What is happening today?
Describe the users, workflow, product, systems, data, manual work, failures, constraints, and why the current route is no longer acceptable.
30-minute consultation
Start with the problem, not a rehearsed technology pitch.
Use the call to pressure-test a product, software, AI, integration, automation, or delivery requirement. Automiq will assess fit, surface missing evidence, and identify the most useful next step.
No obligation to start a build · No universal quote or timeline promised on the call
Problem and users
Current system
Desired outcome
30-minute fit call
Fit assessment
Evidence gaps
Next-step recommendation
Conversation structure
Three questions keep the call useful.
You do not need a polished deck. Concrete workflow and system context is more useful than feature volume.
What must become true?
Explain the operational, customer, product, risk, or commercial outcome and how the business will know the change is useful.
Who owns the decision?
Identify the people responsible for domain truth, product priority, data, security, approvals, launch, adoption, and continued operation.
Prepare if useful
Bring enough context to avoid spending the call on basics.
None of these materials are mandatory for an initial conversation. Share sensitive access or data only through an agreed secure route.
Product or workflow
A short description, screen recording, process map, live link, prototype, or example of the current job.
Systems and data
Known applications, providers, integrations, data sources, access constraints, volumes, regions, and ownership.
Evidence and failures
User feedback, adoption, support issues, example inputs and outputs, error cases, manual work, or pilot evaluation.
Constraints and decision
Risk, security, compliance, deadline drivers, budget context, internal capacity, and the decision this work must support.
Book the time
Open the current Automiq Cal.com calendar.
The booking system is operated by Cal.com and may process scheduling information under its own terms. Open it directly if the embedded calendar is blocked by browser or privacy settings.
Choose an available time and add a concise project note. Do not submit credentials, production data, medical records, financial account data, confidential source code, or other sensitive material through the booking description.
Open Cal.com booking →After the conversation
The next step should match the uncertainty.
Automiq does not turn every call into the same offer.
No build
Use an existing product, change the process, gather more evidence, or pause when custom delivery is not justified.
Focused assessment
Review a repository, architecture, pilot, workflow, data, integrations, security, or migration before accepting a build scope.
Bounded milestone
Define users, acceptance, dependencies, non-goals, controls, launch conditions, ownership, and a reviewable production outcome.
Continuing partnership
Agree an embedded or product-growth model when the roadmap and operational responsibility extend beyond one release.
| Option | Best when | Main tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
| No build or existing product | The workflow can be improved without custom engineering or an available product already fits. | Fastest and lowest custom-delivery risk, but the business may need to adapt its process or accept vendor constraints. |
| Focused assessment | Repository, architecture, data, integration, security, migration, or pilot uncertainty prevents responsible estimation. | Adds an evidence step before delivery but reduces avoidable scope and production risk. |
| Bounded production milestone | Users, outcome, acceptance, dependencies, responsibilities, and release conditions can be defined. | Creates a reviewable result while intentionally leaving later roadmap items outside the first scope. |
| Continuing partnership | The roadmap and operating responsibility require recurring multidisciplinary capacity. | Provides continuity but needs clear prioritization, governance, allocation, and exit or transition terms. |
Questions, answered
Booking and consultation questions, answered
Clear expectations about purpose, preparation, pricing, attendance, and next steps.
What is the purpose of the 30-minute call?
The call is used to understand the business problem, users, current system, evidence, constraints, risks, internal owners, and desired outcome; assess whether Automiq is a fit; and identify the smallest useful next step.
Is the consultation free?
The current Cal.com route is presented as a free initial consultation. Paid discovery, audits, workshops, or technical assessment are proposed separately when the requirement needs substantive analysis before a build can be scoped.
Who should attend?
Include a person who understands the business workflow and can explain the desired outcome. A product, engineering, operations, data, security, or domain owner can join when the project depends on their decisions.
What should I share before the call?
Useful context includes the problem, users, existing product or tools, workflow, integrations, data, prototype or repository, known failures, risk constraints, target timing, and what decision the project must unlock.
Will I receive a quote on the call?
Not necessarily. A responsible estimate may require repository, workflow, data, integration, product, security, or AI-evaluation review. The call identifies what can be estimated and what evidence is still needed.
What happens after the call?
Automiq may recommend no action, an existing product, a smaller validation step, a paid assessment, a bounded production milestone, an embedded team, or a deeper proposal. The next step and required inputs should be explicit.