not in the three to five it names, you never entered those evaluations. Multiply that by your average contract value.

Free estimate · your numbers only

What are the demo requests that do not close worth to you?

For contract value, use first-year revenue on a typical new account. Pick your main service, then move the sliders to your own numbers.

Your main service

Each choice loads starting values for that kind of work. They are rough examples, not industry data.

Today

Closing today
9 a month · 108 a year
Not closing
51 a month · 612 a year

Estimate · if your rate rose

from 15% to 20%

+$86,400 a year

about +$7,200 a month in estimated new first-year contract value

Estimated value of all requests that did not convert, 12 months
$1,468,800

51 a month × 12 months × $2,400

This is an estimate, not a prediction. Not every one of these is winnable, and we will not tell you what your rate will become. Nobody honestly can. Based only on the numbers you enter. Not a projection, benchmark, or guarantee of results. Nothing you enter is sent to us.

How to read this estimate. It multiplies the numbers you enter, nothing more. It does not count costs, refunds or unpaid bills, seasonal swings, or how much new work your team can take on. The starting values are rough examples, not industry data or results from any firm. This is not legal, financial, or tax advice, and Aday Interactive, Inc. does not promise any result.

The pipeline we ship for this vertical

Demo request Qualified Demo held Trial started Proposal Closed won Onboarded
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How Aday Interactive, Inc. helps

Four disciplines, matched to what your firm needs first.

  1. 01AI leadership for the roadmap, not just the pitch deck Start here
  2. 02Get named in the shortlist queries that matter
  3. 03Senior product engineering, on demand
  4. 04PLG signals into pipeline, automatically
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01

We ship, not just advise

Custom AI build capability means we can architect the feature and build it, with defined-scope engagements, not hand you a slide deck.

02

Procurement-grade AI posture

We build the AI security and evaluation story enterprise buyers demand, so your AI feature clears procurement instead of stalling it.

03

Complement, not replace

A Fractional CAIO adds AI-specific architecture and vendor-landscape depth alongside your CTO, not instead of them.

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Who you work with

“I help regulated practices get found, trusted, and cited by AI, before it hands their best clients to lesser competitors.”

Brandon Aday, Founder, Aday Interactive, Inc.

Founded the firm in 2002. Seven years at Microsoft Latin America, then digital growth at Univision, Catalina Mobile Payments, and Cascade Financial Technology, and AI work at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits. He leads every engagement personally.

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How we work

Mutual NDA SOC 2 / GDPR / CCPA as design inputs

Aday Interactive, Inc. works with SaaS teams under mutual NDA. SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA obligations are treated as design inputs on any system we build. We do not disclose product roadmaps or client engagements.

Last reviewed 2026-07.

Questions firm owners ask

7 answers
How do AI engines build software shortlists?
From structured, readable inputs: your docs, comparison and alternatives pages, review data, and clear pricing. When a buyer describes a problem, the engine names products whose materials it can parse and trust. We do not guarantee a specific placement, because engines decide independently. We build for it and measure it honestly.
What is llms.txt, and do we need one?
It is a proposed plain-text file at the root of your site that lists your most important docs for AI tools. It fits developer documentation best, which is your case. Google has said it does not use it, and most AI crawlers rarely ask for it today, so treat it as a small extra, never a substitute for docs that load as plain HTML. We include one on our builds at no extra cost.
What does a Fractional CAIO do that our CTO does not?
It complements the CTO rather than replacing them. The Fractional Chief AI Officer brings AI-specific architecture (RAG, agents, evaluation), current knowledge of the model and vendor landscape, and the enterprise AI-security expectations that show up in procurement. Your CTO owns the platform; the CAIO owns the AI strategy and its execution.
We already have an AI feature. What is the gap?
Usually the gap is between a feature and a moat. A bolted-on chatbot is easy to copy. A defensible AI advantage comes from a data flywheel, real evaluation of output quality, and a procurement-grade security posture. We assess where you are and build the parts that turn a feature into an advantage.
What does the free scan cover?
A six-pillar AI readiness assessment weighted for SaaS, plus teaser checks: whether your docs render for crawlers, whether an llms.txt is present, and whether your product appears in a category citation probe. Full results come by email with no paywall.
What does an engagement cost?
The assessment is free. From there, defined-scope Custom AI builds, smaller-scope engagements, and a Fractional CAIO retainer are all scoped to your firm. Every price is on our pricing page. Each step is priced on its own, except that Custom AI Build Scoping credits toward the Proof of Concept when you start within 60 days.
Can you build the AI feature, not just advise?
Yes. We have custom AI build capability and take defined-scope engagements to architect and ship the feature, from RAG and copilots to agents, with the evaluation and security work that makes it enterprise-ready.

See whether AI puts you on the shortlist

The assessment is free and comes back with a six-pillar readiness score plus the teaser checks, before you talk to anyone.

Take the free AI Readiness Assessment

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Response time

Response time is a target, not a promise. Our AI intake agents aim to answer in under 60 seconds, and typically respond within one to three minutes. Actual timing depends on third-party voice, SMS, and network delivery, which we do not control. We measure the real number and report it in your dashboard rather than guarantee it. Speed also depends on correct account setup, carrier registration (A2P 10DLC), and your intake configuration.

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