PILOT PROGRAM · COHORT 01 · 2026

We build your
AI operating layer
with you.

Not a tool you install. Not a demo. A hands-on pilot where our team sits inside yours and builds the system your company actually runs on — together.

6 wksAvg. pilot length
1:1Founder-led build
<10Companies per cohort
THE FILM

Two minutes before you apply.

What the pilot actually looks like, and who it's for.

HOW THE PILOT WORKS

Four steps. Nothing generic.

We don't hand you a playbook built for someone else's company.

01

Diagnose

We map your workflows line by line and find exactly where AI moves the needle — and where it doesn't.

02

Build

We co-build the system with your team, inside your stack, in weeks — not roadmap quarters.

03

Embed

It ships inside how your team already works. No new tool to adopt, no new tab to open.

04

Own

You leave with a system your team understands, controls, and can extend without us.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Cohort 01 is small on purpose.

We're picking a handful of companies to build with — not sell to.

Scaling, not staffing upGrowing fast and don't want to solve it by hiring another 10 people.
Already tried AI toolsGot 10% gains from off-the-shelf tools and want the real 10x version.
Want a partner, not a vendorLooking for a team that builds alongside you, not one that ships a SaaS login.
APPLY

Join the pilot

Four short steps. We read every application ourselves.

Company Contact Scope Timeline

Tell us about the company.

Who are we building with?

Who should we talk to?

One real person. We'll reply within 48 hours.

What are we building?

Team size, and where you want CRUX focused first.

1–10
11–50
51–200
200+
Ops Automation
Customer Support
Data & Analytics
Internal Tools
Other

Last thing — timing.

And anything else you want us to know.

ASAP
This quarter
Next quarter
Just exploring

Application received.

Your email client should have opened with your application pre-filled — hit send there to reach us directly. We read every one and reply within 48 hours.

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