NovumAI

AI and software built around how you work.

Generic software makes your team work its way. We sit down with your team, learn how the work actually moves, and build what fits: AI agents on the repeat work, your tools connected, and the platforms you overpay for replaced with software you own.

  • We learn your workflow first. Scope and price in writing before anything is built.
  • We train your team in person, on the work they do every day, and an AI Officer keeps it going.
  • No seats, no revenue share. You own all of it: the code, the data, the accounts, and the AI account itself.

Built for operators in

Professional servicesField servicesLegalAccountingConstructionSales teamsMarketing agenciesInsuranceHealthcareManufacturingLogisticsDistributionEngineeringArchitectureHome servicesStaffingFranchisesHospitalityFinancial servicesNonprofits
The problem

Everyone has AI. Almost nobody is using it on the real work.

Most companies of 15 to 100 people have no one whose job is AI. Tools get bought by whoever needed one that week, nobody gets trained, and nothing connects to the data the business runs on.

01

A login is not a skill

Someone buys seats for an AI tool and sends the link. Nobody shows the team how to use it on their actual work, so they try it twice and go back to the old way.

02

AI can't see your business

Projects in one system, accounting in another, documents on a shared drive. AI pasted into a chat window only knows what someone copies in.

03

Nobody is steering it

Your team tries a chatbot, a vendor adds an AI tier, someone buys another tool. Nobody decides which ones work on your data or earn their price.

25% to 56% less time per task on work that suits AI, in controlled studies. About 3% when people get AI tools with no training.Why AI, in numbers →
See it work

Agents doing the repeat work, in businesses like yours.

Pick one. Every example runs on the company's own data, and nothing leaves the company until someone on the team approves it.

  • Teach. Your team trained on its own work, with playbooks it keeps.
  • Build. Agents and an assistant that do the repeat work for review.
  • Connect. The tools you keep, wired so data moves on its own.
  • Own. Software that replaces the costly subscriptions, in your company's name.
Order entry agent
Email and fax in · draft sales order out · a rep approves
Example: Wholesale distributor
1Lands in the inbox
Harbor Plumbing Supply7:42 AM

PO 88213, need by Oct 14

PDFPO_88213.pdf
Cascade Mechanical7:38 AM

Re: Order 4471, add 2 cases

Northline Builders7:31 AM

Price on 40 ball valves, 2"?

Fax · Ridgeway Contractors7:20 AM

PO scan, 2 pages

PDFFax_0712.pdf
2Agent reads it
PDFPO_88213.pdf
CustomerHarbor Plumbing Supply · HPS-118✓
PO number88213✓
Ship toYard 2 · Tacoma, WA✓
Need byOct 14✓
3Drafts the sales order
Waiting on step 2…
120PXA-050-100They wrote: “1/2 PEX-A pipe 100ft”$38.40
60SB-U008They wrote: “SharkBite 1/2 coupling”$5.12
40BV-075-FThey wrote: “3/4 ball valve FIP”$14.85
2002 possible SKUsThey wrote: “3/4 elbow”?
24TT-050They wrote: “Teflon tape 1/2in”$0.89
Order total$5,802.56
4A rep approves
Nothing goes out until a person approves it.
1 line needs a rep

“3/4 elbow” matches two items.

EL-PX-075 · PEX elbowOn their last 6 orders
EL-CU-075 · Copper elbowNever ordered
✓Approved by K. Ortiz in 1m 40s
✓SO-20417 created in NetSuite
✓Confirmation drafted to Harbor Plumbing
The agent drafts. A person approves before anything is released.See wholesale distribution →
Case study · Construction company

Agents drafting the paperwork, and a $100,000 software bill gone.

A construction company was paying $100,000 a year for construction management software. We rebuilt it around how they run projects, connected it to their custom billing application, and put agents to work drafting RFIs and submittals. After the build, they pay only for hosting, storage, and security, a small fraction of what the subscription cost.

$100,000/yr beforeOne-time buildHosting only after that

What they run on now

  • Construction management rebuilt around their own workflows, replacing the subscription platform.
  • Their custom billing application connected, so project and billing data stay in sync with no double entry.
  • Agents drafting RFIs and submittals for the project team to review and send, saving hours every week.

One build fee. Then storage, security, and hosting. No seats, no revenue share, no renewal.

The difference

Buying AI tools vs. putting AI to work.

Most companies already pay for AI. What's missing is someone to set it up around the work and teach the team to use it.

AI on your own
AI with Novum
Who sets it up
Whoever has time that week.
We do, around how your team works.
Training
A login and a link to the help docs.
Hands-on sessions on your own work and data.
Your data
Pasted into chat windows.
AI works inside your systems, limited by role.
Your tools
Another AI subscription per department.
Connected to the tools you keep.
Who's in charge
Nobody. Tools get bought one at a time.
A Chief AI Officer on call who knows your whole stack.
What it costs
A seat for every person, in every tool.
No seats. A build, then hosting.
If you stop
Access and history stay with the vendor.
The code, data, and accounts are in your name.
Training, every month

A login is not a skill.

A build nobody uses gets cancelled. So your team trains on each piece as it goes live, on your own tools and workflows, and every session lands in a library your company keeps, like the code.

How we train →

Training library · your company
  • Your intake assistant, start to finishNew8 min
  • Drafting client updates from your notes6 min
  • Month-end in QuickBooks, with AI11 min
  • What stays private: your AI usage policy5 min
  • Reviewing what an agent drafted7 min
Updated every month. Yours to keep, like the code.
How it works

Four steps. Priced in writing first.

Nothing gets built until the scope and the price are agreed in writing.

DiscoveryFirst 30 days
  1. Day 1KickoffWorkflow mapped with your team
  2. Day 7Tool and cost reportEvery subscription, what it costs
  3. Day 30First build liveOn your own data, in use
Then a written plan with prices for what comes next
1

Discovery

First build live within 30 days

We sit with your team, map how the work actually moves, and list every tool you pay for. Then we put it to work: your team trained on its own work, an AI usage policy, and your first build live on your own data within 30 days. The fee is credited toward your plan or build.

Includes: a map of how the work moves today; every tool you pay for, what it costs, and what to keep, connect, replace, or cut, within 7 days; a written AI usage policy; a hands-on training session on your own work, recorded as the first entry in your training library; the first build live on your own data within 30 days; and a written plan with prices for what comes next. All of it is yours either way
2

AI Officer, or a one-time project

Your choice after discovery

Most clients go onto a plan: every tool connected, and agents and builds shipping one after another, each live before the next starts. Or take one project at a fixed price.

Includes: an AI assistant and agents on your data, integrations with the tools you keep, a custom system where it pays, and the code handed to you
3

Train

Built into every phase

Before each phase goes live, we train the people who will use it, on their own work and your data. AI the team doesn't use saves nothing.

Includes: hands-on sessions per team, written guides, and follow-up coaching after launch
4

Run

Your AI Officer

You pay for hosting, storage, and security. Nothing is priced on seats or revenue. Your AI Officer keeps the team trained and brings in new AI as it's worth using.

Includes: ongoing training, new AI tested on your data, a quarterly tool audit, maintenance, and new agents, builds, and changes through your queue
Security

Built locked down from day one.

Every build ships with these in place. Every action is logged, and every person sees only what their role allows.

Encrypted everywhere

Files and records are encrypted at rest and in transit.

Role-based access

Each person sees exactly what their role allows.

Your infrastructure

Deployed on accounts your company owns.

No data resale

We never aggregate, sell, or train on your data.

Full audit trail

Every view and edit is logged with who and when.

Private AI

Your assistant and agents work on your data and nothing else.

Questions

What people ask first.

What does it cost?

Everything starts with a discovery, quoted in writing by company size and tools. It ends with your first build live within 30 days, and the fee is credited toward what comes next. Then you choose an AI Officer plan (Growth or Pro, with every tool connected and unlimited agents and builds, six months minimum and then month to month) or a one-time project quoted in writing. Pro comes with a dedicated AI Officer. If you only want your team trained, request a 5-hour training day and we quote it by team size.

We already pay for AI tools. Why would we need you?

Most companies do. The tools are fine. What's missing is someone to set them up around the work, connect them to your data, and teach your team to use them every day. That's the job.

What does training look like?

Hands-on sessions for each team, on their own work and your data, before each piece goes live. Then written guides and follow-up coaching. Your AI Officer keeps training going as the tools change.

What is a fractional Chief AI Officer?

Most companies of 15 to 100 people can't justify a full-time technical executive. We fill the role part-time. We train your team, test new AI on your data, keep your systems running, and cut tools that don't earn their price.

Do we have to replace our software?

No. Most clients keep the tools that work. We connect them and put AI on top. We only rebuild a platform when owning it costs less than the subscription.

What can the AI actually do?

The AI assistant answers questions across every project, document, and report you connect, and cites where each answer came from. Agents handle the repeat work: drafting, matching, chasing, and reporting, with a person approving before anything goes out. We scope both with you during discovery.

Do we own it?

Yes. The code, the database, and the hosting accounts are in your company's name. If we stop working together, nothing breaks.

Start with a discovery.

We map how your work actually moves, audit every tool you pay for, train your team, and put your first build live on your own data within 30 days. You get a written plan and prices for what comes next, and the discovery fee is credited toward it.

Book a conversation

The first conversation is free. No sales deck.