⚙️ Iris Build · Operator
Your full AI ops stack. Built in 30 days. You own it.
This is the tier for owners who've stopped asking "should we use AI" and started asking "how do we run the whole business on it." All seven Iris Recipes — receptionist, lead responder, content, customer service, email, calendar, stitched ops — built into your business as one integrated system. One install. No subscription to us.
The honest pitch
Most small businesses spend $60K-$120K a year on operational humans doing things AI now does better.
A part-time receptionist costs $1,500-$2,800/month. A virtual assistant agency runs $4,000-$8,000/month. A junior marketing hire is $40,000-$60,000 a year. A customer support contractor is another $3,000-$5,000/month. A bookkeeper is $400-$1,500/month. A scheduling coordinator (yes, that's an actual job) is another $2,500/month. None of these people will stay forever; the cost-per-replacement on a single departed employee is $19,000+ per SHRM data, sometimes much more.
We're not saying fire everyone. We're saying: the operational layer of a small business — the parts that are repeatable, predictable, and annoying to do every day — is now better handled by AI tools that cost roughly $300-$800/month combined, not tens of thousands. The catch is, no one will install all seven of them for you correctly. They expect you to figure it out.
The Operator tier is what happens when you decide you'd rather not figure it out. We build all seven, we integrate them, we hand you the system, you keep the system. The math, in most cases, has the install paying for itself inside 90 days.
All seven Recipes, integrated
The full stack we install
The difference between Operator and seven individual Solo installs is the integration layer — the part where each tool passes data to the next without a human in the middle. That's why Operator can do things no individual Recipe can.
AI Receptionist
Inbound calls answered 24/7, qualified, routed, booked. Tool: Bland AI typically. Cost to you after install: ~$59/mo.
→ Passes qualified leads to M2; books appointments to M6; opens support tickets to M4 if customer issue.
AI Lead Responder
Web/email leads get a 30-second qualifying response, then are nurtured or escalated. Tool: Drift, Intercom Fin, or Tidio. Cost: $69-$200/mo.
→ Receives leads from M1; logs to CRM; hands warm leads to your inbox via M5.
AI Content Engine
One weekly voice memo from you becomes 5 social posts + 1 newsletter + 1 blog. Tool: Claude + Beehiiv + Buffer. Cost: $40-$80/mo.
→ Auto-drafts thank-you/follow-up content for new customers acquired through M1/M2.
AI Customer Service
60-80% of support tickets resolved without you. Tool: Intercom Fin, Helpscout AI, or Crisp. Cost: $50-$150/mo.
→ Pulls customer history from CRM; escalates the rest to M5 with full context.
AI Email Concierge
Inbox triage, draft replies, surface only what genuinely needs you. Tool: Superhuman AI or Shortwave. Cost: $30/mo.
→ Receives escalations from M4 and qualified leads from M2; you make the human decision when it matters.
AI Calendar + Operations
Scheduling, follow-ups, internal task assignment. Tool: Reclaim, Motion, Cal.com, Zapier. Cost: $20-$30/mo.
→ Auto-books from M1; sends prep materials to attendees from M3.
Stitched Operations (the integration itself)
The glue. Zapier or Make.com for most stacks; custom Python middleware for businesses with proprietary CRMs. This is what turns six tools into one system.
← This IS the integration. Built last, sits across all six above.
The combined effect
A new lead can call your business at 11 PM on a Saturday, get qualified by the AI receptionist, have an appointment booked into your calendar, receive a confirmation email + intake form, and have their information already sitting in your CRM by Monday morning — without you doing anything, and without losing any context between the six tools that handled them. That's what Operator is.
How a 30-day Operator build unfolds
One install. Four weekly milestones. Daily progress updates.
Week 0
Concierge + Stack Report
45-minute Concierge call + 4-6 page Stack Report within 24 hours. We map your current workflows, identify which Recipes to build in which order, and quote a fixed price. You greenlight, we begin.
Week 1
Foundation — M1, M5, M6
Phone, email, calendar. The three pieces that touch every interaction. We install these first because most other Recipes depend on them.
Week 2
Front-of-funnel — M2, M3
Lead response and content engine. The acquisition layer. By end of Week 2, new customers can come in through any channel and get the right next action.
Week 3
Service layer — M4
AI customer service. The post-acquisition layer. By end of Week 3, the AI is handling most of your inbound customer questions without involving you.
Week 4
Stitching + handoff — M7
Integration layer (the hardest week). Each tool starts passing data to the next. Then 3-4 days of testing with real traffic, edge-case tuning, documentation. End of Week 4: handoff.
Every perk in Operator
What's included
All seven Recipes built (M1-M7)
Every Iris workflow installed and tested in your business.
Integration layer (M7) — done right
Zapier/Make/n8n or custom middleware, whatever your stack needs.
Up to 10 integrations included
CRM, calendar, phone, email, payment, accounting, support — we connect them. Additional integrations add $200-$500 each.
Industry-specific scripts × 7
Every Recipe customized for your industry, not generic templates.
Dedicated build team
One named lead on your install for the full 30 days. You know who to call.
Daily progress updates
Email or text every weekday. You always know where the build is.
Live test traffic in Week 4
We run real customers through the system before full launch, with you reviewing.
Full operating documentation
Playbook for every Recipe + integration diagram + credential ownership sheet, in your hands.
60-day post-install support
Email + Slack channel + 24-hour response on issues. Twice the Solo window because there's more surface to monitor.
Recipe Bundle ($97 value) included
M1-M7 PDFs included so your team can maintain or extend.
Locked pricing, written guarantee
Fixed quote. No surprise invoices. Money back if we can't complete the install in 45 days.
Optional managed evolution
Monthly retainer for ongoing tuning + tool updates + new workflow additions. Or DIY using the docs.
What Operator isn't
The honest stuff
- ·An accounting / bookkeeping replacement. AI is not where you want financial decisions made. We don't install AI tax tools.
- ·A replacement for legal advice or strategic decisions. AI handles repeatable workflows. The judgment calls are still yours.
- ·Free monthly maintenance. After 60 days, ongoing tuning is via optional retainer. We don't include lifetime free support — that's a promise nobody can keep honestly.
- ·Custom software development. We integrate existing AI tools; we don't build new ones from scratch. If your business genuinely needs a custom AI model trained on proprietary data, you need an AI engineer, not Iris Build.
- ·A guarantee that AI will replace specific employees. We won't tell you to fire your team — we'll tell you which roles AI can plausibly augment, and which still need humans. The hiring/firing decisions stay with you.
Who Operator is the right tier for
5-50 employees, $500K+ annual revenue. Operator's value-density makes sense when the operational waste it eliminates is real money. Below $500K, the ROI math gets thin; consider Solo first.
You have multiple operational pain points, not just one. The receptionist isn't your only problem. You also lose leads, can't keep up with email, your content cadence is broken, and customer support is on fire. If only one is hurting, Solo is cheaper and gets you there.
You'd hire if you could. But the math doesn't work — three operational hires would cost you $150K+/year, and finding them is its own nightmare. Operator is the option that absorbs three roles for less than the cost of one bad hire.
You want to own the system, not rent it. Subscription-based done-for-you services charge $5K-$10K/month and the system stops working the day you stop paying. Operator is one install, and the result is yours.
The numbers
What Operator costs
One-time install
$3,997
Full 30-day build. Fixed price. Money back if we don't finish in 45.
Optional managed evolution
$497/mo
Continued tuning, tool updates, new workflows as you grow. Cancel anytime.
For context: what a strategy consultant charges just to plan your AI rollout ($5,000-$15,000), Iris charges to actually build it — and we install seven AI layers, not one. Monetizebot's “Growth System” starts at $4,000 for three workflows. Operator installs seven, fully integrated, for less than their floor.
Or thinking about it differently: if Operator eliminates even ten hours per week of admin work across all seven workflows combined, it pays for itself inside two months. The optional retainer at $497/mo is roughly what one part-time virtual assistant costs for a week. Most clients break even inside 60 days.
$497 Concierge fee credits 100% toward your install. If we don't think Operator is right for you, we'll tell you — and steer you to Solo or DIY with Recipes instead.