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Make AI work.
Without the extra work.

Your AI team, on demand.

AI strategy and implementation without the full-time hire.

You've tried the tools.
Now what?

You've got ChatGPT tabs open. Maybe a Zapier automation that half-works. Your team's experimenting but nothing's sticking.

Meanwhile, you're drowning in AI content telling you to "leverage" this and "unlock" that.

You don't need more tips. You need someone who can look at your business, tell you what's actually worth doing, and help you ship it.

Boss wants a strategy

You need a plan that makes sense for your size and stage

Engineers have questions

Your team needs backup, not a 47-slide deck

Real vs. hype

Cut to what works. Skip the rest.

Why CAIO

We've shipped AI. Not just advised on it.

The difference between consultants who've read about AI and operators who've built with it shows up in the first meeting.

01

We tell you what won't work

Most AI ideas sound good on paper. We'll tell you which ones are a dead end before you waste three months on it.

02

We've seen what breaks

Production AI fails in ways that POCs don't reveal. We know where the landmines are because we've hit them.

03

We speak both languages

Business-level strategy and engineering-level implementation. No translation layer needed.

Teams we've worked with

Simple, transparent pricing

Month-to-month. Pause or cancel anytime. No long-term contracts.

Advisory

$3,500/mo
  • 2x 45-min strategy calls per month
  • Async feedback on any AI initiative

Best for: Teams exploring AI strategy who need a sounding board.

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Embedded

$7,500/mo
  • Weekly 60-min working sessions
  • Priority Slack (<4 hour response)
  • Async review: docs, tools, projects, vendors
  • Clear build-or-buy recommendations

Best for: Teams actively shipping AI into their product or operations.

Fractional

$12,500/mo
  • Weekly calls + team standups
  • Priority Slack (<2 hours, biz days)
  • Full org collaboration on all AI work
  • Roadmap ownership & board support

Best for: Companies where AI is the strategy, not just a feature.

The $400K hire, without the $400K.

Need us to build it?

Strategy gets you the roadmap. Execution gets it shipped.

Custom AI builds, integrations, and agent development—scoped and quoted per project.

Development starts at $5k/mo. Design starts at $4k/mo.

Who you'll work with

Operators who've built AI products — not consultants who've read about them.

Adam Viccaro

Adam Viccaro

Co-Founder & CEO

15+ years in product and operations. Turns AI ambition into working systems—from strategy through execution.

Brad Risse

Brad Risse

Co-Founder & CAIO

15+ years shipping production software. At the frontier of AI-augmented engineering—helping teams multiply output with tools that actually work.

Trevor Sweet

Trevor Sweet

Senior Designer

Systems-first UI/UX designer with a sharp eye for visual craft. Turns complex workflows into interfaces that feel obvious.

Is this right for you?

We work best with teams who are ready to move — not just talk.

Good fit

  • You've experimented with AI but need a real plan
  • Your team has questions you can't answer
  • You want a partner, not a vendor
  • You're ready to act, not just explore

✕Not a fit

  • You want a full-time hire (we're fractional)
  • You're looking for "set it and forget it"
  • Your team isn't ready to act on recommendations

Let's talk

15 minutes to see if we're a fit. No pitch deck — just a conversation about where you're stuck and whether we can help.