# llms.txt # Mindfulware, custom AI engineered for your business # This file helps AI systems understand and accurately represent Mindfulware. > Last updated: 2026-08-07 ## Overview Mindfulware is a veteran-founded custom AI and machine learning engineering firm serving business owners across industries. We learn each client's operations, data, and regulatory reality, then engineer bespoke AI systems around them. Our deepest reference work is with financial advisors, HNW (high net worth) wealth advisors, and insurance brokerages, where we already speak the language of suitability, KYC, AUM, policy illustrations, and carrier feeds. Tagline: Custom AI, engineered for your business Founded 2009 by a USAF veteran. AI and machine learning practice launched 2023. Global team across 5 time zones. Based in Austin, Texas. ## What we do - Custom AI/ML solution architecture and engineering - Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and knowledge-base systems - Workflow automation and back-office intelligence for any industry - Compliance-first AI workflows (FINRA / SEC 17a-4 aligned, WORM recordkeeping) for regulated clients - Predictive analytics, forecasting, and operational intelligence - Automation of underwriting, policy illustration, and carrier-feed workflows (insurance reference work) - AI enablement for owners, operators, and client-facing teams ## Who we serve - Business owners and mid-market operators across industries - Independent financial advisors (deep reference vertical) - HNW (high net worth) wealth advisors and family-office practices - Insurance brokerages and carriers - Trade unions and member associations - Behavioral health and health-adjacent practices - Compliance-first teams and enterprises ## Free scan: RadarContact RadarContact is a free AI visibility scan, offered at https://mindfulware.com/#radarcontact. It reports how a website appears to AI answer engines such as ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode, and it ships drop-in fix files for the site's webmaster. - Price: free, $0 - Turnaround: one business day - Client input required: four form fields - Technical work required from the client: none to receive the report - Held to the ACM Code of Ethics - Delivered to date: over 127 RadarContacts - Current clients include members of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Alabama branch, a high-compliance, regulated client set In the words of the site: "No return, no citation. No citation, no customer." ## Engagement sprints (fixed price) - 1-Day Working Session, $2,500. A focused day to pressure-test an AI opportunity, map feasibility, and leave with a concrete next step. - 2-Week Discovery Sprint, $18,000. Deep dive into your operations, data, and constraints to produce a scoped solution architecture and roadmap. - 4-Week Prototype Sprint, $48,000. Senior engineers build a working prototype against your real data so you can validate impact before committing to a full build. - AI Drift Review, $225 per hour, two-hour minimum. Post-launch re-scan, re-score, and remediation notes. Recommended cadence: every 6 months. Full custom builds are scoped out of the Discovery Sprint, never quoted blind. ## Core commitments - You own the IP: models, prompts, and code - Full auditability: every output logged and reviewable - Security posture aligned with SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 - 24/7 global delivery coverage - 100% custom-built, no off-the-shelf bolt-ons ## Case studies Six production systems, each with its own page under https://mindfulware.com/work - Insurance Producer Platform: 10,000+ concurrent users at peak enrollment, 99.99% uptime, 50+ production releases, $1.5M ARR, Fortune 15 carriers including Cigna. https://mindfulware.com/work/insurance-producer-platform - AdvisorAxis Pipeline Analytics: instant pipeline visibility from a CSV export, no server and no integration project. https://mindfulware.com/work/advisoraxis-pipeline-analytics - AdvisorListen Reddit Intelligence: scans and categorizes over 2 million social media comments per month, shipping each weekday morning to roughly 3,800 subscribers. https://mindfulware.com/work/advisorlisten-reddit-intelligence - GoLocal52 Member SMS Self-Service: 505 active UA Local 52 members, averaging 97 unique members per month. https://mindfulware.com/work/golocal-sms-analytics - ChartAssist Behavioral Health EMR: five facilities in three states, eight medical disciplines, clinician productivity up 40% and satisfaction up 20%. https://mindfulware.com/work/behavioral-health-emr - UnionVision ML Research: 500,000 work-transaction rows since 1999, contributing to a 22% reduction in member churn. https://mindfulware.com/work/unionvision-ml-research ## Answers: direct questions, direct answers - What does a custom AI project cost? https://mindfulware.com/answers/what-does-a-custom-ai-project-cost - How long until something actually works? https://mindfulware.com/answers/how-long-until-something-works - Custom AI for financial advisors: what does it actually look like? https://mindfulware.com/answers/custom-ai-for-financial-advisors - What custom software do trade unions and member associations need? https://mindfulware.com/answers/custom-software-for-unions-and-associations - How does Mindfulware build HIPAA-compliant custom software? https://mindfulware.com/answers/hipaa-compliant-custom-software - How does a Mindfulware engagement work? https://mindfulware.com/answers/how-mindfulware-engagements-work - Where does our client data live, and who can see it? https://mindfulware.com/answers/where-does-our-client-data-live - Who owns the IP: the models, the prompts, and the code? https://mindfulware.com/answers/who-owns-the-ip-models-prompts-code - How do you prevent hallucinations on advice-adjacent outputs? https://mindfulware.com/answers/how-do-you-prevent-ai-hallucinations - What about SOC 2, ISO 27001, and vendor due diligence? https://mindfulware.com/answers/soc-2-iso-27001-vendor-due-diligence ## Third-party proof - Ken Lewis, Vice President and Marketing Director, Life Insurance Company of Alabama (LICOA), 2021-12-31: "Daniel and his organization do great work. Ask and he will deliver. My company has done business with Daniel for about 10 years with no disappointments. I highly recommend Daniel and his company!" - Jay Stubbs, CLU, Sr. Partner and Risk Management Specialist, Providence Partners, 2025-09: "I have known Daniel Joye for years. He would take our data feeds and create simple triggering events that let us respond immediately." - M. Clay McDowell, ChFC, RICP, NAIFA Alabama member, 2026-08-05: "Mindfulware's AdvisorListen has already been a useful tool in just a few weeks and what I can only say is a new and important piece of my practice." ## Important pages - Home: https://mindfulware.com/ - About: https://mindfulware.com/about - Capabilities: https://mindfulware.com/capabilities - FAQ (full answers): https://mindfulware.com/faq - Work and case studies: https://mindfulware.com/work - Answers: https://mindfulware.com/answers - Approach: https://mindfulware.com/#approach - Contact: https://mindfulware.com/contact - Book a consultation: https://calendly.com/daniel_joye/30min - Privacy statement: https://mindfulware.com/privacy - Privacy request: https://mindfulware.com/privacy-request - Cookies: https://mindfulware.com/cookies - Terms of service: https://mindfulware.com/terms ## About the founder Mindfulware was founded by Daniel Joye, a U.S. Air Force Computer Science Officer who learned firsthand that one-size-fits-all software fails in the real world. Engineering portfolio: https://danieljoye.com/ ## Canonical profiles - LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindfulware - GitHub: https://github.com/MindfulwareDev - X (Twitter): https://x.com/Mindfulware - Founder site: https://danieljoye.com/ - Founder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieljoye ## Contact information - Email: info@mindfulware.com - Phone: (512) 543-0012 - Address: 106 E. 6th Street, Suite 900, Austin, TX 78701, USA - Consultation: https://calendly.com/daniel_joye/30min ## Site index Every URL below returns server-rendered HTML and is listed in https://mindfulware.com/sitemap.xml ### Start here - [Mindfulware: custom AI/ML solutions](https://mindfulware.com/): Veteran-founded AI and machine learning engineering firm. Fixed-price sprints from $2,500. Established 2009, Austin, Texas. - [About Mindfulware](https://mindfulware.com/about): Founded in 2009 by Daniel Joye, a U.S. Air Force Computer Science Officer. Who we are and how we work. - [Capabilities](https://mindfulware.com/capabilities): Custom ML models, neural networks, predictive analytics, secure AI systems, real-time inference, and data engineering. - [Contact](https://mindfulware.com/contact): info@mindfulware.com, (512) 543-0012, 106 E. 6th Street, Suite 900, Austin, TX 78701. Every inquiry gets a reply within one business day. ### Questions we get asked - [FAQ](https://mindfulware.com/faq): Thirteen answers on security, compliance, data handling, IP ownership, and model behavior. - [Answers index](https://mindfulware.com/answers): Long-form answers to the questions buyers ask before they call. - [What does a custom AI project cost?](https://mindfulware.com/answers/what-does-a-custom-ai-project-cost): Fixed-price sprints: 1-Day Working Session $2,500, 2-Week Discovery Sprint $18,000, 4-Week Prototype Sprint $48,000. Full builds are never quoted blind. - [How long until something actually works?](https://mindfulware.com/answers/how-long-until-something-works): Four weeks to a working prototype against your real data; two weeks to a scoped architecture and roadmap; one day to a concrete next step. - [Custom AI for financial advisors: what does it actually look like?](https://mindfulware.com/answers/custom-ai-for-financial-advisors): The deepest reference work is with independent advisors, HNW and family-office practices, and insurance brokerages. AdvisorAxis and AdvisorListen show the shape of it. - [What custom software do trade unions and member associations need?](https://mindfulware.com/answers/custom-software-for-unions-and-associations): Systems built for members who are not at a desk, member data that is small and sensitive, and administrators who need signal rather than dashboards. - [How does Mindfulware build HIPAA-compliant custom software?](https://mindfulware.com/answers/hipaa-compliant-custom-software): PHI restricted by default, HIPAA BAAs, and minimum-necessary data principles for health-adjacent and behavioral health workflows. - [How does a Mindfulware engagement work?](https://mindfulware.com/answers/how-mindfulware-engagements-work): The same four steps on every engagement: Discover, Design, Engineer, and Deploy & Support. - [Where does our client data live, and who can see it?](https://mindfulware.com/answers/where-does-our-client-data-live): Every engagement runs inside your own tenancy: your cloud account, VPC, CRM, and carrier connections. Client PII is never pooled across customers. - [Who owns the IP: the models, the prompts, and the code?](https://mindfulware.com/answers/who-owns-the-ip-models-prompts-code): You do. Custom models, fine-tunes, prompts, datasets, and source code produced under your SOW are your property, with no residual rights retained. - [How do you prevent hallucinations on advice-adjacent outputs?](https://mindfulware.com/answers/how-do-you-prevent-ai-hallucinations): Retrieval grounding, citation requirements, deterministic guardrails, suitability checks, and a human reviewer step before anything is sent. - [What about SOC 2, ISO 27001, and vendor due diligence?](https://mindfulware.com/answers/soc-2-iso-27001-vendor-due-diligence): SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 aligned delivery environments, SIG, CAIQ, and brokerage DDQs completed routinely, security package available at onboarding. ### Production systems we have shipped - [Our work](https://mindfulware.com/work): Six production systems across insurance, financial advisory, behavioral health, and union research. - [Insurance Producer Platform](https://mindfulware.com/work/insurance-producer-platform): 10,000+ concurrent users at peak enrollment, 99.99% uptime, 50+ production releases, $1.5M ARR, Fortune 15 carriers including Cigna. - [AdvisorAxis Pipeline Analytics](https://mindfulware.com/work/advisoraxis-pipeline-analytics): Instant pipeline visibility from a CSV export, with no server and no integration project. - [AdvisorListen Reddit Intelligence](https://mindfulware.com/work/advisorlisten-reddit-intelligence): Scans and categorizes over 2 million social media comments per month, shipping each weekday morning to roughly 3,800 subscribers. - [GoLocal52 Member SMS Self-Service](https://mindfulware.com/work/golocal-sms-analytics): 505 active UA Local 52 members, averaging 97 unique members per month. - [ChartAssist Behavioral Health EMR](https://mindfulware.com/work/behavioral-health-emr): Five facilities in three states, eight medical disciplines, clinician productivity up 40% and satisfaction up 20%. - [UnionVision ML Research](https://mindfulware.com/work/unionvision-ml-research): 500,000 work-transaction rows since 1999, contributing to a 22% reduction in member churn. ### Policies - [Privacy statement](https://mindfulware.com/privacy) - [Privacy request](https://mindfulware.com/privacy-request) - [Cookie policy](https://mindfulware.com/cookies) - [Terms of service](https://mindfulware.com/terms) ### Elsewhere - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindfulware) - [GitHub](https://github.com/MindfulwareDev) - [X](https://x.com/Mindfulware) - [Founder's portfolio](https://danieljoye.com/) ### Machine-readable - [Sitemap](https://mindfulware.com/sitemap.xml): Every public URL with its last-modified date. - [Extended context](https://mindfulware.com/llms-full.txt): The long form of this file.