How Skillsemble works

From intake to shipped product in 8–12 weeks — for both product launches and AI automation projects.

1

AI intake — describe your launch

You tell us what you need to ship: scope, timeline, desired outcomes. Our AI intake assistant guides the conversation in about 20 minutes and produces a scoped project brief.

Works for product launches and AI automation projects. Both tracks use the same intake flow.

Project intake
Skillsemble project intake showing a client discussing goals and constraints with the AI assistant.
AI-guided project intake
2

Pod proposal — named pros, reviewed by you

Based on your brief, we assemble 3–5 named pros — specific humans with specific portfolios and track records. You review the proposed team and approve before anyone signs anything.

Turnaround: within 5 business days of a qualified brief. If the initial pod doesn't fit, we revise.

Pod review
Skillsemble pod review showing named professionals, roles, rates, biographies, skills, and approval controls.
Named pod proposal and client review
3

SOW + milestone schedule — agreed together

Your pod and you review and finalize the statement of work, deliverables, and milestone payment schedule. Pros sign first, then you. A 15% deposit kicks off the engagement once signed.

The milestone schedule defines 3–5 payment checkpoints across the engagement. You only pay as each milestone is accepted.

Statement of work
Skillsemble statement of work milestone schedule showing target dates, payment weights, and acceptance criteria.
Agreed milestone schedule and acceptance criteria
4

Execution — in-platform workspace, weekly check-ins

Your pod ships the work. Milestone handoffs every 2–3 weeks. You communicate in a dedicated in-platform workspace with real-time messaging and file sharing.

No external tools required. The workspace is shared between your team, your pod, and Skillsemble.

Engagement chat
Skillsemble engagement workspace showing a realistic conversation between a client and pod member.
Shared engagement workspace
5

Milestone payments — automatic on acceptance

Each milestone is invoiced when you accept the deliverable. Pros are paid automatically from your payment via Stripe Connect — no manual disbursements, no waiting.

Pros receive 78% of their billed rate. Skillsemble retains 22% as a platform fee.

Payment schedule
Skillsemble payment schedule showing a paid deposit and upcoming milestone amounts.
Deposit and milestone payment schedule

Lean Launch ($50K–$90K, 8 weeks, 3 pros) through Complex Launch ($140K–$200K, 12 weeks, 5 pros). See full pricing →

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Tell us what you’re building. We’ll send a pod proposal within 5 business days.

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