Priced on compute, not value
Charging per token or per seat while the product removes a $90K analyst or a $200K agency retainer. The gap between compute cost and value delivered is almost always $200K–$600K a year.
AI startup revenue diagnostic
Great model. Now make the revenue match it.
Pricing against value, tourist churn, inference margin and the buyers you should be selling to: located, priced and ranked in a written report, reviewed and signed by the founder.
7 questions · 3 minutes · no email needed to see your grade
Reviewed and signed by Waleed Alvi, PMP® · RMP®
No calls, written report
UK company 17258465
Revenue Integrity BriefIllustrative sample
Churn reads as product failure. It's a tourist problem.
- Pricing verdictReprice to value
- Tourist cohort GRR (<$50/mo)~23% vs 70% committed
- Gross margin after inference38% vs ~45% median
Where revenue leaks
The leaks we find most often in AI startups.
AI-tourist churn inflating the cohort
High sign-up counts hide two very different customers: committed users who embed the product, and curious "tourists" who tried once and left. When tourists churn at ~43%, the retention number looks like a product problem. It isn't.
Inference costs eating gross margin
AI-native gross margins slide 8–15 points on inference and model spend — quietly turning a SaaS-grade business into a services-grade one. The ~45% AI-native median is the investor floor.
How it works
Three steps. No meetings.
Every tier follows the same path. Only the depth of the diagnosis changes with the price.
Pick your diagnostic
Choose the tier that fits your ARR, or take the free grade first and let it point you to one.
2 minutesAnswer the intake
18 questions on pricing, retention and pipeline. Anything you don't have is flagged in the report, never guessed.
About 15 minutesGet your written report
Every leak located, priced and ranked, with the fixes in order, reviewed and signed by the founder.
18–24 hours · Starter 48–72Try it on your numbers
Estimate your leak in 30 seconds.
Four inputs, one directional estimate from published benchmarks. It is a preview, not the diagnostic.
50/100
Estimated annual recoverable
$0
Directional only. The diagnostic replaces every estimate with a figure from your own numbers.
What the diagnostic reads first
Five frameworks built for the questions every AI investor actually asks.
F1
Pricing — compute vs value
Are you charging for what it costs you to run, or for the human cost you remove from the customer?
F2
AI-tourist cohort split
Which of your logos are committed customers vs curious tourists who were always going to leave?
F3
Inference margin teardown
What is your real gross margin after model and inference spend, and is it above the ~45% AI-native median?
F4
GTM — the right buyer
Is outreach aimed at the economic owner of the cost you remove, or the technical champion who loves the demo?
F5
NRR & expansion
Where exactly is NRR leaking — tourist churn, flat expansion, or under-monetised committed customers?
These five are read first. Each tier below states exactly how far the diagnosis goes beyond them.
Pricing
One-time price. No retainer, no calls.
Pick the tier that matches your ARR. Every diagnostic is reviewed and signed by the founder and delivered in writing.
The 3 most painful AI frameworks on your real numbers — plus the AI governance-gap-to-deal-blocking map. Pricing verdict, cohort split, inference teardown. Sharp first read before the full diagnostic. vs $15K–$50K specialist consultants charge for the AI governance scoping alone.
What you get
- 3 deepest AI frameworks — all 18 scored
- Your total revenue-leak figure
- AI governance-gap → deal-blocking map
- AI-tourist cohort split + inference-margin teardown
- Board-grade PDF in 48-72 hours
Seed to Series A. The full board-grade diagnosis — dollar-precise on every framework, priced to your stage. About 0.5% of the ~$675K–$1.35M a sub-$5M-ARR AI startup is typically bleeding.
1% gain ≈ up to $10K/yr at your scale
Everything in Starter, made complete
- All 18 frameworks, fully scored
- Every leak quantified in dollars
- Full AI governance-deal pipeline map
- Value-based pricing reset modeled
- 90-day roadmap + risk heatmap
- Executive summary + health score
- Board-grade PDF, ⚡ in 18–24 hours (VIP)
Seed to Series A. The full board-grade diagnosis — dollar-precise on every framework, priced to your stage. About 0.5% of the ~$675K–$1.35M a sub-$5M-ARR AI startup is typically bleeding.
1% gain ≈ $10K–$30K/yr at your scale
Everything in Starter, made complete
- All 18 frameworks, fully scored
- Every leak quantified in dollars
- Full AI governance-deal pipeline map
- Value-based pricing reset modeled
- 90-day roadmap + risk heatmap
- Executive summary + health score
- Board-grade PDF, ⚡ in 18–24 hours (VIP)
Series A to B. The full diagnosis plus a deeper pass, sized to a scaling AI team. About 0.5% of the ~$1.35M–$2.25M a $5M–$25M-ARR AI startup is typically bleeding.
1% gain ≈ $30K–$150K/yr at your scale
Everything in Founder, plus
- A deeper, multi-pass analysis
- AI-sector peer benchmarking (cited ranges by stage and ARR band)
- Revenue recovered, modeled per fix
- Full fix backlog, ranked by impact
- 30-day written follow-up for clarifications
- Board-grade PDF, ⚡ in 18–24 hours (VIP)
Series B+. Everything in Growth, at the depth a mature AI org needs. About 0.5% of the ~$3M+ a $25M–$50M-ARR AI startup is typically bleeding.
1% gain ≈ $150K–$500K/yr at your scale
Everything in Growth, plus
- 3-scenario financial modelling (bespoke, scoped at engagement)
- Implementation guidance on your top 3 fixes
- Senior written strategic debrief
- Priority delivery + extended written Q&A
- Board-grade PDF, ⚡ in 18–24 hours (VIP)
Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Bank transfer (Wise) on Founder, Growth and Scale.Useful, or we rework it free. All sales final.Not sure which? Take the free grade first
Sample report
What you actually receive.
- Cited benchmarks
- Dollar-quantified findings
- Pricing-model verdict
- AI-tourist cohort split
- Inference-margin teardown
Format
A board-grade PDF for each tier. The $450 Starter covers the 3 deepest AI frameworks — all 18 scored including the AI governance readiness map — cover, exec summary, dollar-quantified findings, AI-tourist cohort analysis, inference-margin teardown, and a 30-day priority queue. The Founder tier runs all 18 frameworks at greater depth, with the full 18-framework scorecard, pricing-reset model, and a prioritised 90-day roadmap.
Who runs your diagnostic
Reviewed and signed by the founder.
PMP®- and RMP®-certified senior planning engineer (BEng Hons). Every diagnostic is personally run, reviewed and signed by me — no outsourced analysts, no call-booking funnel. The methodology is public: judge the teardowns before you spend a dollar.
Judge the method before you buy. Public teardowns:
Waleed AlviFounder, Intake Review · PMP® · RMP® · BEng (Hons)
- CompanyIntake Review Ltd · UK Companies House No. 17258465
- Registered office71-75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ
- How we workWritten reports only. A clarifying question comes by email, never a meeting.
- Contacthello@intakereview4500.com
- ProfileLinkedIn
Useful, or we rework it free.
If a finding doesn't hold up, a number needs sharpening or an input is missing, we rework the diagnostic at no charge until you can act on it. All sales are final; the rework is the guarantee.
Questions
What founders ask before buying.
Really no calls?
Really. Everything is async. You fill the intake, we deliver a written report. Your time stays yours. The only exception: if a finding needs a clarifying question, we ask it by email — never a meeting.
What if my inference data is incomplete?
We infer from your stage, ARR, headcount, and pricing model using cited AI benchmarks. Every assumption is flagged. A complete, useful diagnostic still ships — and we tell you exactly which 3 numbers to capture to sharpen it.
Is $4,500 worth it?
The average AI diagnostic surfaces $200K–$600K in recoverable revenue — just from the pricing-to-value and cohort-quality gaps. A value-based pricing reset on $4M ARR can be worth $400K+ a year. We sit 4x below the cheapest boutique alternative. And we don't stop at delivered: if it isn't useful, we rework it free until it is.
What format is the report?
A board-grade PDF for each tier. The $450 Starter covers the 3 deepest AI frameworks — all 18 scored including the AI governance readiness map — cover, exec summary, dollar-quantified findings, AI-tourist cohort analysis, inference-margin teardown, and a 30-day priority queue. The Founder tier runs all 18 frameworks at greater depth, with the full 18-framework scorecard, pricing-reset model, and a prioritised 90-day roadmap.
How do you handle confidentiality?
Standard mutual NDA on request, sent before intake. All anonymized analysis only — no name, logo, or identifying figures leave our system. UK Ltd #17258465 means real legal accountability.
Who is this for?
B2B AI founders, CEOs, CTOs, and heads of growth at $500K–$25M ARR with a shipped model and paying customers. If you're earlier than that, take the free Revenue Leak Snapshot first.
Know where your AI revenue leaks.
Start with the free grade. When you're ready, the diagnostic puts a dollar figure and a fix on every leak.