ZAM

Embedded partnership, Strategy Day, and Builds

An embedded partnership sold book-first, plus productized entry points: the $495 Systems Audit, a Strategy Day, ZAM Builds delivered in 3 to 7 days, and the self-serve Library. One owned system, no per-seat SaaS.

Ways to start

  • $495 Systems Audit — a systems map, SaaS savings sheet, and prioritized roadmap, credited toward any Build within 30 days.
  • ZAM Build — one scoped system, fixed price, delivered in 3 to 7 days.
  • Embedded Partnership — a monthly subscription; Strategy Day and Build fees credit to your first month.
  • Digital Library — self-serve templates and blueprints, no call required.

Frequently asked questions

What exactly do I get from the $495 Systems Audit?
A 10 minute intake on your side, then within 5 business days: a systems map of your current stack, a SaaS savings sheet showing what we would replace and what that saves per year, and a prioritized roadmap with fixed quotes. It is fully remote, no call required, and the $495 is credited toward any Build within 30 days.
Is the $495 Systems Audit one of the four tiers?
No, and we deliberately stopped showing it as one. At $495 it sits just below where Tier 2 starts, so read as a rung a buyer would take the cheaper one expecting a system and receive a report instead. It is the on-ramp: what you buy when you do not yet know which rung you are on. The fee credits in full against whichever tier you choose within 30 days.
What is the difference between the Digital Library and ZAM Systems?
Who does the work, and how much of it is already built. Tier 1 is a template you download and put to work yourself, at $97 to $497. Tier 2 is a finished product we have already built, installed into a real business and proven there, then configured for you at $2,500 to $12,000 plus hosting at cost. The difference is not just the money. It is whether you are doing the work yourself or buying a system someone else already runs.
What is the difference between ZAM Systems and a ZAM Build?
Whether the product already exists. ZAM Systems means buying a finished operating system built for your industry, WasteHaul is the first, built for waste haulers, so it is faster and cheaper because we are not starting from zero. A ZAM Build is designed around your specific process from scratch, which is why it starts higher, at $8,000 rather than $2,500. If a pre-built system fits your business, take it. If your process is genuinely your own, that is what a Build is for.
Can I move up a tier later?
Yes, and the money follows you. Strategy Day and Build fees are credited in full toward your first Embedded Partner month if you continue, and the Systems Audit fee credits against whichever tier you pick within 30 days. Nothing you buy lower down is wasted if you climb.
What does "you own it" actually mean?
Once you have paid, the systems we build are handed over to you: the code, the data, the accounts. No per-seat pricing, no renewals, no vendor between you and your own operation. In our own company that approach retired 21 paid subscriptions.
How do you decide whether we are Growth or Enterprise?
Your current headcount, and nothing else. One to 80 staff is Growth at $15,000 per month. Above 80 staff is Enterprise at $20,000 per month. It is the same partnership either way, so the number you give us on the pricing page is the number we work from.
How does the free Proof Build work?
After a call, if you qualify, we build one scoped workflow free. It proves the solution; it is not the whole system, which we finish after you go ahead. Before we start we agree in writing what we will build, who on your side will use it, and how we will judge it. A Build proof runs 7 days and an Embedded proof 14, counted from the day we deliver it. There is no card: you sign a short Proof Agreement instead. One proof per company.
What happens at the end of the proof?
We meet on the last day and go through each success criterion against what actually happened. If you go ahead, you sign the Build or Embedded agreement at the price we told you before we started and pay by invoice or payment link. Once you have paid, we finish the rest of the scope and hand it over, and from then on it is yours. If you say no, we switch the proof off and you owe nothing. We do not extend proofs.
How long is the commitment?
There is none. You pay by the month while we build and you can stop at the end of any month. We would say give it three or four months, because that is where the improvements start showing up in the numbers, but that is our advice and not a contract. A free 14 day Live Proof can come before any of it, and once you are paying, whatever we have built is yours to keep.
Can we pause the partnership?
Yes, any time, for up to three months. Everything we built keeps running and stays owned by you while you are paused. If a paused subscription is not resumed within three months it closes automatically. You still keep every system, and we come back when you want more growth.
What does the monthly actually buy?
Work, never a licence. Every month we are embedded: building, improving, supporting, training the team, and onboarding your people. You already own the tools, so we never charge you to keep using them. Stop paying and you keep everything built.
Will you change the way our team already works?
If a process already works we do not replace it. We build the operating system around that process and improve it, so your SOPs stay your SOPs and the team keeps working the way it already knows.
How do payments work?
Card and PayPal directly on this site, or bank transfer via Wise. The Embedded Partnership bills as a monthly subscription. Strategy Day and Build fees are fully credited to your first Embedded month if you continue.