# Spearhead

> Spearhead is an applied AI engineering firm that builds production AI systems for the enterprise. We combine strategy and engineering in a single team to take AI from pilot to production in 90 days.

Spearhead was founded by Abhijeet Khadilkar (AK). The firm operates at the intersection of AI strategy and AI engineering, specifically targeting the gap between AI experimentation and production-scale deployment. Primary buyers are CIOs, COOs, and VPs of Engineering at mid-market and enterprise organizations. Consulting, Product and Engineering competencies rolled into one firm.

Spearhead is not a traditional consultancy. The people who design the AI system are the people who build it. One team, from strategy through production. 

## Core Differentiators

- 90-day delivery cycles, not 6-9 month engagements
- Strategy and engineering delivered by a single forward-deployed team
- Governed, human-in-the-loop AI systems by default
- 500+ documented AI use cases across 12+ industries
- Proprietary 9-step Applied AI methodology

## Frameworks and IP

- **Applied AI Framework**: A 9-step methodology covering Context, Quant, Design, Lattice, AI Pod, Governance, Atlas, Enablement, and Scale
- **CARES Framework**: Create value, Always human-in-the-loop, Right AI for the right problem, Experience-first design, System-level thinking
- **Fix-Accelerate-Reimagine**: Value tier classification for AI use cases by transformation depth
- **AI Digital Index**: Database of 500+ validated AI use cases across industries and functions

## Services

- Enterprise AI strategy and engineering engagements
- AI Bootcamp: Intensive 1-2 day certification program for leaders
- AI Basecamp: Free 7-stage program for AI fluency
- AgentFactory: Productized subscription service for building and maintaining agentic AI systems

## Industries Served

Financial services, life sciences, semiconductors, logistics, cloud infrastructure, retail, manufacturing, energy and renewables, industrial software, professional services, healthcare

## Technology Partners

NVIDIA, AWS, Azure, Anthropic, OpenAI, Databricks, Snowflake

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://spearhead.so/)
- [About](https://spearhead.so/about)
- [Work / Case Studies](https://spearhead.so/work)
- [AI Bootcamp](https://spearhead.so/bootcamp)
- [AI Basecamp](https://spearhead.so/basecamp)
- [Industries](https://spearhead.so/industries)
- [Contact](https://spearhead.so/contact)
- [Insights](https://spearhead.so/blog)