Hire vs Build · Singapore
Don't Hire the AI Specialist. Buy the Outcome.
The role you're posting costs S$4,000–10,000/month. Here's the math you're not running.
The Math
The Real Cost of the Hire
- Year one is 12× the monthly salary — before the person is fully productive
- 17% employer CPF on top of every one of those months
- 1–2 months of recruiter fees if you use a search firm
- 1–2 months of an empty seat while you run the hiring process
- 1–2 months of ramp while they learn your business before output starts
A S$6,000/month role is a ~S$100,000 first-year commitment — before the person is fully productive.
The Alternative
Buy the Outcome
- Fixed scope, fixed fee, live in 4–8 weeks
- Priced at roughly three months of the role it replaces — payback in ~3 months
- You own everything: code, infrastructure, documentation
- No CPF, no recruiter fees, no probation risk, no empty seat
Customer Conversations · $9,800–14,800
AI that answers calls and WhatsApp, follows up leads, and books appointments — the customer-facing role, without the headcount.
AI Marketing Engine · $9,800–14,800
Content, campaigns, and follow-up running on a system instead of a S$3,500–6,000/month marketing hire.
Operations Automation · $14,800–19,800
Workflows, reporting, and ops handled by automation — the work of an operations hire, priced at a fraction of year one.
Custom AI Systems · $19,800–39,800
Bespoke systems scoped to a defined outcome. Fixed fee, fixed timeline, yours at handover.
Being Honest
When You SHOULD Hire
- You need ongoing product evolution for years — not a defined outcome with a finish line
- The JD is settled and proven — you know exactly what the person will own, day one
- You have engineering management in place to direct and review the work
The smart sequence: hire into a running system. A build first de-risks the role, gives the hire something real to own on day one, and makes the position far easier to fill well.
Proof
Built and Operated in Production
AllCall AI
Answers your phone line and WhatsApp, 24/7. Every missed call is a customer ringing the next business on the list — this one never misses.
RocketReply
Replies to missed calls and messages in seconds. Reply in the first minute and you're the one they buy from — none of your leads go cold overnight here.
ScoreJack
WhatsApp-native Google review generation. Reviews come from the follow-up, not the first ask — ScoreJack makes sure the follow-up actually happens.
LeadPrimer
Monitors LinkedIn signals — competitors' comments, intent keywords, creator engagement — and turns them into qualified leads with the opener already written.
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Run the Math Together
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