Answers.
Buyers ask the same questions before they commission a custom AI build: cost, timeline, fit, where the data lives, who owns the result, and how the outputs are controlled. Here they are, answered on the record, with the numbers attached. No form, no gate.
What does a custom AI project cost?
Fixed-price sprints: $2,500 for a working session, $18,000 for discovery, $48,000 for a prototype. Full builds are scoped out of Discovery, never quoted blind.
How long until something actually works?
Four weeks to a working prototype against your real data, or one day to a concrete next step if you are still deciding what to build.
Custom AI for financial advisors: what does it actually look like?
The deepest reference vertical: AdvisorAxis pipeline analytics and AdvisorListen social listening, both custom-fit and running in the client's environment.
What custom software do trade unions and member associations need?
GoLocal52 SMS self-service for 505 UA Local 52 members, and UnionVision ML built on 500,000 work-transaction rows going back to 1999.
How does Mindfulware build HIPAA-compliant custom software?
BAAs, minimum-necessary data, restricted-by-default PHI, and a behavioral health EMR deployed across five facilities in three states.
How does a Mindfulware engagement work?
The same four steps on every engagement, from a 1-Day Working Session through a full custom build scoped out of Discovery.
Where does our client data live, and who can see it?
Every engagement runs inside your own tenancy. No pooled client PII, access scoped to a named team under BAAs and NDAs, and everything logged.
Who owns the IP: the models, the prompts, and the code?
You do. Custom models, fine-tunes, prompts, datasets, and source code under your SOW are yours, with no residual rights retained.
How do you prevent hallucinations on advice-adjacent outputs?
Retrieval grounding, citation requirements, deterministic guardrails, a human reviewer step, and factuality and refusal rates tracked in production.
What about SOC 2, ISO 27001, and vendor due diligence?
SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 aligned delivery environments, SIG, CAIQ, and brokerage DDQs completed as routine, with the security package available at onboarding.
Not the question you came with?
The FAQ covers security, data handling, model customization, and compliance in full. For anything else, send it over and you will have a reply within one business day.