System Setup Service · Operator-Grade

Build the dashboard.
Not another CRM.

I set up your your CRM platform the way I run my own — pipelines that move themselves, follow-up that fires without you, lead capture that doesn't leak. You set direction; the system handles execution. Built, configured, and handed over in 7–10 days — then it's yours to keep.

The build, at a glance
7–10 days
Pipelines + automationsIncluded
Follow-up (SMS/email/VM)A2P-clean
Data migration (<10K)Included
Training + handoffRecorded
Post-build support30 days
Where it landsSprint / Retainer
The problem

A CRM dropped into a small business without operator-grade structure is just a more expensive spreadsheet. The lead sits in "New Lead" for six days because nobody clicked anything. The follow-up never fires. The form isn't wired to the pipeline, so attribution dies at the click and every lead loses its source.

That's not a software problem — it's a build problem. The difference is whether the pipelines, automations, and follow-up are designed to run the work, or just to track that the work didn't get done. One mind, any domain: the same lens I'd bring to any operating system, applied to yours.

The cost of a half-built CRM isn't the subscription. It's the jobs that slipped while you were on the truck.

What gets built
01

Pipelines that move themselves

Stage logic, stage automation, stage-exit triggers. The deal doesn't sit untouched because nobody clicked — it moves because the work moved it.

02

Follow-up that fires without you

Sequences across SMS, email, and voicemail-drop — built for the real cadence of a service business, not the influencer-cadence baked into stock CRM templates. Compliance-clean for A2P.

03

Lead capture that doesn't leak

Forms, calendars, and webhooks wired into the pipeline so attribution survives the click. Every lead has a source. Every source has a number.

04

Calendar + scheduling that respects your day

Round-robin or single-host, buffer-aware, with confirmation and reminder sequences. The booking doesn't show up as a surprise; the prep doesn't fall on you.

05

Integrations that travel

Email, calendar, payments, the tools you already use — built with exit-portability. When you outgrow your CRM platform, the contacts, sequences, and infrastructure travel with you. Disclosed up front.

The infrastructure isn't proof I'm perfect — it's proof I build the structure first, then hand you the keys.

How it runs

Each step has a deliverable; each deliverable has a check. You see progress; I show the work.

i.

Kickoff — 30 minutes, recorded

Your business, your lead flow, your team, your gaps. The notes from this call drive every decision in the build — no second-guessing later, no "I thought you said X."

ii.

Build & configure — 3–5 days

Pipelines, forms, sequences, integrations, team access. Daily check-in on what shipped. You review the structure on Day 3 and approve final config before the live cutover.

iii.

Data migration — optional, 2–3 days

Existing CRM, spreadsheets, or scattered tools — cleaned, de-duped, and structured into your system without losing history. Under 10K contacts, it's included.

iv.

Training & handoff — 1 hour, recorded

Walk-through of every piece, the why behind the structure, the operator moves you'll make daily. The recording stays with you for new team members.

v.

30-day post-build support

Questions, tweaks, adjustments, training new team — email or async. If something doesn't run right, I fix it. No scope-creep arguments in the first month.

Where it fits + what it costs

The Capers Ventures ladder is three rungs — Audit ($27) · Sprint ($497) · Retainer ($297/mo). The your system setup is the infrastructure those rungs run on top of. Most operators land it inside the Sprint or the first month of the Retainer; standalone is available when the CRM is the only gap.

Most start here

Inside the 30-Day Sprint

$497 — your system build bundled with the full sprint scope: diagnostic, build, launch. The fastest path from "no CRM" to "live system that runs the follow-up."

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Ongoing

First month of the Retainer

$297/mo — if you're committing to ongoing optimization, the build is the first thing the retainer does. After Month 1 it maintains, iterates, and adds — no rebuild.

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Asked-for, not pitched

Standalone

Custom quote. You already have leads, ads, and a clear offer — what's missing is the CRM layer. Fixed scope, same operator-grade build.

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Questions operators ask

Usually fix. I audit what's there, keep what's working, rebuild what isn't, and document the new structure. Faster and cheaper than starting from zero in most cases.

Seven to ten business days for the build. Add 2–3 days for data migration. The 30-day support window starts at handoff, not at kickoff.

$99–$297/month depending on plan, paid directly to your CRM platform — separate from the build fee. For most service businesses I recommend the mid tier. Disclosed up front; I don't mark it up.

Exit-portability is built in. Contacts, sequences, and structure are documented so they travel with you. You keep what you paid for — no lock-in, no held-hostage data.

Gmail, Outlook, Calendly, Stripe, Square, PayPal, Zapier, most CRMs. If you have a tool, we wire it in during the build. If we can't, I tell you on the kickoff call — not after the invoice.

Yes, on a custom quote when the CRM is the only gap. Most operators get it bundled inside the 30-Day Pipeline Sprint or the first month of the Monthly Growth Retainer. Start with the $27 audit and we'll name the right path.

The next step

See the gap.
Build the system.

Most operators don't know if your system is the right move until we look at the operation together. Start with the $27 audit — it names the gap and tells you whether the CRM build is the next rung, or whether something else is. Then book a call and we'll map it.

Book a call with Paris Start with the $27 audit

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