AI programming · custom development

Custom AI software from a shop that ships to production

Most AI development pitches end at a prototype. Ours end at software with real users: a directory platform serving 8,800+ businesses, a field-operations portal used by construction crews, and a voice agent answering live phone calls. Built with AI, built to run.

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The short answer

EVM writes custom AI software for businesses: full-stack applications on Next.js, Supabase, Stripe and Twilio with LLM routing, voice and automation built in. It fits companies whose bottleneck is software that does not exist yet, from client portals to AI-powered internal tools. Work is scoped per project at $150/hr, and the code is delivered to your accounts: you own it.

What we build

Client and operations portals: like the field-operations system we shipped for a construction client: daily reports filed from phones, multi-foreman inspection workflows, threaded office-to-crew communication, voice notes that transcribe themselves.
Platforms: the Platinum Directory is a full marketplace we built and operate: 8,800+ businesses, memberships, Stripe payments, and an AI concierge, running in production today.
AI-native features: voice agents, multi-LLM routing, transcription, document intelligence and automation wired into the software, not bolted on.
Integrations: CRMs, calendars, telephony, payment rails. The stack is full-stack JavaScript: Next.js, Supabase, Stripe, Twilio.

Why a marketing agency writes better business software

Because we build software that has to produce revenue, not just pass a demo. Every system we ship inherits the measurement discipline of a 23-year marketing practice: lead capture, attribution and follow-up are first-class features, which is why our website builds and follow-up systems share plumbing with our custom software. AI systems fail at the integration layer, not the model layer, and we own both.

Terms

Custom development is scoped per project at $150/hr, sized after we understand the workflow on a free 30-minute call. You own what we build: code in your GitHub, infrastructure in your accounts, same no-hostage terms as everything else we sell. If what you need is strategy plus a build partner rather than a spec-in-hand project, start at AI consulting and implementation; if it is agents specifically, see AI agents.

Working with us locally

AI agents and automation · Marketing for contractors · Iowa marketing agency

Software plus distribution

Code is half the job. These are the other half.

AI agents and automation

Voice agents, follow-up automation and multi-LLM pipelines built as production systems you own, not decks about AI.

Luma, the AI receptionist we built, answers live business calls 24/7 on the Platinum Directory platform.

Websites that close

Custom Next.js sites with local SEO, schema, and real-time lead capture wired to your inbox. $500/month, you own the site.

Buffalo Windshield: Page 1 for 9 of 10 keywords in 18 days on a brand-new domain.

AI consulting and implementation

AI consulting for SMBs that ends in shipped systems: custom AI operating systems, agents and automations wired into your business.

1M+ tasks automated across EVM-built systems, including a custom AI operating system you can tour live.

Questions

Custom AI development questions

What does custom AI software development cost?

$150/hr, scoped per project in writing after a free 30-minute consultation. Small internal tools can be days of work; platforms are months. You get the whole number before anything is built.

Do we own the code you write?

Yes. Code lands in your GitHub, infrastructure runs in your accounts, and if we part ways everything transfers to you. No licensing lock-in, ever.

What stack do you build on?

Full-stack JavaScript: Next.js, Supabase, Stripe, Twilio, with multi-LLM routing across the major model providers. Boring, proven infrastructure under ambitious AI features.

Have you actually shipped production AI systems?

Yes, and you can inspect them: the Platinum Directory platform with 8,800+ businesses and the Luma voice receptionist answering live calls, plus a field-operations portal used by real construction crews. We show running systems on the first call, not slideware.

Can you take over or extend software another developer built?

Usually, after an audit of the codebase on the free call. Sometimes the honest answer is that a rebuild on solid plumbing is cheaper than a rescue, and we will tell you which it is before you commit.

The full stack

Everything else we run

Websites that closeLearn more → AI receptionistLearn more → CRM and lead follow-upLearn more → Google Ads managementLearn more → Meta ads (Facebook + Instagram)Learn more → Paid ads managementLearn more → Local SEO and Google rankingLearn more → AI search visibilityLearn more → Email marketingLearn more → Direct mail marketingLearn more → ChatGPT adsLearn more → AI agents and automationLearn more → AI design and creativeLearn more → AI consulting and implementationLearn more →

Scope the software your operation is missing

Free 30-minute consultation. Describe the workflow; we sketch the system, flag the risks, and quote the build at $150/hr in writing.

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