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Your systems don't talk to each other, so someone re-keys the same job in each one.
How we fix itYour team shouldn't have to type the same job twice.
Synth and Scale fixes the slow, manual parts of running a business with automation. Sometimes the answer is AI. Sometimes it's a better form.
What we fix
We work with owners and operations leaders at companies of about 25 to 1,500 people. These are some of the problems we fix.
Stop retyping documents
Orders, forms, PDFs and drawings get read and typed in by hand.
How we fix it
Get know-how out of one person's head
Only one person knows how certain things work, and everyone waits on them.
How we fix it
Replace the spreadsheet that runs your business
One fragile spreadsheet holds the operation together, and only one person dares to edit it.
How we fix it
Stop keying in invoices and bills
Invoices arrive by email, and someone types each one into the accounting system by hand.
How we fix it
Answer routine customer questions automatically
The same questions come in every day, and someone answers each one by hand.
How we fix itDon't see your problem here?
Maybe it's an old system nobody wants to touch, or the item that's sat on the "we should fix this someday" list for too long. Tell us about it anyway. Part of the work is figuring out whether automation is the right fix at all. Describe the problem.
How it works
The first step is small and paid, so you find out whether this is worth doing before you commit to a bigger project.
Assessment
A paid discovery. We talk with the people who do the work, look at your real data, build small working demos and give you a written roadmap. What the assessment includes
Pilot build
One workflow for a fixed fee, built against your real systems and put into daily use.
Ongoing support
A monthly arrangement for maintenance and new work once the first build is running.
How we handle your data
You'll be sharing real files and real systems with us. Here's how that works.
It's never used to train AI
We only use AI services that don't train on your information.
It stays in systems you control
The tools we build run in your accounts or in systems you control.
NDAs are standard
We sign an NDA before you share anything sensitive.
Examples
Two recent projects.
A metal fabricator
Estimators had to read engineering drawings by hand before they could price a job. Now the drawings are read automatically, so estimators quote faster.
A marketing agency
When a new client signs, someone has to gather the sales notes and call transcripts for the kickoff. We're building an assistant that pulls them into a kickoff summary.
Who we work with
Synth and Scale works with midsize companies that have outgrown doing things by hand and don't have a software team of their own. We're based in Effingham, Illinois, and work with businesses anywhere in the US.
Start with the job nobody likes doing
Describe it in a few sentences. You'll hear back within one business day.
Tell us what's eating your time