[ COLUMBUS, OHIO ]

    Columbus AI Automation Agency

    By Alex Cinovoj, Founder & CTO, TechTide AI. 13 years of mixed IT, last 2 focused on AI implementation.

    TechTide AI is a Columbus, Ohio AI-automation agency that takes stalled or failing AI initiatives to production. Most agencies sell you the demo. We ship the system behind it, the one that runs Monday morning, logs every action, and doesn't need a human babysitting it. Our founder's rule is simple: if your automation can't show a log, it isn't automation, it's theater. We exist because of one number: roughly half of AI pilots never make it to production, and they fail at the org layer, handoffs, ownership, data access, change management, not the model. So we don't start with a model. We start with your blocked initiative, find the actual failure point, and decide honestly whether a rescue is worth your money before you spend it. Three fixed-scope ways to work with us: a $5,000 seven-day Production Triage, a $25,000 to $40,000 twenty-one-day Workflow Rescue, and an embedded Fractional FDE. Concrete prices. Concrete timelines. A working system at the end.

    What TechTide AI does

    We take stalled AI initiatives to production. That's the job. Not roadmaps, not strategy decks, not vendor short-lists. A deployed system with logs, an owner, and docs your team can run without us in the room.

    Systems over hacks, proof over potential. If an automation can't show a log, it isn't automation, it's theater.

    Our services

    • Production Triage, $5,000, 7 days. A fixed-scope audit of your stalled pilot with a written go/no-go and a sequenced fix list.
    • Workflow Rescue, $25,000 to $40,000, 21 days. Fixed-scope deployment of one stalled workflow to production, with logs, evals, and a runbook.
    • Fractional FDE, ongoing. An embedded Forward Deployed Engineer for teams that need senior AI muscle without a full-time hire.

    Why AI pilots stall in Columbus (the org layer)

    Roughly 50% of AI pilots fail at the org layer, not the tech layer. The model works. The demo works. The pilot dies because nobody owns the workflow, the data access was never wired up, the handoffs were never designed, and change management never happened.

    We start at the org layer on purpose. The Triage names the actual failure point in writing before we quote a rescue.

    Our stack

    Claude Code, Lovable, Supabase, n8n, and MCP for the plumbing. Multi-provider across Claude, Gemini, and Codex so the model matches the job.

    Stack choices are downstream of the workflow, not the other way around.

    Service area

    Columbus, Ohio plus the surrounding suburbs: Dublin, Westerville, New Albany, Powell, Hilliard, Worthington, Upper Arlington, Grove City. Remote engagements across Central Ohio and beyond.

    About the founder

    Founder & CTO Alex Cinovoj. 13 years of mixed IT across support, systems, cloud, architecture, and engineering, with the last 2 focused on AI implementation. Lovable Champion.

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    Frequently asked

    What does a Columbus AI automation agency actually deliver?+

    A working, deployed system, not a slide deck. We take a stalled AI pilot to production, instrument it with logs, and hand off something your team can run, across Columbus and its suburbs.

    How much does it cost?+

    Three fixed prices: $5,000 7-day Production Triage, $25,000 to $40,000 21-day Workflow Rescue, and an ongoing Fractional FDE.

    Why do most AI pilots fail?+

    About half fail at the org layer, ownership, data access, handoffs, not the technology.

    Do you only work with Claude?+

    No; multi-provider across Claude, Gemini, Codex on Claude Code, Lovable, Supabase, n8n, MCP.

    Book a $5,000 Production Triage

    Seven days. A written go/no-go on your stalled pilot. Fixed price.

    Book a $5,000 Production Triage →See Workflow Rescue