Ways to engage
Where to begin.

Most clients start with the Assessment. Operators who already know which workflow is bleeding start with a targeted build. Advisory holds the course after either. Founder-led in every case.

01 · DrawFlagship
The Firm Bow Assessment

The full engagement. Sixty assessment points across eight operational domains, on-site and founder-led, with a working proof-of-concept deployed on day one. You end with a scored operational baseline and a roadmap of your top 20 opportunities, ranked by return and feasibility.

4–5 weeks · On-site · Fixed scope
What you receive ↓
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Assessment Points
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Operational Domains
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Prioritized Opportunities
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Kickoff to Readout
02 · Hold
Ongoing Advisory

A founder-led retainer for the stretch after the roadmap, when the work is sequencing builds, evaluating vendors, and getting managers to actually adopt what the executive team bought. Most advisory clients arrive after an assessment or a build. Some just want a steady read on a fast-moving market.

Monthly retainer · Direct founder access
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03 · Release
Targeted Build
One arrow, one workflow

For operators who already know where it hurts. We blueprint the workflow with the people who run it, then build and deploy one tool against it through our development arm, handed to your team with documentation and a results readout at the end.

One workflow · Blueprint, build, readout
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Why precision
The case for precision over volume.

Spread across every tool at once, AI spend stops being an advantage and turns into overhead. The companies pulling ahead just aim what they already have at the right targets.

85%
of C-suite executives report deploying AI across their organizations
54%
of their managers say AI is a top priority on their own teams
Executives believe the transformation has already happened. The managers who run the day-to-day see something different, and the distance between those two readings is where AI budgets stall. Closing it is organizational work, not a software purchase.
Nitro, 2026 · 1,300+ executives, managers & directors · US, UK, Canada
$4.4T
Annual value generative AI could add to the global economy, when it's aimed at the right workflows.
McKinsey Global Institute, 2023
<10%
Of companies have scaled AI beyond isolated pilots. The bottleneck isn't access, it's knowing where to aim.
McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook, 2023
~30%
Of AI projects are abandoned after proof of concept, because no one defined success before starting.
Gartner, 2024
"Everyone owns the same tools now. The advantage is knowing exactly where yours should be pointed."
What you receive
01 · Draw
The Firm Bow Assessment
01
Proof-of-Concept Automation
Deployed at kickoff, run live, reviewed at readout, then handed to you to keep.
02
Full Assessment Readout
All 60 points documented with scores and findings, a permanent operational baseline you own.
03
AI Readiness Review
An honest read on where your operation stands relative to your sector, and what matters for deployment.
04
Prioritized Opportunity Roadmap
Your top 20 opportunities ranked by return and feasibility, tiered and sequenced for execution.
05
Founder Readout Session
A working session with the founder to walk the findings, pressure-test the roadmap, and read the POC results together.
02 · Hold
Ongoing Advisory
01
Standing Founder Session
A recurring working session with the founder. Decisions get made in the room, not in a follow-up deck.
02
Roadmap Stewardship
Your priority list, kept honest as the market and your operation move. Reranked when the facts change.
03
Vendor & Build Judgment
A second set of eyes before you sign a contract or green-light a build. What to buy, what to build, what to skip.
03 · Release
Targeted Build
01
Workflow Blueprint
The workflow mapped with the people who run it: systems, handoffs, and exactly where the tool will sit.
02
The Working Tool
Built, deployed live through our development arm, and handed to your team with documentation. You own it.
03
Results Readout
Measured results against the baseline, reviewed with the founder, and a clear read on what is worth building next.
The hard boundary

Your data stays yours.

Written into every engagement as a material term
Never trained on.Your data never trains any third-party model. No exceptions for "free tier" tools.
Never integrated uninvited.POC tools run on inputs you choose, with no access to your production systems.
Never retained.AI tooling runs with retention and fine-tuning contractually disabled.
Never moved without consent.Nothing leaves your environment without written sign-off.