Expanding our offering for 2026

TL;DR: We're now solving YOUR specific business problems with custom AI solutions—not just offering a platform.

 As a company built from the ground up around AI, we’ve been solely focused on building a product that serves our customers needs in giving them a secure, not-too-technical, contextual business performance tool that they can finally see their real time situation. What we have built over the last couple of years is extraordinary, and amplifies vital information business leaders and their advisors need. I still get a rush when I see a CEO’s face when we show them what it can do.

But, here’s the kicker. Our clients love it, but also need something for their team, doing different things, or completely specific niche applications that have nothing to do with the high level business performance, like project management, HR tools, GIS capability, or a lead generation pipeline. Even though they love and trust what we do and want to work with us to solve business problems broadly, we have always passed on these opportunities.

Why? Because of the previous model of ‘build a product doing one thing well and take over that area’. It weakens the investability if it's too broad. It spreads the focus and resources too thin. And last year, I would have agreed with you.

I have changed my mind. 

After experiencing the capabilities of the Astro stack we have built, right here in Wellington, to operate an end-to-end AI-native pipeline producing our own product, I know that our stack can deliver custom solutions arguably 10x faster than what is currently being offered for advanced AI solutions. Our capacity is much larger than I ever imagined it would be. I just need to broaden my thinking and let us add more value to the world, not just one product. I need to get out of my own way. Ironically even Ask Astro is telling me to do just this, as the evidence is clear. 

What does that mean? 

We will transition from a SaaS only platform to AI-leveraged services business, solving specific business problems with custom solutions, using the Astro Stack as our delivery accelerator. 

We will continue to grow and build Ask Astro as our own primary product on top of our Astro stack, but leverage our years of delivery experience, AI technology chops, exec level business nous to build advanced AI solutions for you too on top of the Astro Stack. Those of you who know Sam and I understand what getting back into the delivery game means. Not our first rodeo.

We handle: The technology. The complexity. The customisation. The implementation. The training. The ongoing optimisation.

No massive project. No complex prompt engineering. No ‘not quite there’ solutions. Just fast solutions solving YOUR business problems, with measurable results.

We have already dipped our toes in with our customers, but now it's time to go hard to go home.

Here's how we work:

• You tell us your business challenge

• We analyse your specific situation and give you a fixed price

• We build the solution that fits YOUR business (typically in 4-8 weeks instead of 4-8 months)

• We implement it, train your team, and support your product locally

• You have fixed ongoing support costs that also cover usage - no surprises

• Repeat or extend as required

There are just not enough experienced teams in NZ successfully executing AI solutions out there to meet the demand. We are committed to ensuring companies can get a trusted and secure solution from a local team - there is no time to waste! 

If you are from an industry or company that:

• Is operationally complex

• Is margin-sensitive

• Is data-rich but fragmented

• Is under pressure to transform with AI successfully

• Cannot buy a well fitting off-the-shelf solution

Then let us have a crack. DM me or email hello@askastro.ai to start the conversation