How long does AI setup take for a small business?

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 AI Setup Time Depends on What You're Building

If you're asking how long it takes to get an AI employee working in your business, the honest answer is:  most setups take 1-3 days . Not weeks. Not months.

Here's why it's fast:

No coding required.  You're not building custom software. You're deploying a pre-built AI employee designed for your specific role. 
  Integration is straightforward.  Whether it's connecting to your calendar, CRM, phone system, or knowledge base, most connections happen in minutes. 
  Training is quick.  If you're using something like Sage (AI Support Agent, $229/mo), you upload your existing help docs or FAQs. If it's Maya (AI Receptionist, $349/mo), you provide your business hours and call routing rules.

The Real Timeline Varies by Use Case

Same-day setup:  Iris (AI Review Manager, $179/mo) can start monitoring and responding to reviews within hours of connecting your business accounts.

1-2 days:  Atlas (AI Sales Follow-Up Agent, $449/mo) needs your email connected and your lead source plugged in. Once that's done, every new lead gets a personalized follow-up in 60 seconds.

2-3 days:  More complex deployments—like Pilot (AI Operations Brain, $399/mo) watching your key metrics and dashboards—require a bit more setup time to configure what you want monitored and how you want alerts delivered.

Vertical Brains are faster than you'd think:  If you run a dental practice, the Dental Office Brain ($1,099/mo) combines scheduling, patient reminders, review management, and collections into one system. Because it's purpose-built for your industry, setup is 3-5 days instead of weeks.

The bottleneck is usually you—gathering passwords, deciding on workflows, and testing before going live. The AI itself? It's ready to work immediately.

Next step:  Pick the specific role you need covered first. Whether it's handling calls, following up leads, or managing your reputation, each AI employee has a different setup profile.  See our full roster and get your first employee live this week.  
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