Design partner program · limited seats
Become a design partner. Shape the product on a workflow that matters.
Limited seats. Preferential pilot pricing (typically 40–50% off discovery and first Fortress pilot scope), direct founder access, roadmap influence, and a path to a co-branded case study — in exchange for one real workflow and honest feedback.
Seats
Limited
Pilot window
60–90 days
Your time
2–4 hrs/mo
Pricing
Typically 40–50% off
Upgrade path
Scout (free proof) → Fortress (scale) → Elite (full operating model)
Start where risk is lowest. Move only when the proof, privacy boundary, or leadership walkthrough needs the next layer.
01 · Free proof
Scout
Prove one real workflow on your machine with PostgreSQL/pgvector.
Open Scout02 · Scale privately
Fortress
Private connectors, Rust/LanceDB runtime, and deployment under your control.
Open Fortress03 · Full operating model
Elite
Discovery, synthetic demo, pilot scope, and a leadership walkthrough path.
Open Elite
What you get
Concrete benefits — not a vague waitlist perk.
Preferential pilot pricing (typically 40–50% off)
Discounted rates on discovery and the first Fortress pilot scope versus standard commercial pricing, locked for the agreed pilot window (usually 60–90 days). Exact numbers are confirmed in writing at scope.
Direct access to the founder
Architecture, data-boundary, and acceptance-criteria sessions with Paul — not a generic sales funnel or junior hand-off.
Roadmap influence
Connector priority, packet shape, and upgrade-path decisions are shaped by the workflows partners actually run.
Co-branded case study option
Where both sides agree, we publish a privacy-safe outcome story your industry peers can trust.
A written feedback contract
Expect about 2–4 hours a month from one workflow owner: a short review call plus async notes. No endless meeting tax.
Priority scheduling + clear success definition
Walkthroughs and proof reviews first. We agree one workflow, one data boundary, and measurable acceptance checks before rollout talk.
The exchange
You bring one hard workflow. We bring founder-level build focus.
Design partnership is not free consulting and not a closed beta logo farm. It is a structured exchange: preference and access for you; production truth for us.
One real workflow with an owner who cares about the outcome this quarter.
Honest feedback on Scout proof, Fortress private runtime, and Elite leadership path.
A production-shaped data boundary we can design against — not a sandbox fantasy.
Permission, where agreed, to tell a privacy-safe story of what improved.
How it works
Four steps from application to pilot review.
01
Apply
Share role, systems, the workflow that matters, and what good looks like in 60–90 days. No secrets or raw data.
02
20-minute technical discussion
We map Scout → Fortress → Elite against your constraints and decide whether a design-partner seat is the right fit.
03
Scope the pilot + commercial terms
Agree sources, read scope, model boundary, success measures, preferential pricing, pilot window, and feedback rhythm — in writing.
04
Run and review
Prove the path, review outcomes together each month, and decide next commercial steps — including co-branded proof if both sides want it.
Built by
Paul Maddison — enterprise architecture, not slideware.
Paul has spent 20+ years designing data and platform systems for large organisations. KynticAI comes from a blunt lesson: most AI projects fail because the relationship between signals is missing or left outside the customer's control — not because the model is not clever enough.
Design partners work with him directly on scope, proof, and what a successful pilot looks like in a real estate.
FAQ
Straight answers before you apply.
How many design partner seats are open?
A small number at a time. We keep capacity low so founder access and feedback loops stay real.
What discount do design partners actually get?
Preferential pilot pricing is typically 40–50% below standard commercial rates on discovery and the first Fortress pilot scope, locked for the agreed 60–90 day pilot window. Final figures are confirmed in the scoped terms so nothing is ambiguous.
What feedback do you expect from us?
One workflow owner, roughly 2–4 hours a month: a short structured review call plus async notes on what worked, what blocked you, and what the packet or connectors should do next.
Do we have to start on Fortress?
No. Many partners start with Scout for free proof, then move to Fortress when privacy, scale, or connectors demand it. Elite is available when leadership needs the full walkthrough.
Will our data leave our estate?
Default posture is customer-controlled data plane. Pilots are scoped around approved sources and clear boundaries — not bulk export into a black-box SaaS.
What is the time commitment?
After the initial discussion and scope, typically 2–4 hours per month for the pilot window. We design for useful feedback, not endless meetings.
Design partner program · limited seats
A real program: discounted pilot, founder access, roadmap input — for one hard workflow.
We are looking for a small set of partners who need AI that behaves on enterprise data without giving that data away. You get clear commercial preference, direct time with Paul, and a path to a co-branded case study. We get production-shaped feedback on Scout, Fortress, and Elite.
Seats
Limited
Pilot window
60–90 days
Your time
2–4 hrs / month
Pricing
Typically 40–50% off
Preferential pilot pricing
Typically 40–50% below standard commercial rates on discovery and the first Fortress pilot scope, locked for the agreed pilot window (usually 60–90 days).
Direct founder access
Working sessions with Paul on architecture, data boundary, and pilot success criteria — not a hand-off to a scripted sales process.
Roadmap influence
Your workflow helps set connector order, packet shape, and the Scout → Fortress path so the product fits how you actually buy and deploy.
Co-branded case study path
Where both sides agree, we publish a privacy-safe outcome story your industry peers can trust.
Clear feedback contract
About 2–4 hours a month from one workflow owner: one short review call plus async notes. We agree the cadence in writing before the pilot starts.
Priority support while seats last
Walkthroughs, proof reviews, and scope workshops are scheduled first for design partners.
Who this is for
- You help decide how data, AI, or integrations land in the business.
- You have one workflow where a better next task would matter this quarter.
- You can approve a narrow, read-scoped source for a pilot.
- You want data to stay under your control, not shipped into a black-box SaaS by default.
How the program works
- 1
Apply
Tell us the workflow, systems, and what good looks like in 60–90 days. Leave secrets and raw data out of the form.
- 2
20-min discussion
We map Scout → Fortress → Elite to your constraints and confirm seat fit.
- 3
Scope + terms
We lock data boundary, acceptance checks, pilot window, preferential pricing, and feedback rhythm.
Ready to talk about one real workflow?
Apply for a design partner seat, or book a short technical discussion if you want to explore fit first.