Proprietary AI opportunity scan.

Build custom AI only where it creates a real advantage.

Not every AI opportunity deserves custom development. ProductDock helps you identify where proprietary AI can create defensible value based on your workflows, data, IP, and commercial model.

Sounds familiar?

01

Confusion around build vs. buy

“We’ll decide build vs. buy later”
It drives everything now.
02

Overinvestment in custom AI

“We need custom AI everywhere”
Most of it adds no advantage.
03

Underuse of proprietary data advantage

“We have valuable data”
We’re not using it.
04

No strategic focus for AI differentiation

“AI is a priority”
There’s no clear focus.

Focus on custom AI where it creates a real advantage.

The Proprietary AI opportunity scan is a fixed-fee sprint that gives you a clear view of:

Which use cases justify custom AI investment

Where standard solutions are sufficient

How your data, workflows, and IP can create defensible differentiation

You leave with a focused opportunity set, clear build vs. buy decisions, and decision-ready outputs. No wasted investment.

What’s included.

01

Use-case evaluation

Assessing potential use cases for value and fit.

02

Value and feasibility scoring

Ranking use cases by impact and ease of execution.

03

Data-readiness assessment

Evaluating if data is available, clean, and usable.

04

Build vs buy analysis

Comparing in-house development vs external solutions.

05

Concept architecture and MVP path

Defining a high-level design and initial delivery approach.

Deliverables.

Opportunity shortlist

A focused list of top-priority use cases.

MVP recommendation

A clear proposal for the first solution to build.

Strategic scorecard

A summary of value, risk, and feasibility metrics.

Delivery estimate

Expected timeline, effort, and cost.

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Ideal for: organizations with unique workflows, domain intelligence, or internal data assets

Build custom AI only where it creates a real advantage.

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Who we are.

We are a Berlin-based software engineering company with 100+ engineers and 15 years of experience delivering complex projects for mid-market companies across the Netherlands, the UK, Scandinavia and beyond. Our engineering teams operate across Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Portugal. We’ve spent 15 years working in the kinds of systems that need modernization. We know exactly how they break, and how to fix them. We offer both managed modernization projects and dedicated engineering teams, depending on what works best for your organization.

Why us.

  • European nearshore collaboration model
  • Strong fit for regulated and operationally complex environments
  • Engineering + product + governance perspective
  • Fixed-fee offers that reduce uncertainty before large commitments
  • Clear pathway from advisory sprint to implementation delivery

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