01 · Infrastructure
Private by design
Dedicated infrastructure keeps approved AI work in the firm’s environment instead of routing client content to public model APIs.
About PrivateStride
Private AI built for accounting firms and accountable outcomes.
Private infrastructure matters. So do workflow design, professional judgment, and an operator who stays accountable after installation.
Why we exist
A tool handoff is not an outcome.
Too many AI projects stop when the software turns on. Accounting firms need a secure operating system for adoption, measurement, and continuous improvement.
02 · Adoption
Built around real work
The Absorption Method redesigns three priority workflows and helps the team turn a new capability into a repeatable habit.
03 · Accountability
Measured after launch
Usage and recovered time are reviewed against an agreed baseline so partners can see whether the change is producing a useful result.
The founders
Business judgment meets engineering discipline.
Cofounder & CEO
DJ Le Rouse
DJ leads the assessments, the client relationships, and the commitment to a measured outcome. He started in technology consulting in the early 1990s, added accounting as a second practice, then strategy consulting, and has spent thirty years inside firms that look like yours. He holds a B.S. in Accounting and an MBA from Arizona State University, which means he reads a firm's numbers himself. His question behind every engagement: how can an accounting firm use AI without giving up control of client information?
Cofounder & CTO
Alex Anguelov
Alex leads PrivateStride’s technical architecture and product implementation. His work connects the on-premises system to the practical details that determine whether a busy team can adopt it safely and consistently.
PrivateStride is a trade name of DJLRC, Inc., an Arizona corporation.
Our operating principle
A number, not an adjective.
We baseline the work, design the change, and track the result. If a workflow is not returning time, the answer is not a more impressive demo. The answer is to find the friction and fix it.
Read our measurement methodology or visit the Private AI resource library.
The Private AI Assessment
Find out whether your firm needs this. In writing.
Two weeks, remote, fixed fee. Where your client content is going, what your professionals already do with AI, and what a private setup would cost you each quarter. The report is yours whether or not you hire us, and the fee comes off the installation if you proceed.
$9,500Two weeksCredited toward installation