We're not a consulting firm that bolts AI onto old delivery models. We're an AI-native firm—our platform powers every engagement, so a small team delivers enterprise-quality results without enterprise pricing. No pyramid of junior analysts. No billable hours. No slide decks filed away and forgotten.
The output isn't a recommendation. It's a business that runs differently.
Traditional consultants measure success in pages delivered. We measure it in adoption. Your sales team opening their copilot every morning. Your ops team trusting the automation to run overnight. Your new hires onboarding faster because the knowledge lives in the system.
Billable hours reward inefficiency. The longer it takes, the more they make. Our model flips that. Fixed monthly pricing means we're aligned on speed, outcomes, and results. We're incentivized to ship fast and prove value, not to stretch timelines.
The work isn't done when we present it. It's done when your team is using it and seeing results. We stay to keep it that way.
Jonathan Betz is a veteran ML and software engineering leader with over 20 years of experience building and scaling high-performing engineering teams. He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and was an early employee at Google, where he spent more than a decade helping build large-scale production systems. Jonathan later served as VP of Engineering at Yext and SVP of Engineering at Rent the Runway, and has held engineering leadership roles at Meta. Most recently, he was Co-Founder and CTO of Continua AI.
Dan Preiss is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cadrian. Prior to Cadrian, he was a Partner at Ardent Venture Partners, where he invested in companies including Method, Givebutter, Palla, and others. Earlier in his career, he was a founder and held product and growth roles at VC-backed enterprise and consumer startups. Dan was also Principal at the Boston Consulting Group's digital group, working with companies on digital innovation.
Christopher Young is Co-Founder and Chairman of Cadrian, and serves as CEO and President of Vertex. Most recently, he was Executive Vice President of Business Development, Strategy, and Ventures at Microsoft, where he drove long-term growth through corporate strategy, strategic partnerships, and venture investments. He currently serves on the boards of American Express and Qualcomm. Prior to Microsoft, Chris was CEO of McAfee and held senior leadership roles at Intel, Cisco, RSA, AOL, and VMware.
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