Hire An AI Expert

Get an in-house AI developer
   for $29/hour  

We recruit, train and place a cutting-edge AI developer directly inside your business, who maps your best opportunities and automates anything you want.
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Workflows automated
400+
Clients served
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Manual hours saved
400+ Clients Trust Axe
Our Approach

Our proven process to AI transformation

When our clients follow the phases below in order, we've never seen them fail. It took us 3+ years of iteration to perfect this system.
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Phase 1

Process Audit

We document your operations, analyze your technology and interview your team to suggest the best approach to hit your goals with AI. The end result is a clear automation plan with opportunities, process maps and expected outcomes.
Phase 2

Foundational Build

You can't successfully implement AI and automation until your technology stack is ready. Your data must be clean, your tools must talk to AI and you must have clear business processes.
Phase 3

AI Engineer Placed

Thousands of elite candidates go through our rigorous certification process so they are ready to add immediate value to your business by building automations rapidly and scalably. Engineers are based in Indonesia and are extremely intelligent. You will communicate directly with them on your preferred channels, like a real employee.
Phase 4

Ongoing Oversight

We constantly upskill your engineer, handle payroll and help them overcome bottlenecks on the backend. Our senior leadership also sticks around to help with high-level process strategy and optimization as needed.
Our Team

Your AI expert is trained by top 1% builders.

03/08
Fernanda Barros
Project Manager
A former English teacher, Fernanda pivoted and taught herself automation and spent 8+ years leading project management in construction.

Fernanda Barros

Project Manager
Process Improvement Expert
Alisson Pachon
Automation Manager
10+ years empowering businesses to streamline and automate their businesses using agile methodologies. Bilingual.

Alisson Pachon

Automation Manager
Master's Degree In Project Management
Karl Watson
Sales Consultant
Karl started in enterprise sales and climbed from top performer to CRO and now entrepreneur.

Karl Watson

Sales Consultant
2X CRO, $100M+ Sales Won
Nicholas Verity
Managing Partner
Nick founded Cleverly in 2018 and bootstrapped to $5M in annual sales within 3 years.

Nicholas Verity

Managing Partner
CEO, Cleverly ($5M/Year)

Learn AI from the best of the best

Our team is comprised of widely respected influencers in the AI automation industry.
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Case Studies

Client work and results

Marketing Agency

5X Capacity, 2.4X Onboarding Speed

What We Did
We migrated Cleverly's entire business to Monday replacing several tools, where they now manage sales, onboarding, account management and executive dashboards. Then, we automated their onboarding process which replaced a team of virtual assistants and cut speed-to-launch from 14 days to 5 days.
“Because of Axe we manage over 1,200 clients on Monday across our team of 30 employees with few issues, and have fully productized our services. ”
Daniel Paulino
VP Operations, Cleverly
Financial Services

2X More Capacity From Better End-To-End Systems

What We Did
Joseph had just acquired a large book of business from a retiring CPA and quickly needed to streamline his firm. So, we set-up and synced Monday and FinancialCents, then automated everything from sales to reoccurring bookkeeping tasks, to tax form intake and reminders.
“Ed, Nick and the team at Axe systematized my entire accounting firm using Monday and FinancialCents. I've doubled my client work without hiring another junior accountant or assistant. They’ve been great to work with.”
Joseph Martin
CEO, Caffeinated Accountant
B2B Services

From 63% to 95% On-Time Shipments

What We Did
We created a centralized order management dashboard in Monday.com which doubled as a CRM to replace their existing CRM (Copper) and Google Sheets. Then, we automated order detail collection, invoicing, notifications and handoffs from sales to design to printing to shipping.
”We tell customers to expect a 2-3 week turnaround, so we need to make sure they hit that. We hired Axe to help us do that.“
Anthony Leach
COO
Our Approach

How we outperform alternatives.

We take a consultative approach so you don’t miss out on hidden opportunities or fumble implementation—which drives measurable results.
We specialize in the entire technology stack:
CRMs, Project Management, AI, Automation, etc.
Instead of charging tens of thousands of dollars for projects, we hand you a vetted in-house hire so you can build unlimited AI agents and workflows, all which require upkeep and iteration.
We are tech agnostic, meaning we are not married to any tools, allowing us to be flexible to your operations and only recommend what’s best for you.
Outcomes

Your new hire will solve bottlenecks for  massive results 

Every automation compounds results over time,
for a flywheel of profitability and competitive advantage.
Every automation compounds results over time, for a flywheel of profitability and competitive advantage.

Problems

Low profit margin
Delays
Uncompetitive
Overworked staff
Redundancies
No clarity or control
Inconsistency and error

Solutions

Displace labor with automation
Cut dependencies with better systems
Add value with AI
Automate manual tasks
Sync tools and data
One source of truth
Automate for predictable outputs

Outcomes

High profit margin
Faster service
Better service
Add capacity
Add capacity
Better decisions
Consistent quality

Technology we specialize in

Get the perfect technology setup for your business.

CRM

Monday
Hubspot

Project Management

Monday
Airtable
Motion
Clickup
Notion

ERP

Descript
Atlassian
NL
Google

Industry specific

Panda Security
Goodhire
Teamdeck
Quickbooks
Buffer

Custom Scripting

Javascript
RAG
RPA

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT
Claude
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Grok
Databricks

Automation

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FAQs

Common Questions

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What can my AI engineer build?

An AI automation expert builds systems that replace repetitive knowledge work — think document processing, email triage, research, and reporting — with intelligent pipelines that run automatically. They connect tools like Claude to real business tools like CRMs, databases, Slack, and Google Workspace so it can take action, not just answer questions. They design multi-step agents that can reason through complex tasks, make decisions, and loop in humans only when needed. On the technical side, they build APIs, RAG systems, and MCP integrations result in reliable, scalable automations for your company's infrastructure. The end result is that teams move faster, headcount stays lean, and high-value people stop doing low-value work.

What if the engineer can't build what I want?

First, we replace them for free. More importantly, that's actually exactly why you need someone in-house. Most companies aren't ready because nobody owns it — there's no one accountable for making AI work inside the business. Tools exist, the potential is real, but it stays theoretical because everyone's waiting for someone else to figure it out. That's the gap our person fills. They don't need your data to be perfect or your processes to be buttoned up — that is the job. You're not buying a finished solution, you're placing someone whose entire role is to take you from "not ready" to running, faster than you'd get there on your own.

How much does custom development cost?

Costs depend on workflow complexity, integrations, and hosting setup. Typically, high end developers will charge between $200 and $400 per hour, or project based:

  • Simple automations: $1,000-$2,000
  • Mid-level projects: $5,000–$20,000
  • Enterprise solutions: $40,000+

Self-hosting can lower long-term costs, while managed hosting or ongoing support adds to the budget.

Our enigneers are based in Indonesia, where they are affordable and extremely intelligent. Their hours will overlap with yours so you can communicate directly with them.

What are the best use cases for AI?

AI shines when automating multi-step, cross-platform workflows such as:

  • Company-wide AI assistant and knowledge base
  • Data syncs and ETL pipelines
  • Recurring AI-powered workflows (CRM, marketing, fulfillment, scoring, automatic communications)
  • Reporting, alerts, analysis, and internal tool integrations
  • Custom AI Agents
How do you approach automation work with clients?

We have a proven approach to automation work, which consists of 4 phases:

  1. Process Audit: before automation work, it’s critical that we have a deep and clear understanding of business constraints, expected outcomes, data cleanliness, technology infrastructure and business processes.
  2. Foundation Buildout: we begin with a proof of concept, so you can quickly see how exactly our automations will work. Then, we always allocate time for rapid iteration to get your automations to a place we are confident going live with.
  3. Launch and Iterate: Once an automation is live, we allow a 10-day free iteration period for unpredictable edge-cases and employee/customer feedback.
  4. Maintenance: Depending on your project(s), you’ll want a developer on standby who can monitor, fix and update automations.
Experience massive productivity gains

You’re a few AI systems away from doubling your output.

Not hiring an expert n8n engineer puts your business at risk of fragile workflows that break, waste time and expose sensitive data. Our expert consultants ensure you automate the highest-leverage workflows correctly the first time—reducing downtime, cutting costs, and scaling to high volumes.