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Founder POV on AI
for Colorado SMBs.

The frameworks we use, the methodologies that make AI implementations predictable, and honest takes on what works — and what doesn't. No snake oil. No consulting theater. Just practical guidance from real engagements.

The in-depth content is already live across the Services and Framework pages. Case studies and engagement post-mortems land alongside our first published client work.

02 / What's here

Methodologies,
frameworks, service deep dives.

Eight starting points. Each covers a capability, a process, or an operating principle. All reflect what we actually ship for Colorado SMBs.

Service Deep Dive

AI Agents for Small Business

Conversations that don't need you. How AI agents handle lead qualification, tenant comms, and internal search — at scale, in your voice.

Methodology

The Sling AI Framework™

Five stages, every engagement. The repeatable process that makes AI implementations predictable: Assess, Design, Build, Train, Optimize.

Service Deep Dive

Workflow Automation

The repetitive work, doing itself. How quotes, billing, reporting, and customer comms can run without manual intervention.

Service Deep Dive

Foundations: Before AI

Process mapping, systems audit, data centralization. Sometimes the answer is Zapier and a better SOP, not Claude. We say so, and ship the foundation that makes everything else possible.

Service Deep Dive

Custom Applications

Software shaped like your business. Internal tools and lightweight SaaS built for your actual workflow, not a template.

Service Deep Dive

Dashboards & Reporting

The view of the business you wanted. Real numbers, real systems, refreshed continuously. The screen you actually check every morning.

Training

AI Education

Free 5-day course, workshops, and our flagship AI Champion Cohort. Claude-led, skills that transfer to any tool. No coding required.

Operations

How Pricing Works

One shop, one rate. Free Discovery Call, then hourly billing. No fixed-bid estimates, no surprise retainers, no consulting theater.

03 / What's next

Case studies land with
published client work.

Real engagement post-mortems, honest takes, and the occasional framework hot take. Published alongside our first case studies. Want it in your inbox first? The free 5-day course is the front door.

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04 / About Sling

We equip ambitious
businesses to fight giants.

Sling Automation LLC is a Colorado-based AI consulting firm serving ambitious SMBs across the Front Range and beyond. We build workflow automation, AI agents, custom applications, and dashboards — and we teach your team how to use them.

Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute Discovery Call and is billed by the hour. No fixed-bid estimates. No consulting theater. Just working software and the training to use it.

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