Khai · AI systems for business
Your business runs on calls, files and follow-ups.
Most of it is the same work, every day.
We build AI systems that do that work for you.
Save time. Cut costs. Stop losing leads.
14 missed calls since lunch
Every call answered.
Khai builds AI systems for businesses that can’t hire a dev team. Voice is an AI receptionist: it answers in your business’s name, books the job into your calendar and texts you a two-line summary.
- Answers day and night
- Books into your calendar
- Keeps your number
Khai builds AI systems for businesses that can’t hire a dev team. AskOwner reads your files, email and notes, so your team asks it instead of calling you, and gets the answer with the file it came from.
- Reads files, email and notes
- Answers with the source
- Says “I don’t know” when it doesn’t
Khai builds AI systems for businesses that can’t hire a dev team. Lead Maps read city permit records every morning and show builders and trades which jobs need them next.
- 2,799 LA homes waiting
- 2,007 open Austin trade jobs
- Refreshed every morning
Khai builds AI systems for businesses that can’t hire a dev team. A website chat answers from your own price list and books the customer in, and small automations send the follow-ups nobody has time for.
- Answers from your documents
- Books appointments
- Hands over to a person
Khai builds AI systems for businesses that can’t hire a dev team, and the website they live on. We redesign tired sites into calm, fast pages with one clear next step, with chat and booking built in.
- Fast on every phone
- Clear next step
- Chat and booking built in
What we build
One system at a time, starting with the one that costs you most.
VoiceAI receptionist
Answers every call in your name, books the job and texts you a summary.
How it works →
AskOwnerAnswers from your files
Your team asks it instead of calling you, and gets the file it came from.
How it works →
ChatWebsite chat that books
Answers from your own price list and policies, and books the customer in.
How it works → Follow-upLead follow-up
Every new lead gets a reply in minutes, and a nudge if they go quiet.
How it works → InboxInbox and documents
Emails sorted, invoices and forms read and filed, without anyone typing.
How it works → WorkflowsWorkflow automation
Your apps talk to each other: CRM, calendar, invoices and reviews stay in sync.
How it works → ReviewsReview requests
Happy customers get a review link right after the job, automatically.
How it works →
WebWeb design
From a tired, cluttered site to a calm one that loads fast and gets people to book.
Book an intro call →
Lead MapsPermit lead maps
City permit records read every morning, so builders see the job first.
See the live maps →Hear it before you buy it
Call the AI receptionist. It answers as a made-up plumber.
The demo line is set up as Eastside Plumbing, a business that doesn’t exist. Ask it what you’d ask a real front desk, then try to trip it up.
Demo line opening soon
Until it opens, book an intro call and I’ll ring you from it while we talk.
- Ask what a water heater install costs.
- Try to book Tuesday morning.
- Ask something it can’t know, like where the owner lives.
- Ask for a person, and see how it hands you over.
Proof
I run two of these myself. Here’s the live data.
ADU Lead Map · Los Angeles
2,799homes waiting for an ADU permit, across 106 ZIP codes.
aduleadmap.com ↗Trestle Club · Austin
2,007jobs with a trade still open, from 14,940 permits in 90 days.
map.trestleclub.com ↗Figures from each site, October 2026. Both are built and run by Khai, from public city records, with no homeowner names or phone numbers.
What it costs you now
Add up the calls, chats and hours slipping away each month.
Slipping away each month, roughly
$8,623
- Missed calls$3,640
- Missed chats$3,033
- Your time$1,950
That’s 26 hours of your month, plus the jobs that called someone else. Want the real numbers? I’ll call and message your business after hours and send you what happened.
Get a free missed-lead auditHow it works
Voice goes live in about a week. Bigger systems take about five.
01
Intro call
30 minutes. We find the task that costs you the most time, and you get a quote.
02
Plan
We look at how your calls, files and leads work today.
03
Build
Voice takes days. AskOwner and automations take 2 to 5 weeks, tested on your real data.
04
Launch
Your team starts using it. I watch the first two weeks and fix anything that’s off.
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Who builds it
I’m Khai Nguyen. You’ll talk to me, not a sales team.
I build AI systems for businesses the same way I built two live permit maps: on real data, shipped in weeks, and supported by someone who picks up the phone.
Khai means “to open” in Vietnamese. The point is to open up the hours you lose to missed calls, lost files and cold leads.
FAQ
Questions owners ask first.
What does it cost?
It depends on what we connect and how much it handles. You get a clear quote after the intro call, before any work starts.
Do you work with businesses outside my area?
Yes. Everything is set up remotely, so it works the same for a business anywhere.
Do I keep my phone number?
Yes. You forward your existing number to the AI only when you want it to answer: after hours, when the line is busy, or all the time. Your customers dial the same number they always have.
Will callers know it’s an AI?
It greets callers the way you choose, and it never pretends to be a person if someone asks. What callers notice most is that somebody picked up.
What happens when it can’t answer?
It takes a message, tells the caller you’ll call back, and texts you right away. If you want, it can transfer urgent calls to your cell.
How much of my time does it take?
About two hours in the planning week to walk me through how calls and files work, then a short weekly check while we build. After launch, a monthly check-in.
My files are a mess. Does AskOwner still work?
Yes. Messy folders and long email threads are normal. AskOwner reads them as they are, and we tidy only what it needs to answer well.
Where do my files and recordings go?
Your files stay in an index that only your assistant reads. We only use AI providers whose business terms say your data isn’t used to train their models. The full details are on the security page.
Who owns the accounts?
You do. Phone numbers, calendars and data accounts are set up in your business’s name, so nothing is locked to Khai.
What happens after launch?
I watch the first two weeks of calls and answers and fix what’s off. After that you have a monthly check-in, and you can text me when something needs changing.