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AI Integration
Agents, automation, orchestration layer.
PART 7: AI INTEGRATION LAYER — The Meta-System
Architecture
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AI ORCHESTRATION LAYER │
│ (routing, context management, agent coordination) │
├──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────────┤
│ Support │ Sales │ Eng │ Finance │ HR │
│ Agent │ Agent │ Agent │ Agent │ Agent │
├──────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────────────┤
│ KNOWLEDGE BASE (SSOT) │
│ (Notion/GitBook — all SOPs, policies, history) │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ DATA LAYER │
│ (CRM, ERP, GitHub, Linear, HRIS, bank feeds) │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘AI's Economic Impact on Departments
| Function | Automation Level | What It Replaces | Startup Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Support | ~70% | Tier 1 support, FAQ, triage | 2-3 FTE → 1 FTE + AI |
| Sales Development | ~80% | Outbound sequencing, research, follow-up | 3-5 SDRs → 1 rep + agents |
| Bookkeeping | ~70% | Transaction categorization, reconciliation | 1-2 FTE → $200/mo AI |
| Legal Contracts | ~50% | First-pass review, redlining | $5-10K/mo → $500/mo AI |
| Content Marketing | ~60% | First drafts, SEO, distribution | Agency $10K/mo → $500/mo AI |
| HR Screening | ~50% | Resume filtering, candidate matching | $5-10K/role → $200/role |
| Engineering | ~40% | Code gen, review, test writing | 3-5 mid → 1 senior + AI |
| Product Specs | ~30% | Draft generation, research synthesis | Augments, doesn't replace |
Recommended AI Tool Stack (Startup Budget)
| Need | Tool | Cost | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| General assistant | ChatGPT Team / Claude Pro | $25-30/user/mo | Phase 0+ |
| Customer support | Intercom Fin / Ada | $100-500/mo | Phase 1+ |
| Sales SDR | 11x / Apollo AI / Clay | $100-1,000/mo | Phase 1+ |
| Code generation | Cursor / Claude Code | $20-100/dev/mo | Phase 0+ |
| Code review | CodeRabbit | $12/dev/mo | Phase 1+ |
| Bookkeeping | QuickBooks AI / Xero | $30-100/mo | Phase 0+ |
| Legal contracts | Spellbook / Robin AI | $500-1,000/mo | Phase 1+ |
| Marketing content | Jasper / Copy.ai | $50-500/mo | Phase 0+ |
| HR admin | Deel / Rippling | $40-100/employee/mo | Phase 1+ |
| Knowledge AI | Notion AI ($10/user) | $50-200/mo | Phase 0+ |
Total AI stack for 5-person startup: ~$2,000-3,500/mo — equivalent to one mid-level salary, covering 6+ departments.
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