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Inflect Advisory Network

Senior specialists.
Engaged by invitation.

Inflect engages specialist advisors on scoped, per-engagement terms across AI, product strategy, pricing, go-to-market, and enterprise architecture. Membership in the network is by application.

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Overview

A curated network that extends the depth of every Inflect engagement.

The Advisory Network brings senior specialists into Inflect engagements when a client problem calls for expertise beyond the core team. A pricing decision in a space where a senior operator has priced at scale. An architecture review where a Fortune 500 practitioner has shipped the exact pattern. A go-to-market question where a specialist has run the same motion to meaningful scale.

The network is curated, intentionally small, and expanded by invitation. Member identities are confidential by default.

How specialists are engaged

Five engagement types. Each scoped to a specific problem and a specific number of hours.

01

Document review

Written review of client deliverables before they are released. Typical commitment of two to three hours per engagement.

02

Expert sessions

Participation in client working sessions as a domain specialist. Typical commitment of 60 to 90 minutes per session.

03

Decision support

Focused consultation on specific strategic or technical questions. Typical commitment of 30 minutes.

04

Framework review

Stress-testing of frameworks, technical teardowns, and points of view before publication under the Inflect name.

05

Practice input

Contribution to strategic decisions on how Inflect scopes, prices, and positions its engagements.

Disciplines

Specialists are engaged across the following areas.

If your expertise sits outside these categories but you believe it belongs in the network, please still apply.

AI Product Leadership

Senior operators who have shipped LLM, RAG, or agentic AI products to production at scale.

Enterprise AI Architecture

Practitioners who have designed and deployed AI systems at Fortune 500 scale.

Product Strategy

Operators who have led products through multiple successful product-market fit outcomes.

Go-to-Market & Sales

Leaders who have scaled B2B revenue from zero to meaningful scale in enterprise or mid-market.

Pricing & Packaging

Practitioners with deep experience designing usage-based, seat-based, and hybrid B2B pricing structures.

Engineering Org Design

Leaders who have built and scaled engineering organizations past fifty people.

Quant & Data Science

Deep machine learning and quantitative research experience, typically from top-tier institutions and firms.

Board & Fundraising

Operators with experience across multiple funding rounds and board-level advisory at growth-stage companies.

Terms of engagement

Structured, confidential, and opt-in per engagement.

01

Per-hour, scoped

Engagements are scoped to specific problems and specific hours. Typical range is one to three hours per engagement. Occasionally five to ten hours on extended work.

02

Fair hourly rates

Compensation reflects the experience brought. Payment is issued within seven days of completion, against a light invoicing process.

03

Confidential by default

Specialist identities are not disclosed to clients unless explicit permission is given. Where disclosure is agreed, introductions are made with full context.

04

Opt-in per engagement

Every engagement is optional. A short brief is sent, the specialist decides. There are no quotas and no minimum commitments.

Application

Apply to join the Advisory Network.

Submissions are reviewed personally. Response within 48 hours.