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AI Strategy & Consulting for San Francisco businesses

An AI roadmap for San Francisco companies that separates the features customers will pay for from the ones that only demo well, with build-versus-buy decisions made on evidence.

AI Strategy & Consulting in San Francisco

Choosing the AI worth shipping

San Francisco builds the tools everyone else adopts: SaaS platforms, fintech, biotech and the startups around them. Teams here move fast on AI, so the hard part is rarely the demo. It is evaluation, cost, security review and shipping to real customers.

Where it fits

Where San Francisco leaders start

SaaS and software

Product AI roadmap

Decide which AI features belong in the product and in what order.

  1. 1Maps features to customer jobs
  2. 2Estimates inference cost per user
  3. 3Sequences releases by value
Fintech and payments

AI governance for a growing fintech

Model approval and monitoring that banking partners will ask about.

  1. 1Inventories models in use
  2. 2Sets review and sign-off steps
  3. 3Prepares partner due diligence
Biotech and life sciences

Where AI helps R&D

Separate real research speed-ups from expensive experiments.

  1. 1Interviews research teams
  2. 2Scores use cases on value and risk
  3. 3Picks pilots with clear success tests

Built for California rules

Regulations we design around

Businesses handling Californians' data

CCPA / CPRA

Notice, opt-outs and data minimisation for personal data AI uses.

California businesses using AI for significant decisions

CPPA ADMT rules

Risk assessments, pre-use notices and opt-outs for automated decisions.

California employers

CA hiring AI rules

Anti-bias testing and records for AI used in hiring and promotion.

Health businesses in California

CMIA

Stricter-than-HIPAA limits on sharing medical information.

Banks, lenders, fintechs

GLBA Safeguards

A written security program covering every system that handles customer financial data.

Working together · Pacific Time

Working with us from San Francisco

Your early morning is our late evening, so we meet live as your day starts and build while you sleep.

  1. 7–9 AM PT Live call Review progress and make decisions together
  2. Your working day Your feedback Your team tests and comments in writing
  3. Overnight PT We build Progress is ready for your next morning

How we work

From first conversation to production

  1. 1

    Understand

    We learn your goals, constraints and the processes that matter most.

  2. 2

    Explore

    We run discovery sessions and review your data and systems.

  3. 3

    Prioritise

    We score use cases on value, feasibility and risk, together with you.

  4. 4

    Plan

    We hand over a roadmap, and can stay on to deliver the first phase.

FAQ

Questions from San Francisco teams

Ask us something else
We already use off-the-shelf AI tools. Do we still need a strategy?

Often yes. Many San Francisco teams have several AI tools bought team by team. We map what is in use, what it costs and where it overlaps, then decide what to keep, consolidate or build.

Does the roadmap cover California's automated decision rules?

Yes. Any use case that makes or shapes a significant decision about people is flagged early, so risk assessments and opt-outs are planned and costed rather than discovered at launch.

What does an AI strategy engagement deliver?

A prioritised list of AI use cases, a readiness assessment covering data, systems, skills and governance, and a phased roadmap with the decisions and investment each phase needs.

Do we need clean data before we start?

No. Part of the work is finding out what state your data is in and what it needs for each use case. Many useful AI projects can start with the data you already have.

Can you also build what the strategy recommends?

Yes. The same team designs and delivers agentic AI, generative AI, data platforms and applications, so the roadmap moves straight into delivery without a hand-off.