Know the moment a deal goes underwater.
Deal Desk tracks quoted margin against reality — hours, costs, scope changes — and alerts you while the deal can still be saved, not after the retainer month closes.
- ✓ We watch quoted margin against what’s actually happening on every active deal.
- ✓ You see drift the moment it starts — not at month-end.
- ✓ Every alert ends with one suggested action.
Built by Vorantis Capital for micro-agencies and studios who price their own retainers and projects — the ones who feel every scope change in their margins, and can’t afford to find out at month close.
The deal looked profitable when you quoted it. Three scope changes later, it isn’t.
Quoted margin is a promise made on day one. Then hours run long, costs creep, and “just one more small thing” lands — and every change quietly moves the deal away from what you priced. Most agencies only see the gap when the retainer month closes and the numbers come in.
Scope creeps quietly.
Small unpriced requests add up to real hours no one billed for.
Hours outrun the quote.
The team keeps delivering while the margin you quoted slips out from under it.
You find out at month close.
By the time the retainer reconciles, the profit’s already gone.
How the watch works.
Five steps, running as your deals do. The math is deterministic; the alert is in plain English.
We track quoted margin against the hours, costs, and scope changes on every active deal.
Drift math flags the deals moving away from what you quoted.
We recompute deal-level margin from the actuals as they land — deterministic, not a guess.
You get an alert ranked by how much margin is slipping.
Each alert ends with one recommended action — change-order, reset scope, or reprice the renewal.
What you actually see.
An alert feed ranked by margin at stake, and the deal-level margin view underneath — the deals, the deltas, the numbers you can act on.
Under every alert is a deterministic deal-margin engine reading the actuals you enter (or later integrate). The AI writes the sentence; it never touches the number.
| Deal | Quoted | Actual | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian | 38% | 22% | -16 |
| Northwind | 41% | 29% | -12 |
| Harbor & Co | 35% | 34% | -1 |
| Delta Studio | 44% | 43% | -1 |
The monitor is the subscription.
Two plans. Included seats, no per-seat traps. Annual billing is two months free.
- 25 active deals monitored
- Daily drift digest
- 2 seats included
- Proposal generator — 20/mo
- Unlimited deals monitored
- Same-day drift alerts
- 5 seats included
- Proposal generator — 100/mo + branded templates
Card-required 14-day trial. Cancel anytime. No credit card tricks. No discounts, no founding-member program.
Frequently asked questions
Is this live yet?
Not yet. Micro-Agency Deal Desk is in build phase and early-access interest is being collected now.
What does it cost?
Starter is $79/mo ($790/yr) and Growth is $149/mo ($1,490/yr). Annual billing is two months free.
What counts as a "deal"?
Any active retainer or project you're tracking margin on. Starter monitors up to 25 at once; Growth is unlimited.
Where do the actuals come from?
You enter hours, costs, and scope changes (integrations come later). The margin math is deterministic; the AI only writes the plain-English summary.
How is my data handled?
Your data stays yours and is exportable at any time. Storage is governed by a published privacy policy and terms before launch.
Start watching your deals.
Deal Desk is being built with a small group of agencies and studios. Leave your email and a few details to get updates, sample alerts, and an invite when the monitor is ready.
Scope will keep changing. Your margin shouldn’t be a surprise.
Join the early access list and catch drift while the deal can still be saved.
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