Sage Foundry design partners
We are inviting selected owners and operators to show us how the work really runs, test focused products, and tell us where the software fits—or fails. The first research session pays $100. The strongest-fit participants may be invited into an ongoing design partnership.
Built with operators, not around them
We need more than a feature wish list. We need to understand who does the work, where the context lives, what breaks under pressure, and which decisions still require human judgment.
What you contribute
What you receive
How it works
The research session and ongoing design-partner program are separate commitments. Both sides decide whether continuing makes sense.
Apply
Tell us what happens today, who is involved, and where work repeatedly gets delayed, missed, or rebuilt.
Research
Selected applicants receive $100 after a 60–90 minute conversation about the real operating process.
Mutual fit
We compare the workflow with our product direction. A research session does not automatically become a pilot.
Active pilot
Partners test relevant products, share monthly feedback, and retain complimentary access while actively participating.
Who this is for
The best partners are owners, operations leaders, dispatchers, estimators, service managers, or field leaders with direct knowledge of a recurring workflow inside an active home-service business.
You do not need a polished process. Messy handoffs, spreadsheets, text threads, paper forms, and workarounds are often where the most useful product opportunities begin.
Program boundaries
Clear boundaries protect the partner relationship and keep the products useful across the vertical.
Product direction
Sage Foundry retains product decisions so one company’s request does not distort the product for everyone else.
Complimentary access
Custom development, special services, and third-party pass-through costs are excluded unless agreed separately.
Data and access
You may remove customer-sensitive details from examples. Any deeper access is discussed and approved separately.
Common questions
The initial payment recognizes the value of a completed research session. The longer partnership continues only while it remains useful to both sides.
No. We pay selected participants after they complete the scheduled 60–90 minute workflow research session. Applying by itself is unpaid.
No. After the session, both sides decide whether the workflow, product direction, and working relationship are a strong fit for an ongoing pilot.
Complimentary access begins when your first included pilot product is activated and can continue for up to 12 months while you actively test and provide agreed feedback.
No. Your feedback directly informs product decisions, but Sage Foundry chooses what to build based on shared needs across home-service businesses.
Apply to participate
Specific examples are more useful than broad AI ideas. Tell us what triggers the workflow, who touches it, where the information lives, and what tends to go wrong.
Design partner application
We will review the fit and contact selected applicants about a paid workflow session.
Applying is unpaid. Selected participants receive $100 after completing the initial research session.