ANCIENT CITY AI — PREPARE FOR YOUR FIRST PROJECT 1. Choose one repeatable process, not the whole company. Describe its trigger, current steps, finish condition, and who owns exceptions. 2. Show one typical example and one difficult example. Use fictional or redacted samples for an introductory conversation. Do not email passwords, payment information, or sensitive client documents. 3. List the tools and information involved. Name each system, its owner, and whether export or integration access is known. Separate confirmed capabilities from assumptions. 4. Establish a starting measure. Examples: median business-hours response time, percentage of complete handoffs, observed minutes spent on a repeated task. Record the sample size and measurement period. Saved time is not automatically cash savings. 5. Set the review boundary. Which actions can be automatic? Which need approval? When must work pause? Name the person responsible for exceptions. 6. Agree on proof before launch. Test normal, incomplete, duplicate, stopped, and failed cases. Define pass/fail criteria, record evidence, and resolve blockers before approval. 7. Plan the handoff. Who owns the accounts, instructions, support, and ongoing costs? Who can pause the workflow? If the laptop is shut, where does any scheduled work actually run? STARTING OPTIONS Business Operations Review: $750 one-time; review and plan, not implementation. Full review credit toward implementation booked within 30 days. Lead & Quote Follow-Up Setup: $2,500 one-time, subject to confirmed compatibility and written scope. Job & Paperwork Organization: from $4,500, scoped before work starts. Workshops and knowledge-assistant feasibility/pilots: separately scoped and quoted. A knowledge pilot is not a production product commitment. Consultation: https://ancientcityai.com/#consultation Email: justin@sandhillsreh.com Current package details: https://ancientcityai.com/#packages No outcome guarantee is made by this guide.