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Sage Audit

A focused set of eyes on your stack — in one week.

A focused 5-day strategic audit. We dig into your product, site, infrastructure, or workflow and deliver a prioritized recommendations doc, a Loom walkthrough, and a 60-minute review call. Best for teams who suspect they’re leaving money or velocity on the table.

$750
5 business daysOne-time payment
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By the numbers

Typical results

every audit since 2024
5 days
Median delivery
every audit
10
Top-priority fixes surfaced
past 12 months
40%
Of audits roll into a Ship/Build
Outcomes

What you get

Prioritized list of the 10 highest-leverage fixes
Loom walkthrough you can share with your team
60-minute review call to triage next steps
Optional credit toward a follow-on engagement
The journey

How Sage Audit actually runs

Every Sage Ideas engagement follows the same five-act story — free intro chat, scope, focused build, clean handoff, and optional Care. Click any stage to see what you do, what I do, and what you walk away with.

Audit · $750

Sage Audit — five days of focused eyes

A 5-day strategic audit of your stack, site, or workflow with a prioritized recommendations doc.

5 stages5 business days
Methodology

How we run this

Phase-by-phase breakdown of the engagement. Every milestone produces a concrete artifact you can see, share, or hand off.

01
Day 1

Kickoff & access

Mutual NDA, 30-minute kickoff call to align on the question we’re answering, read-only access to the systems under review.

Signed NDAKickoff docAccess checklist
02
Day 2–3

Deep dive

We tear down architecture, observability, billing flow, SEO surface, security posture, and developer experience. Every page is read; every dashboard checked.

Internal scorecardIssue inventory
03
Day 4

Synthesis

We rank findings by impact / effort, build the recommendation list, and record the Loom walkthrough.

Recommendations doc draftLoom walkthrough
04
Day 5

Review call

60-minute live review with you and your team. We answer questions, sequence the work, and (if it makes sense) scope the follow-on.

Final recommendations docOptional follow-on proposal
Deliverables

What's included

  • Recommendations doc (PDF + editable Notion / Google Doc)
  • Loom walkthrough video (typically 25–35 minutes)
  • Architecture / SEO / UX scorecard with grades by surface area
  • Risk register flagging anything urgent (security, compliance, perf)
  • 60-minute synchronous review call with founder + team
Sample

See what you'll get

Sample Audit Report (redacted)

A real Sage Audit deliverable — recommendations doc, scorecard, and risk register — with client identifiers redacted.

Sample available on request
Add-ons

Extend the engagement

Optional add-ons priced separately. Bundle at checkout or scope into a follow-on engagement.

Compliance posture review

+$1,000

SOC 2 / GDPR / HIPAA gap analysis bolted onto the audit.

Stakeholder readout

+$500

A second 60-min call presented to your board, investors, or buyer.

Scope

Not included

  • Implementation work (rolls into Ship / Automate / Build)
  • Long-term retainer
  • Penetration testing or formal SOC 2 evidence
Proof

Related case studies

FAQ

Frequently asked

What systems can you audit?

Web apps, marketing sites, AI workflows, infrastructure, billing flows, SEO surface area, and developer experience. Stack-flexible — most engagements involve Next.js, Python, AWS, Stripe, or some combination.

Can the cost be applied to a larger engagement?

Yes. If you move forward with Ship, Automate, Build, SEO Sprint, Content Engine, or Brand Sprint within 30 days, the full $750 is credited toward that engagement.

How much access do you need?

Read-only access to the systems we’re auditing — analytics, repo, hosting dashboard, error tracker. We sign a mutual NDA before kickoff.

How is the recommendation list prioritized?

Each item gets an Impact score (1–5), an Effort estimate (hours/days/weeks), and a Confidence level. We sort by Impact / Effort and flag the top 10 explicitly.

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$750 · 5 business days

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