Eighty Twenty AI

Eighty Twenty AI is a company that provides AI solutions to businesses with the basic belief that 20% effort from the best AI engineers can solve 80% of your AI needs. We know how to do 100% of the work, but most of the time, you don't need us to do everything. Our goal is to help you ship faster and better by sharing our lessons with you and giving you a clear vision on what you need to focus on in the world of LLMs.

Problems We Solve

Our expertise is in LLM integrations, LLM post-training (finetuning models), LLM hosting and inference optimization, and ML observability.

Why Us? Why Now?

• You've decided you need an AI strategy but don't know where to start.
• You have an AI strategy, but don't know how to implement it.
• You implemented an AI solution, but it's not working as expected.
• You're looking to make your team more productive, but don't know how to teach them about building AI products.
• You're looking to hire AI talent, but don't know how to evaluate candidates.

We have worked with leading companies on AI products, including several Y Combinator-backed startups. You can share a bit more info about your team and what you're looking for through this contact form.

Services

We offer two types of services, depending on your needs:

1. Strategic Consulting

We will guide you on how to build an AI strategy that is aligned with your business goals, improve your team's productivity. This is a great option if you are a small team and need to make decisions on what to build and how to build it, you're looking to ship quickly and need outside expertise, or you're looking to hire. You'll get 80% of the value for 20% of the cost.

Here's what you get:

• On-Demand Guidance: Asynchronous access, email, slack, adhoc meetings for strategic advice and overcoming challenges.
• Growth & Efficiency: Enhance your team's skills and streamline AI/ML processes, particularly in LLM technologies.
• Expert Network: Connect with leading specialists across various fields to expand your business network.
• Hiring: Help you understand the quantitative skills needed for upcoming AI and ML roles, with a focus on LLM expertise.

2. Comprehensive Consulting

We work hands-on with your team to help them improve their AI capabilities, with a focus on LLM technologies. This option is perfect if you've already built out a product and are looking to accelerate your AI development process. The last 20% of the value is the hardest to get, and we will work with you to ensure you get the most out of us.

In addition to everything mentioned in strategic consulting, you receive:

• LLM Optimization: Assist in optimizing LLM inference pipelines and implementing efficient hosting solutions.
• Model Finetuning: Provide strategies and hands-on assistance for effective LLM post-training and finetuning.
• Domain-Specific Evaluation Systems: Design and implement custom evaluation systems to measure the performance and reliability of your LLMs.
• Development Tools and Infrastructure: Build custom tools and infrastructure to streamline your LLM development process.
• Team Growth & Hiring: Work with 3-5 people individually on your team to rapidly teach them on LLM technologies. We will also help you source and evaluate key hires.

Pricing

A typical project ranges from $20k to $50k over a minimum 3 month period. To start discussing a project, please complete the contact form.

Clients

We've had the privilege of working with various companies, including Y Combinator-backed startups, on projects involving LLM inference optimization, finetuning, and hosting. While we maintain client confidentiality, we're happy to discuss our experience in these areas and how it can benefit your specific project.

If you have further questions about our past work or what we can do for your project and team, get in touch via the contact form.