Rung 5 · Fractional CAIO · from $5,000 · 90 days

Baseline governance, installed in a quarter.

The 90-Day CAIO Bootstrap is a focused-scope, 90-day engagement that installs the baseline your firm needs to sanction AI with confidence. Aday Interactive, Inc. stands up a sanctioned-stack list, a ratified AI Use Policy, a staff-posture memo, and a staff enablement session so the policy is followed in practice. Predictable scope, no open-ended retainer. If you want a working AI system built, that is the Custom AI build path, and we will point you there instead. Broader governance scopes are quoted from here.

Installed in 90 days

  • A sanctioned-stack list: the tools your firm standardizes on, ratified and documented.
  • A ratified AI Use Policy: firm-branded, scoped to your Bar / HIPAA / SEC-FINRA / fair-housing posture as an input, never a guarantee.
  • A staff-posture memo: what your people may and may not do with AI, in language they’ll actually follow.
  • A staff enablement session: your team trained on what is sanctioned, what is not, and how to use the approved tools without creating exposure.
  • A clear next step if you want it: the Governance Install (from $12,500) takes you to a full ratified charter. It is a separate engagement, priced on its own.

Where it leads: the top of the ladder is the Fractional CAIO retainer (Signature from $4,000/mo, Estate from $10,400/mo) for firms that want an ongoing chief-AI-officer function, or a Custom AI project from $15,000. The Bootstrap is the focused-scope way in.

from $5,000 / 90 days
Pay over time · Affirm, Klarna, or CareCredit

Payment & Financing

Pay how it works for you.

All major cards, Cash App Pay, and one-click Link at checkout. Prefer to spread the cost? Choose Affirm or Klarna on eligible amounts, or finance through CareCredit. Larger engagements can be invoiced with a simple payment plan.

VisaMastercardAmexDiscoverJCBDiners ClubUnionPayCash App PayAffirmKlarnaCareCredit
See full details

Affirm, Klarna, Cash App Pay, and CareCredit are third-party providers; approval and terms are theirs. Financing is not credit offered by Aday Interactive, Inc.

Focused-scope engagement. Baseline AI governance, installed.

Priced on its own. Governance only, no build.

Start with Discovery

A short Discovery conversation confirms scope before you’re invoiced. No card required to apply.

No credit card and no charge to apply. Brandon replies within one business day, and nothing is invoiced until you approve the scope.

You must be the principal who can authorize a firm-wide engagement. Se habla español.

Work we have shipped

A national parts distributor

A private AI assistant running on the company's own infrastructure, so internal knowledge never leaves the building. Built, governed, and handed over.

Read the case study →
FAQ

90-Day CAIO Bootstrap, questions answered

What gets installed in the 90 days?

A sanctioned-stack list, a ratified AI Use Policy, a staff-posture memo, and a staff enablement session so the policy is followed in practice. The Bootstrap is governance, not a build. If you want a working AI system, that is the Custom AI build path, which starts with Build Scoping and a proof-of-concept pilot.

How long is the engagement and what does it cost?

It is a focused-scope, 90-day engagement from $5,000, with no open-ended retainer. Broader governance scopes are quoted from here.

How does it start?

With a short Discovery conversation that confirms scope before you are invoiced. No card is required to apply, and you must be the principal who can authorize a firm-wide engagement.

How does the Bootstrap relate to the Executive AI Intensive?

The $3,500 Executive AI Intensive decides your governance: posture, policy, and priorities. The Bootstrap installs it. You do not need the Intensive first. Each is priced on its own, and neither credits toward the other. If you want a full ratified charter after the Bootstrap, the Governance Install (from $12,500) is the next step, also priced on its own.

What is the next step up from here?

The top of the ladder is the Fractional CAIO retainer (Signature from $4,000/mo, Estate from $10,400/mo) for an ongoing chief-AI-officer function, or a Custom AI project from $15,000.

Do I also get the downloadable guides from the earlier steps?

Yes. This includes the AI-Ready Change Management Playbook from the $4.97 rung and the free AI Executive Readiness Assessment, yours to keep. Those are the downloads. The $97 audit, the Policy Kit, and the Workshop are separate services, not bundled in on top of this. Each step is priced on its own.