Stait AI
AI strategy & implementation

Put AI to work in your business.

Practical AI training, strategy, and custom implementation for small and growing businesses. Senior expertise, hands-on delivery, fixed fees.

Learn/Plan/Build/Operate
Boise-based · Serving clients nationwide
The opportunity

Most small businesses say they use AI. Far fewer pay for it.

66%

of U.S. small businesses say they use AI

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2026

26%

of small employer firms have paid an AI provider

JPMorganChase Institute, 2026. Observed payments; excludes free and embedded AI

The gap

Most businesses are stuck between curiosity and results.

7%

of AI-using small firms say AI is fully integrated

Federal Reserve, Small Business Credit Survey, 2026

What we see holding firms back
  • 01Starting with tools instead of business problems
  • 02No owner, roadmap, or way to measure ROI
  • 03Never connected to real, daily workflows
  • 04Teams weren't trained to use it with confidence
Matt Harris, founder of Stait AI
Who we are

Senior AI expertise, sized for your business.

Stait AI was founded by Matt Harris, who has spent more than 20 years building and scaling software teams across sectors ranging from defense and utilities to business technology. Every engagement is led by senior people who design, build, and launch the work themselves.

20+
years leading engineering teams
CS · MBA
technical and business depth
Stanford
Executive Program in Corporate Innovation
Our approach

A clear path from first conversation to working AI.

01

Learn

Your team understands what AI can do today and how to use it safely.

02

Plan

We map your workflows, size the ROI, and build a prioritized roadmap.

03

Build

We implement custom AI tools and automations inside your real workflows.

04

Operate

We train, support, and measure results so adoption sticks.

Where AI pays off

The work that slows your team down is where AI helps most.

Customer service

Faster answers, 24/7 intake, and smarter routing

Documents & invoices

Automatic extraction, sorting, and data entry

Sales & proposals

Quotes, follow-ups, and proposals drafted in minutes

Company knowledge

A private assistant that knows your policies and processes

Reporting

Weekly numbers summarized without spreadsheet wrangling

Marketing

On-brand content, emails, and social posts at scale

The math

One workflow, on conservative numbers.

20 hrs
weekly task
×
50%
time reduction
×
80%
adoption
−
3 hrs
added review
=
5 hrs
freed per week, net of review
Annual value at $40/hour
$10,400
After running costs
$8,000

Illustrative example · freed time is capacity, not cash · we run this with your real numbers, and if it doesn\u2019t pay, we say so

Why Stait AI

Big-firm expertise, without the big-firm price.

Large firmFreelance / DIYStait AI
Senior expertiseYesVaries✓ 20+ years
Builds working AI toolsOften hands offYes✓ Hands-on
Strategy tied to ROIYesRarely✓ Built in
Small-business pricingEnterprise ratesYes✓ Fixed fees
Training & supportExtra costLimited✓ Included
Responsible by design

Safe, secure, and measured from day one.

Your data stays yours

Private, permissioned tools. Your data is never used to train public models.

People stay in control

Human review on the decisions that matter.

Clear rules

A written AI usage policy your whole team understands.

Measured results

We track time saved, quality, and cost, so you see the return.

Next steps

Let’s put AI to work for you.

  1. 1
    Free 30-minute discovery call
    We learn your business and goals
  2. 2
    Your recommended starting point
    A short proposal with scope and fixed fee
  3. 3
    Kick off within two weeks
    On-site or remote, on your schedule