SERVICE
AI Product Consulting
Strategic partnership to define, validate, and shape high-impact AI products and features, from vision to testable prototypes your team can build.
Who this is for:
Organizations building AI products but lacking AI product expertise
Common signals:
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Have a compelling AI vision but unclear how to translate it into buildable product
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Need to move fast on AI but lack internal expertise to shape the right product
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Want to validate AI concepts quickly before committing significant development resources
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Engineering team ready to build but waiting on detailed specs and validated designs
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Need strategic partner who can bridge executive vision and technical execution
What you get
Strategic AI product partnership that moves from concept to validated, engineering-ready prototypes:
✔️ Clear AI product strategy grounded in user needs, technical feasibility, and market positioning
✔️ Validated concepts through rapid prototyping and testing before heavy engineering investment
✔️ Detailed specifications, user flows, and design systems that enable immediate development handoff
✔️ Weekly delivery cadence of clickable prototypes focusing on core product capabilities
✔️ Competitive intelligence and market analysis to ensure differentiation and product-market fit
✔️ Strategic partner who can navigate AI product complexity and align stakeholders throughout
How it works
🗓️ Monthly retainer | |🕔 10-30 hours/week + a designer | 👩💻 AI product strategy, concept development, and hands-on prototyping
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Vision to strategy
We translate your AI vision into clear product strategy, identifying core capabilities, user value, and technical requirements needed for success.
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Rapid validation
We build and test clickable prototypes on a weekly cadence, validating concepts with users and iterating based on feedback before engineering builds.
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Engineering handoff
We deliver production-ready specifications, design systems, and validated prototypes that your engineering team can immediately start building from.
Relevant Case Study
PE-backed AI collaboration platform: Executive vision to engineering-ready product
Partnered with First Principles to transform a PE-backed firm's AI collaboration vision into validated product designs. Delivered weekly clickable prototypes for 30+ weeks, translating executive concepts into engineering-ready specifications with user testing, competitive analysis, and technical feasibility validation at every step.
FAQ
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AI products require specialized expertise in what's technically possible, how to design effective AI interactions, and how to validate AI concepts before heavy engineering investment. We combine AI-first product thinking with rapid prototyping capabilities, delivering validated designs and working prototypes—not just strategy decks. We understand both the product strategy side and the technical realities of building with AI.
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We deliver clickable prototypes on a weekly cadence. Each week, we can focus on different aspects: one week might translate your vision into initial user flows and wireframes (a concept week), while another week tackles a specific part of your product with a fully thought-through prototype—like onboarding, a key workflow, or a core feature. This weekly rhythm lets you validate and iterate quickly.
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We work collaboratively with your engineering team through regular syncs to ensure technical feasibility and smooth handoff. We validate what's buildable with your tech stack and constraints, then deliver specifications and prototypes that enable immediate development without additional discovery work.
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That's exactly when strategic AI product consulting is most valuable. We help you move from ambiguous vision to clear product direction through rapid concept development and validation. We'll explore multiple approaches, prototype the most promising ones, and test them to find what resonates with users and aligns with your business goals.
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Yes. We can scope a 4-8 week pilot focused on a specific AI feature or product concept. This gives you validated prototypes and specifications for one core capability, and lets us demonstrate the value before expanding to a longer engagement.
Ready to turn your AI vision
into a validated product?
Share your AI product concept and where you're stuck. We'll discuss whether
AI product consulting is the right fit and what we'd prototype first.