Owner-led businesses, usually one to twenty-five people, where the owner or a small team still does most of the work themselves. If repetitive tasks eat your week and there's no IT department to hand them to, this is built for you.

$1,999 a month, billed monthly. There's one plan and the price is the same for everyone. The first 30-minute call is free.

Done-with-you AI for Minneapolis business owners · Since 2013

AI that takes real work off your plate. Built with you, in live sessions.

Q: What if we've automated everything after a few months?

Then you stop, and you keep everything. Some clients keep going because there's always a next thing worth building. Either way, you're not locked in.

Q: Do you still do Salesforce work?

Yes. 1771 has done Salesforce consulting, integration, and managed services since 2013 and still does. Those projects are scoped separately from the AI retainer.

1771 is a monthly AI retainer. Twice a month we sit down together, find the repetitive work that eats your week, and build the AI tools that handle it. No developer, no code, no slide decks.

$1,999/month · 2 working sessions a month · unlimited async support · billed monthly

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Making software work for Minnesota businesses since 2013

Before AI, it was Salesforce: 50+ projects for organizations like Cargill, Optum, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Adobe, NetApp, and Snap-on, and two AppExchange apps rated 4.98 across 51 reviews by the people who use them every day. Same hands-on approach, new tools.

What we build together

Three automations we've built with clients:

A weekly SEO digest with next steps — every Monday, a plain-language note on what moved in search for your site and the three things to do about it, pulled from Search Console.
After-hours follow-up for texts, calls, and emails — a message that lands at 9 p.m. gets a useful reply in your voice within minutes, logged and queued for the morning.
From sales call to finished proposal — record the prospecting call; a proposal PDF in your template, with scope, pricing, and terms drafted from what was said, is waiting for your edits.

See AI consulting in Minneapolis, St. Paul, across Minnesota, AI automation, team training, and Claude consulting.

How a month works

A 10-minute intake before we start, so the first session begins on your biggest time sink.
Session one — 45 minutes, screen shared. We audit where the week goes and build the first tool. You leave with one thing working.
Between sessions — unlimited Voxer voice and text, answered within 12 business hours.
Session two and onward — fix what needs fixing, build the next thing. Everything is logged in a shared Notion hub with recordings, transcripts, and action items.

One plan. No surprises.

AI Retainer: $1,999 per month, billed monthly. You work directly with the partners on every session.

2 live working sessions a month, 45 minutes each, screen shared
Unlimited Voxer voice and text between sessions, answered within 12 business hours
A short intake before we start
A shared Notion hub: recordings, transcripts, action items, and a running list of everything built
Everything we build runs in your accounts and is yours to keep

Just need Salesforce help? See Salesforce consulting, integration, and managed services, scoped per project.

Who you'll be working with

Ben McDermott, founder

Ben started 1771 in Minneapolis in 2013. 50+ Salesforce projects for enterprises and dozens of small Minnesota companies, plus two AppExchange apps rated 4.98 across 51 reviews. See clients & results. LinkedIn.

Dan Roseman, CAMS, partner

Dan has built compliance programs from scratch since 2013: employee #12 at Coinbase, then Circle, Square's Cash App, and Robinhood Crypto, where he was the AML Compliance Officer. He has also helped build AI agents for anti-money-laundering work. He's the one you want when a workflow touches money, risk, or a regulator. LinkedIn.

On every call, the people you talk to are the people who build.

Questions people ask before booking

Who is this for?

Owner-led businesses, usually one to twenty-five people, where the owner or a small team still does most of the work themselves.

Do I need to be technical?

No. If you can share your screen and describe how you do something today, we can automate it.

Which AI tools do you use?

Mostly Claude, plus whatever you already run: Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, your CRM, your forms, Notion. Most clients start with one subscription.

What does it cost?

$1,999 a month, billed monthly. One plan, same price for everyone. The first 30-minute call is free.

What if we've automated everything after a few months?

Then you stop, and you keep everything. You're not locked in.

Do you still do Salesforce work?

Yes, since 2013. Those projects are scoped separately from the AI retainer.

Book a free 30-minute call

Based in Minneapolis, MN. Serving the Twin Cities and Minnesota, remote-friendly.

Phone: (612) 424-0509 · Email: [email protected]

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