Helion
$2,500
+ $250/mo retainer
AI Assistant
Automation
Website

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10-15 hrs/week saved

Single Build

Single Build

One custom deliverable built around your business. Pick an AI assistant, automation system, or website. Scoped to your workflow, delivered in 3-5 days.

10-15/weekHours Saved
3-5 daysDelivery
90% lessvs. Hiring

Includes

  • -Pick one: AI executive assistant, automation system, or custom website
  • -Scoped to your exact workflows and tools
  • -Full documentation so your team can use it day one
  • -Retainer covers updates, fixes, and ongoing support
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ROI in 1-2 months

Before we get into deliverables

Most founders do not need more AI tools.
They need their existing tools to work.

Shopify does not talk to Klaviyo. Klaviyo flows are half-built. The abandoned cart sequence has been "on the list" for six months. Reporting is still done manually. That is not an AI problem. That is an infrastructure problem. And it is exactly what Helion fixes.

Pricing: the full picture

How much does this actually cost?

Three tiers, clear scope, no surprise invoices. But the number alone does not tell the full story. Here is exactly what drives the price and when each tier makes sense.

Single Build

$2,500

+ $250/month retainer

One system: an AI assistant, an automation stack, or a website. Right for founders who have one clear problem they need solved and want to prove the model before going all-in.

-What raises the price: complex integrations, large existing data sets, multiple connected tools, custom reporting logic
-What keeps it at $2,500: one focused system, clean existing stack, clear scope from the audit
-When this is the right choice: you have a specific bottleneck and want a contained win first
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Full Infrastructure

$10,000

+ $500/month retainer

The complete stack: AI assistant, automations, and website. All built, connected, and live. Right for founders who are done piecing things together and want the full system running at once.

-What raises the price: three or more platforms needing deep integration, legacy data migration, custom analytics dashboards
-What keeps it at $10,000: using standard DTC stack (Shopify, Klaviyo, Meta), clean starting point from the audit
-When this is the right choice: you know your current infrastructure is the bottleneck and you want it fixed all at once
For $1M+ brands

Growth Partnership

$25,000

+ $1,500/month retainer

Full Infrastructure built in week one, then 90 days embedded. Weekly sessions on live data. Unlimited skill builds as real needs surface. The system is calibrated to your specific business by day 90, not generic infrastructure handed off at delivery.

-What justifies the price: 2.5% of a $1M business. Replaces a $2,500/month ops hire and removes the founder as the operational ceiling
-What 90 days embedded means: weekly reviews of actual metrics, building skills when live workflows surface them, not just at setup
-When this is the right choice: you are doing $1M+ and want someone in the numbers with you, not just a system handed off at delivery

The retainer is not optional after the first 90 days. Every system requires maintenance: Klaviyo updates its API, n8n workflows need adjustments as your business changes, an AI assistant needs new context as your priorities shift. Single Build: $250/mo. Full Infrastructure: $500/mo. Growth Partnership: $1,500/mo. If you stop the retainer, the system does not disappear. It just stops being maintained.

What you are actually comparing it to

Hiring piecemeal costs $40,000-$80,000 the first year.

What the alternatives cost

Part-time ops or marketing hire$2,500-$4,000/mo
Klaviyo freelancer for flows$1,500-$3,000 one-time
Website developer$5,000-$15,000 one-time
VA for email and content$800-$1,500/mo
First year with separate hires$40K-$80K+

What Helion costs

Full Infrastructure setup$10,000
Retainer, 12 months$6,000
First year total$16,000

Time savings on top of that: email writing, reporting, content planning, and analytics together run 7-12 hours per week. At a conservative $150/hr founder valuation, that is $54,000-$93,000 in productive time back annually.

Numbers based on current U.S. freelancer and contractor market rates for DTC e-commerce operations.

Be honest with yourself

Helion is not right for everyone.

Most service providers will take any client who will pay them. That is not how this works. Here is exactly who should not reach out.

Not a fit

You want someone to run your business for you

Helion builds infrastructure. It is not a managed service. You still run your business. The systems make you faster and eliminate manual work. You make the decisions. If you need someone to operate your business day-to-day, that is a different hire.

Not a fit

You are pre-revenue and unsure of your offer

AI infrastructure amplifies what is already working. If you do not yet have product-market fit and a repeatable sales process, building automation on top of that does not fix the underlying problem. Get your first 10 customers manually. Then systematize.

Not a fit

You want it done in 24 hours

Scoping takes time. Building takes 3-5 days. Rushing produces systems that break in production. The free audit is the first step, and that alone takes a day to do properly. If you need something deployed by tomorrow, that is not a realistic timeline.

Not a fit

You are not willing to be involved in the scoping process

Every build is custom. That means the first 48 hours require real input from you: your brand, your tools, your goals, your customers. Founders who go quiet during scoping get systems that do not fit their business. Your input is not optional.

Right fit

You have a working business doing at least $500K/year, you know where the operational bottlenecks are, you are ready to invest in fixing them, and you want a system that runs independently, not a dependency on an agency. That is exactly who this is built for.

Know your options

Helion vs. your other options

You are comparing this to something: a freelancer, an agency, a VA, or doing it yourself. Here is an honest comparison of each.

HelionAI AgencyFreelancerDIY
Price (year one)$16,000 all-in (Full Infra + retainer)$25,000-$100,000+$40,000-$80,000+ piecemealFree + 7-12 hrs/week of your time
Timeline3-5 days6-12 weeks2-8 weeks (if they deliver)Ongoing indefinitely
DTC/Shopify knowledgeRuns DTC brands dailyGeneralist devs, no ops experienceVaries widelyDepends on your background
You own everythingYes. Full source code, docs, no lock-in.Often proprietary. You pay to maintain access.Sometimes, depends on the contract.Yes, but no documentation
What happens when it breaksRetainer covers fixes and maintenanceNew SOW. New invoice.They may or may not respondYou fix it, if you can.
Founder accountabilityBuilder runs same systems on own brandsZero. They have never run a DTC brand.ZeroAll on you
Best forFounders who want it built right, fast, and ownedEnterprise teams with large budgets and internal teamsVery simple one-off tasks with low riskFounders with technical background and available time

The honest answer: if you are technical, have time, and want to learn the tools yourself, DIY is a legitimate path. If you want it built right and running in less than a week on your existing stack, that is where Helion fits.

Be informed before you buy

The honest problems with working with Helion

Every service has limitations. Here are the real ones, not a marketing hedge, but the actual constraints you should know before you reach out.

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Capacity is limited, intentionally.

I take on a small number of builds each month. This is not a scarcity tactic. It is because every build requires real attention and I will not overcommit. If you are not ready to move when a slot opens, you will wait. The waitlist is real.

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The free audit can take 24-48 hours.

I look at your actual business before I say anything. That takes time. If you need an immediate response or a same-day proposal, that is not how this works.

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I will tell you if your idea is wrong.

If the build you want is not the right build for your business, I will say so. Some founders do not want that feedback. If you want someone to just execute whatever you ask without pushback, that is a different relationship.

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This is not a magic fix for a broken business model.

AI infrastructure amplifies what is already working. If your offer is wrong, your product is poor, or your market does not want what you sell, automation makes that clear faster. It does not fix it. Do not hire Helion instead of fixing your fundamentals.

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The retainer requires a 3-month minimum.

Systems take time to optimize after launch. The first 90 days are when most adjustments happen. A 30-day retainer is not enough runway to know if the system is performing. The minimum exists because I know what it takes to actually see results.

What we build

Three systems. Pick one or get all three, fully integrated. Every build is scoped to your business specifically.

AI Executive Assistant

An AI trained on your brand, your goals, your customers, and your tools. It drafts your campaigns, pulls your analytics, writes your emails, and executes the high-thinking work you never have time for. Not a chatbot. A system that knows your business.

Email writing, reporting, and content planning alone run 5-8 hours per week. This gets that time back.

Ownership

You own every file and every configuration. If you stop working with Helion, the assistant keeps working. It lives in your machine, not ours. A dedicated AI ops hire runs $2,500-$4,000/month. This is a one-time build.

Business Automations

Your Klaviyo flows fire when they are supposed to. Abandoned carts follow up automatically. New customers get the right sequence at the right time. Shopify and your email platform talk to each other. Built with error handling so it does not silently break.

Abandoned cart recovery, post-purchase sequences, and winback flows run automatically. Revenue that was leaking starts showing up.

Ownership

Built on n8n: open source, self-hostable, no proprietary black box. Every workflow is documented. A Klaviyo specialist to build these flows runs $1,500-$3,000 one-time and does not maintain them afterward.

Website

Fast, conversion-optimized, and integrated with your email platform and analytics from day one. Not a template with your logo swapped in. Built to rank, load fast, and turn visitors into customers with clear conversion paths.

Delivered in days, not months. Integrated with your email platform and analytics from day one.

Ownership

Built with Next.js, the same framework used by major DTC brands. You get the source code. It is yours to host, modify, and own indefinitely. A comparable custom build at an agency runs $5,000-$15,000 and takes 6-8 weeks.

Proof, not mock-ups

Real builds. Real outcomes.

These are not client testimonials. These are the founder's own businesses running on the same infrastructure built for clients. Every claim is verifiable.

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Ascend Performance Nutrition

DTC supplement brand. Shopify + Klaviyo + Claude Code

Built and operated by the Helion founder. This is not a client build. This is the lab.

What was built

  • -AI executive assistant with full brand context, 10+ tool integrations, and persistent memory across sessions
  • -10-question performance quiz segmenting leads into 5 tiers, fully automated into Klaviyo
  • -Post-quiz email flow with personalized product recommendations per tier
  • -ClickUp, Perplexity, Meta Ads, and Google Analytics wired directly to the assistant

What changed

  • +One founder running three businesses without a full-time employee
  • +Campaigns, emails, and product launches that used to take days now take hours
  • +Quiz funnel captures and segments leads automatically. No manual list management.
  • +Full business analytics accessible in a single conversation with the AI assistant
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Purpose NMN

Premium NMN brand. Shopify + Klaviyo + SMS

Pre-launch DTC brand. Full infrastructure built before the first product shipped.

What was built

  • -Full Shopify storefront from zero: product pages, landing page, conversion-optimized checkout flow
  • -Klaviyo welcome sequence, pre-order confirmation, and abandoned cart recovery
  • -SMS capture integrated with automated post-purchase follow-up

What changed

  • +Full infrastructure in place before launch. Zero revenue lost to setup delays on day one.
  • +Every new subscriber is automatically captured, tagged, and entered into a sequence. No manual work.
  • +Founder can operate the entire backend independently. No agency dependency.

Audit to live system in 5 days.

No black box. No waiting weeks for a deliverable. You see what is being built and why at every step.

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Free Audit

I look at your brand, your tools, and your bottlenecks. You get a Loom showing exactly what I would build, what it automates, and what it is worth. Free. No strings.

You get this whether you hire me or not.

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We Build

Your system ships in 3-5 business days. Progress updates every 2 days. No surprises. Built on your tools. You see every file as it is created.

You own everything from day one.

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You Own It

Full written documentation and Loom walkthrough on delivery. The retainer keeps everything maintained and updated. If anything breaks, it gets fixed.

Not a handoff. An ongoing system.

The questions founders actually ask

What if it breaks after you deliver it?

That is what the retainer is for. Ongoing maintenance, error monitoring, and fixes are included. If something breaks, you message me and it gets fixed. The system does not degrade after handoff.

I have been burned by an AI agency before. Why is this different?

Because I use this exact infrastructure to run my own businesses every day. If the build is bad, I feel it too. That accountability does not exist at an agency staffed by developers who have never run a business.

What is the difference between Full Infrastructure and the Growth Partnership?

Full Infrastructure builds all three systems and hands them off with documentation. The Growth Partnership does that in week one, then I stay embedded for 90 days -- reviewing your actual data weekly, building new skills as real workflow needs surface, and tuning everything until the system runs without you explaining your business to it. It is for founders doing $1M+ who want someone in the numbers with them, not just a build handed off at delivery.

Will I actually be able to use it, or will I need you to run everything?

Every build includes written documentation and a Loom walkthrough for a non-technical founder. The goal is that you operate it independently. The retainer is for maintenance, not because you need me to make it work.

What if the audit shows I am not a good fit?

Then I tell you that. I have turned down projects where I was not confident the build would pay for itself. The free audit is real due diligence, not a sales funnel dressed up as a diagnostic.

I do not want to add more tools or complexity.

Good. Every build starts with your existing stack. The goal is to make what you already have work the way it was supposed to. Not to add new software you have to manage.

See exactly what I would build for you.

Free audit. No pitch. I look at your brand, your tools, and your bottlenecks, and send you a Loom showing what to build first and what it saves you.

Zero commitment. You get the audit whether you hire me or not.

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