Senior AI practitioners. Fixed-scope sprints. You keep everything.
Starsight Group runs time-boxed engagements that start with your problem and end with a working system, a clean handoff, and a team that can operate without us. Fixed fee, fixed timeline, no scope creep.
This is for you if
- You need an AI or data system built in weeks, not months
- You have data accumulating but no strategy for using it
- Your team needs applied AI skills and a clear growth path for each person
- You want a working prototype before committing to a larger investment
→ If one of these is true, we should talk.
15+ years building AI and data systems for AFRL, Kessel Run, the State Department, and USAGM. Active Top Secret clearance. Recent work below.
AI & data consulting · Boston
Recent work
Completed · International organization
Multilingual NLP pipeline for human rights documentation
Built a production system to process, classify, and surface patterns across thousands of field reports in multiple languages. Replaced a manual review workflow that required 3 FTEs. System runs autonomously; the team operates it without us.
Manual review time reduced ~80% · Handed off in 6 weeks
Completed · Boston nonprofit consortium
AI-assisted design sprint surfacing unmet user needs
Ran a structured design sprint across multiple Boston-area nonprofits to identify where AI could most meaningfully reduce staff burden. Delivered a prioritized automation roadmap and a working proof-of-concept for the highest-impact use case.
2-week engagement · 3 organizations · Roadmap + working prototype delivered
How it works
Every engagement is a sprint: fixed scope, fixed fee, fixed timeline. You see a working result before any longer commitment.
We scope the problem together, build the system, document everything, and hand it off. Your team owns the code, the data, and the capability. After a sprint, you own the output. If you want another sprint, that's a new engagement with its own scope and fee.
Sprint offerings
Train
Capability Sprint
$10–20K fixed fee
1–3 days
Train your team on applied AI and data skills. Every participant leaves with a personal growth plan. The team leaves with a shared practice playbook. Remote or on-site.
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Map
Discovery Sprint
$15–25K fixed fee
2 weeks
Map your AI and data landscape. Stakeholder interviews, data audit, opportunity mapping, and a prioritized roadmap with rough ROI estimates. For organizations that need clarity before committing to a build.
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Build · Most common
Build Sprint
$25–50K fixed fee
4–6 weeks
From defined use case to working system. One problem, one data source, one deployable deliverable. Includes scoping, build, integration, documentation, and a 30-day support window.
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What this means in practice
01
You know the cost before we start
Every sprint has a fixed fee. No hourly billing, no change orders, no surprise invoices. The scope is defined together upfront and the price doesn't move.
02
You see results in weeks, not quarters
Our longest sprint is six weeks. Most start delivering working components within the first two. If a sprint isn't the right fit, we'll tell you on the first call.
03
You own everything we build
Code, data pipelines, documentation, architecture decisions. We hand it off clean with a playbook your team can follow. No vendor lock-in, no proprietary dependencies.
04
Senior practitioners, not associates
The person scoping the work is the person doing the work. 15+ years of AI and data experience across DoD, federal agencies, and mission-driven organizations. No handoff to junior staff.
The bottom line
Pick a sprint. See the result. Then decide if you want to keep working together.
Every engagement is designed as a standalone deliverable. Fixed scope, fixed fee, clean handoff. No commitment beyond the sprint you purchase.
Ready to move? Tell us what you're working on and we'll scope a sprint that fits, usually within a day.