You know you should be using AI.

You're not sure where to start.

Find out where AI and a few simple fixes will save your business time and money. One phone call. A written plan delivered in 2 business days. $997, fixed price.

One-time price. No subscription. No tech knowledge required.

One month-end job at my own company took 3 days/month by hand. We got it down to 10 min/month.

Meanwhile, the work keeps getting done

by hand.

Your team types the same numbers into 2 or 3 places.

Reports show up late, and nobody's sure what anyone does with them.

Every "AI expert" wants to sell you a tool before they understand your business.

None of that is on you. You've been busy running the company. But every month the work stays the same, you pay for the same hours again.

Here's what you get back.

Hours. Find the 5+ hours a week your business spends on work that software could do.

Dollars. See what each fix is worth, in dollars, using your own numbers.

Peace of mind. Stop hoping the business is fine. Know it.

I've sat in your chair.

I'm Jake Gray. I've been a CFO and I've owned small businesses, so I know what it's like to be too busy running the company to stop and look at how the work gets done.

At commZoom, a broadband company I co-founded, our accounting manager spent 3 days every month-end close typing a 3,000-line journal entry from a 150-page PDF. I built a custom data conversion and import tool and got it down to 10 min/month. I just had to ask why and find a better way.

My partners and I sold commZoom to Charter Communications (Spectrum) in 2022. I also spent 16 years teaching the entrepreneurship capstone at Trinity University.

Now I help other business owners find the hours and dollars hiding in their own routines. Sometimes the answer is AI. Often it's software you already own.

3 Steps To Your Plan

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1. Buy your assessment.

Checkout takes 2 minutes.

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2. Make one phone call.

Talk with DMYS' AI interviewer, Sam, for 20 to 30 minutes about how your business runs. Call day or night, whenever you have a quiet half hour. No scheduling. No prep.

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3. Get your written plan.

In 2 business days you get your report and a step-by-step guide to set up each fix yourself. Then you and Jake spend 60 minutes getting your first fix running.

What you get for $997

See a sample Report and a sample Implementation Guide before you decide.
(Fictional company, real format.)

Your AI Assessment Report

Six areas of your business scored for how ready they are for AI. Low-effort, high-payoff fixes to start with. Specific tools matched to your problems (many are free or inexpensive).

A 4-day plan to put the top fixes in place. And what it's worth: projected hours and dollars, based on your own numbers.

Your Implementation Guide

Numbered, step-by-step setup instructions for each fix, so you can do them all yourself.

It's yours to keep.

A 60-minute working session with me

We correct anything the Assessment Report got wrong and get your first fix running on your own screen.

Nobody pitches you anything unless you ask.

What changed for other businesses

3 days/month became 10 min/month.

One month-end accounting job, at a company I co-founded.

A 50-page printed report became one screen.

Filter by date, department or product and get the answer in seconds.

A hotel client paid less for workers' comp.

I cleaned up payroll records from two payroll companies so the insurance audit used the right numbers.

An engineering firm put each project's messages and files in one place.

Same Microsoft license they already paid for. $0 in new software.

See all the results

"The software that provided the raw data did not help us USE that data...I like how this new data model aggregated thousands of data points and cut our analysis time to virtually zero."

~ Jack Gorman, former CTO of commZoom,

the broadband company I co-founded

"The tool that Jake built ... allowed me to drill into the various service tiers and individual cable channels to see which were driving most of the cost increases."

~ Bob Cohen, former CEO of commZoom,

the broadband company I co-founded

Is this for you?

Yes, if you own a business with 5 to 50 people and you still have your hands in everything.

Professional firms (dental, vet, law, engineering, accounting), retail and online stores, agencies, trades and service businesses.

Probably not, if you have your own IT department, or you've already picked the AI tool you want and only need someone to install it.

If $997 to get back 5+ hours a week - every week - sounds like a trade you'd make, this is for you.

Not ready for that? Start with something free.

Book a free 20-minute call. Tell me what's taking too much time. No pitch.

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About the name

Say "That'll make you smile!" out loud. It sounds like Data Make You Smile.

That's what good numbers do for you when they show up on time.

Questions Owners Ask

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Do I need to know anything about AI?

No. You talk about how your business runs. I do the rest.

Q:

What if the answer isn't AI?

Often it isn't. A lot of what I find can be fixed with software you already own. When I see that, I'll tell you.

Q:

Who is Sam?

Sam is DMYS' AI interviewer. You call Sam from your phone and have a conversation for 20 to 30 minutes about how your business runs. Day or night, a quiet half-hour, no set appointment, when it's convenient for you.

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Do I need new software, like an ERP?

Probably not yet. Most businesses with 5 to 50 people can get what they need from the software they already own. Read this before you hire an ERP consultant.

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What does TIMELY DECISION DATA™ mean?

The numbers you need, in time to act on them.

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How long does it take?

The call is 20 to 30 minutes. Your written plan arrives within 2 business days. The working session with me is 60 minutes.

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What does it cost?

$997, one time. No subscription.

Q:

Can I do the fixes myself?

Yes. The Implementation Guide has numbered steps for each fix. If you'd rather have it done for you, ask me in the working session.

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Can I see an example first?

Absolutely! Here's a sample Report and a sample Implementation Guide.
(Fictional company, real format.)

Find out where your hours are going.

One phone call. A written plan in 2 business days. $997, fixed price.

Have a question first? Ask me.

Know where AI will save you time and money.

Contact Us

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