I build custom AI apps and agents that run the busywork inside your business — intake, follow-up, paperwork — so you and your team can do the work that pays.
100+ systems shipped · 8 industries · Built in East Meadow, NY
The pattern inside almost every Long Island business we talk to:
Every new customer means phone tag, a form, and staff re-typing the same details into three systems. The callers who reach voicemail call the next business on the list.
Quotes, invoices, intake forms, follow-up emails — your best people spending hours assembling the same documents a system should produce in seconds.
You know AI matters. But nobody on the team has the hours to vet tools, test vendors, and separate real systems from slideware — so nothing ever ships.
None of this is a headcount problem. It is a systems problem — and it is exactly what Dave builds custom AI apps and agents to run.
Book a discovery callLearn how to use AI to automate workflows, follow up with leads, create better marketing, clean up paperwork, and grow your business without drowning in manual tasks.
I help business owners and ambitious professionals turn AI from confusing hype into real systems that save time, drive revenue, and make work easier.
I don't just pitch AI — I ship it. These are the projects I'm building and operating right now. Live projects open in a new tab.
AI-powered matchmaking and scheduling for tennis and pickleball players — find partners, courts, and games near you.
Multi-tenant SaaS that puts AI agents in charge of your WordPress and WooCommerce site — content, products, support, automated.
A daily operator console for my entire AI stack — Claude sessions, API spend, skills ROI, and a 7 AM "Dream" prescription.
E-commerce store I built and run end-to-end — homepage v2 took mobile LCP from 18.4s to 3.2s while keeping CLS at zero.
My own $297 AI Strategy Session funnel — Stripe paywall, Cal.com Teams scheduling, custom domain, refund safety net.
The content + engagement ops system behind ILift’s own social channels — research, draft, approve, publish, log.
Need the website first?
Fixed scope, fixed price, one-day build sprint. The same agency line items, built by the guy who builds AI systems.
Whether you need a quick roadmap, hands-on training, or a fully-managed AI stack — pick your level.
Walk away with a 90-day AI roadmap tailored to your business — even if you never work with us after.
One day with Dave — power through setup, signups, discovery, and building. You leave with your AI stack live and a working app you built yourself.
Long-term, hands-on partnership for mid-market & enterprise teams. 3 to 12+ months.
No slick decks, no invented testimonials. These outcomes are real and anonymized — client names stay confidential, the way your business would want yours handled.
recovered the after-hours calls it used to lose to voicemail — enough booked work to pay for the build inside the first 60 days.
cut no-shows sharply with automated booking and reminders — chairs that used to sit empty stayed full.
turned quiet weeks into rebooked appointments with automated follow-up and review requests.
I'm Dave Gakshteyn. I've built and shipped AI automation for 100+ businesses across 8 verticals — medspas, plumbers, dentists, law firms, retail, fitness, real estate, landscaping. Same playbook, same outcomes: more leads, fewer missed calls, less owner time spent on busywork.
I started ILift because every operator I talked to was being sold "AI" by people who had never actually shipped it. Slick decks, no working systems. I wanted the opposite — boring tech that just works, ships fast, and pays for itself in the first quarter.
I don't pitch enterprise transformations. I build systems that book appointments while you sleep, qualify leads before you wake up, and remind customers to leave reviews before they forget. The work is unsexy. The results compound.
100+ implementations in, the pattern is clear: businesses that stop talking about AI and start shipping it pull away fast. If that sounds like a fit, the Strategy Session is the cheapest way to find out — worst case, you leave with a free 90-day plan.
— Dave Gakshteyn, Founder
For operators who want us running their AI stack end-to-end. Need something shorter? Check the Strategy Session ($297) and AI Mastery Intensive ($997) above.
Everything you need to automate your business and never miss an opportunity
That's only $300/month for complete business automation
AI answers calls 24/7, captures every opportunity even at 3am
Smart SMS & email sequences that nurture leads to customers
Natural conversations that schedule appointments instantly
Messages, calls, texts, and social DMs in one place
Get more 5-star reviews on autopilot, boost your rankings
Track every customer journey from first touch to closed deal
Long-term, hands-on partnership for mid-market & enterprise teams. Training, builds, AI strategy — 3 to 12+ months.
Built jointly — not a deck, a real plan we ship against together.
Next.js, Supabase, Stripe, AI APIs. Same stack as OpenWPAgent and Tennis Buddy.
Your team leaves knowing what to do without me in the room.
Fractional CTO, AI lead, or hands-on builder — depending on what you need.
If you're a single-location small business or want a short demo, the Strategy Session above is the right starting point — same Dave, less commitment.
Common questions about AI consulting in Long Island, NYC, and the New York metro area.
Dave Gakshteyn is the AI consultant and founder behind AI Dave (ILift). He has shipped 100+ AI automation implementations across 8 verticals (medspas, plumbers, dentists, law firms, retail, fitness, real estate, landscaping) and is based in East Meadow, NY (Long Island) — serving the entire New York metro area.
12 questions. 5 minutes. The lowest-scoring lever is your first sprint — one workflow live this quarter, not a 90-day discovery phase.
Built for multi-location service businesses, $5M–$25M revenue. No pitch. No signup wall after.
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Three reads a week. News brief, framework deep-dive, sharp take — all filtered through the 4-Lever Audit.
The TakeEvery operator I talk to is being pitched AI by someone who's never coordinated a route, fixed a broken intake form, or watched a dispatch board melt at 4pm on a Friday. Six tells separate the planners from the shippers.
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FrameworkIntake outranks dispatch, comms, and reporting on revenue-per-dollar in the first 90 days. If you're shipping one AI workflow this quarter, ship intake. Here's how.
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NewsAvoca's co-founders just gave operators the most useful data of the year: the three reasons their AI receptionist churns. None of them are about the AI.
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Serving Long Island, NYC, and the New York metro · Remote engagements available across the U.S.
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60 minutes 1-on-1 with Dave. Walk away with a 90-day AI roadmap tailored to your business — refunded if we agree it's not a fit.