Find out exactly where AI belongs in your business — and where it doesn't.
A consulting-grade audit that scores your real workflows against durability and risk — so you invest in the automation that lasts instead of joining the 95% of AI pilots that quietly fail.
Two minutes tells you whether it's worth your money — we answer honestly.
MIT found that 95% of AI pilots fail.
Not because the tools don't work — because they get pointed at the wrong workflows.
You don't need more AI hype, another tool subscription, or a consultant who tells you to automate everything. You need an honest map: what to automate, what to make hybrid, what to keep fully human — and why. That clarity is the difference between AI that compounds and AI that quietly drains time and trust.
Built for
Christian-owned service businesses, entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants doing roughly $150K–$400K a year — with real, repeatable workflows and a desire to grow without adding chaos or compromising integrity.
Not for
Anyone chasing "AI for AI's sake," or hoping to automate away the human, relational, and pastoral core of their work. We'll often tell you to protect those on purpose.
A proven two-layer engine
Every workflow in your business runs through the same discipline — a pre-filter for durability, then a scored verdict.
Phase
Is this technology actually deployable today, or still being figured out?
Power
Would automating it create real, defensible advantage — not just novelty?
Permanence
Was this a genuine problem before the internet, and will it still matter after the hype?
If a workflow doesn't pass all three, we don't automate it. That discipline is why our recommendations hold up.
Surviving workflows are scored 1–5 on impact and 1–5 on risk, then placed: Automate, Hybrid, or keep Manual — each with the reasoning written out so you can act with confidence.
How it works
1 · Qualify
A short survey confirms fit — about two minutes. If the audit isn’t your next step, we say so and point you to the right starting line.
2 · Audit
A focused working session — Workshop format for solo operators, Interview format for teams. Every workflow inventoried and run through the scoring engine.
3 · Roadmap
Your scored deck and prioritized next steps, delivered within 7 business days. What to do first, next, and later — with the reasoning written out.
What you walk away with
Refresh it quarterly and it becomes a living document that keeps pace as AI — and your business — evolves.
Straight Gate delivers the audit and the decision. When it's time to build what the audit recommends, that work is executed by Spekkel — our build engine. You decide; Spekkel builds.
One flat investment, paid at booking — your payment reserves the audit session itself. No free scoping calls, no no-shows, no wasted weeks.
And it credits in full toward an Operations Partner engagement if you decide to continue — so the audit is never a sunk cost, it's your first step.
If you complete the audit and don't believe it was worth the fee, tell us and we'll make it right.
Questions, answered plainly
Will you just tell me to automate everything?
No. Often the highest-integrity answer is to keep a workflow fully human. We tell you the truth, not the hype.
How long does it take?
7 business days from the audit session to your delivered roadmap.
What if I’m below or above $150K–$400K?
Reach out — larger, multi-stakeholder org audits exist as a separate tier, and if you’re earlier, we’ll point you to the right first step.
Do I need to be technical?
Not at all. We handle the analysis; you bring your business.
Is the $1,500 wasted if I continue?
No — it credits in full toward your Operations Partner engagement.
Is my information kept confidential?
Yes. What you share in the survey and the audit is used only to deliver your audit — it is never shared or used outside your engagement.