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Think first.
Then build.

Most AI projects fail not because of the technology, but because of the wrong start. Before you spend the first franc of development budget, we show you where your biggest leverage lies, which tools fit and which traps to avoid. No buzzword bingo, just a concrete roadmap you can actually take into execution.

Starting at CHF 490
Formats Analysis · Workshop · Study
Duration 90 min – 4 weeks
You'll talk to V. Murati
Availability Booked within 48 h
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Clarity in three stages

Three questions.
Three clear answers.

Every company facing an AI project asks itself the same three questions, in this order. For each question, we offer one concrete consulting format with a defined scope and price.

01

Does AI even make sense for us?"

Most companies have a gut feeling but no solid check. What would actually change? Where would the leverage be biggest? And where is the hype right now just hype?

The format for this Potential Analysis 90 min · CHF 490 · Credited
02

Where do we start?"

You know AI is relevant. But which three projects first? Which tool? Which stack? And which processes deliberately stay untouched?

The format for this Strategy Workshop Half day · from CHF 2,500 · with team
03

Can we actually build it?"

You have a concrete plan. Before you release a five- or six-figure budget, we clarify technical feasibility, realistic costs and the true ROI with hard analysis.

The format for this Feasibility Study 2–4 weeks · from CHF 5,000 · in writing
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Services

Six analysis­formats
under one roof.

What we concretely review, analyse and recommend, depending on which of the three questions you're currently sitting with. Every format combines with the others, but each can also be booked alone.

01

AI Readiness Assessment

Question 01

We assess how ready your company is for AI: data quality, process maturity, technical infrastructure, team capability. The result: a traffic-light system with clear recommendations, what has to be settled before the first project and what can run alongside.

02

Process Analysis

Question 01

We analyse your existing processes and identify the bottlenecks AI can resolve most effectively. Not every process is a good candidate, we tell you which ones are and what the effort looks like.

03

Strategic Consulting

Question 02

From tool selection to architecture recommendation to the implementation roadmap. No buzzword bingo, no slide-deck theatrics, just concrete plans with timing, cost and dependency details.

04

Product Conception

Question 02

We help you shape an idea into a viable digital product. Market analysis, feature prioritisation, prototyping. The goal: a concept that holds up to scrutiny before the first lines of code are written.

05

Feasibility Studies

Question 03

Before you invest, we clarify whether and how an AI project is technically and economically viable. Including a risk inventory, cost frame and alternative scenarios, so the investment decision isn't built on hope.

06

Technology Evaluation

Question 03

Which LLM? Which platform? Cloud or on‑premise? Open source or proprietary? We evaluate the options against your requirements for cost, data protection, scaling and operations, and recommend the right architecture for your case.

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Investment

Three formats.
Clear guide prices.

Each of the three formats answers exactly one of the three questions. The fee for the potential analysis is fully credited if you subsequently commission a project.

02 · For "Where do we start?"

AI Strategy Workshop

fromCHF2,500

A half-day workshop with your team. Process analysis, AI readiness assessment and a concrete roadmap for the next 6 months. With prioritised projects, effort estimates and clear dependencies.

03 · For "Can we build it?"

Feasibility Study

fromCHF5,000

A detailed technical and economic analysis of a specifically planned AI project. With architecture recommendation, cost frame, risk inventory and ROI projection. In writing, ready to defend in front of the board.

All prices are guide values. The exact scope is defined in the intro call. The 90-minute potential analysis (CHF 490) is fully credited when you commission a follow-on project, so effectively you only pay if you decide not to keep building.

Book potential analysis · CHF 490
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Frequent questions

What you should
know.

The questions that come up before every consulting engagement. Answered briefly and honestly.

Where do I start with AI?

With an honest process inventory. Write down which recurring activities eat the most time in your team, especially ones heavy on text, documents or data reconciliation between systems. Those are typically the first AI candidates: repetitive, rule-based, well documented.

The fastest path to clarity is the 90-minute potential analysis, we walk through your processes together and you get a written plan with the top-3 starting points and a rough effort estimate.

How long does an AI strategy engagement take?

The potential analysis is done in 90 minutes, plus about a week for up-front research and the written action plan. The strategy workshop is a half day plus roughly two weeks of follow-up with a prioritised roadmap. A feasibility study takes two to four weeks, depending on complexity and the state of your data.

Unlike classic consultancies, there's no multi-month warm-up phase with us. We start as soon as the date is set and deliver in weeks, not quarters.

Does fdk.ai only work with large companies?

No, quite the opposite. SMBs are often the better AI clients, because decisions are made faster and there are fewer political layers between analysis and execution. Our clients range from solo founders to family businesses to larger organisations such as the Swiss Gymnastics Federation.

The CHF 490 potential analysis is deliberately priced so it's a sensible investment for small operations too, not a deterrent entry ticket.

What makes fdk.ai different from classic strategy consultancies?

Three things. First: you're not talking to a junior associate but directly to V. Murati, the person who then also owns execution. Second: our recommendations are buildable, because we build ourselves. We don't recommend a tech stack we don't also run in our own shop. Third: we have no licensing partnerships with software vendors that could skew our recommendations.

Classic consultancies sell you a plan. We sell you a plan we'd be willing to execute ourselves if it came to it.

And if after the analysis we decide not to build anything at all?

Then you've invested CHF 490 to avoid an expensive misinvestment, probably the best money you've spent this year. Sometimes the right recommendation is: "Not now. Do X first, then come back." And sometimes it's: "In your case, AI doesn't pay off right now." Both are legitimate outcomes.

We earn our money by clients coming back, not by talking them into projects that don't pencil out.

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Ready for the
first question?

In 90 minutes you'll know whether and where AI offers the biggest leverage in your company. With a written action plan you keep even if you don't keep building with us. The fee is fully credited if you commission a project.