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We help you wire up your widget, knowledge base, and integrations on a 1:1 call.</p></div></div><div class="p-6 sm:p-8 rounded-2xl border border-border/50 bg-gradient-to-br from-card to-slate-50/50 hover:shadow-elegant hover:-translate-y-1 transition-all duration-300 flex flex-col space-y-4"><div class="p-3 rounded-2xl w-fit shadow-sm bg-violet-500/10"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-sparkles h-6 w-6 text-violet-500"><path d="M9.937 15.5A2 2 0 0 0 8.5 14.063l-6.135-1.582a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.962L8.5 9.936A2 2 0 0 0 9.937 8.5l1.582-6.135a.5.5 0 0 1 .963 0L14.063 8.5A2 2 0 0 0 15.5 9.937l6.135 1.581a.5.5 0 0 1 0 .964L15.5 14.063a2 2 0 0 0-1.437 1.437l-1.582 6.135a.5.5 0 0 1-.963 0z"></path><path d="M20 3v4"></path><path d="M22 5h-4"></path><path d="M4 17v2"></path><path d="M5 18H3"></path></svg></div><div class="space-y-2"><h3 class="font-bold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100 text-base tracking-tight">AI agent, not a chatbot</h3><p class="text-sm text-slate-650 dark:text-slate-400 leading-relaxed font-normal">Dalo's AI takes real actions — looks up orders, processes refunds, syncs with Stripe and Shopify — so your team can focus on building.</p></div></div><div class="p-6 sm:p-8 rounded-2xl border border-border/50 bg-gradient-to-br from-card to-slate-50/50 hover:shadow-elegant hover:-translate-y-1 transition-all duration-300 flex flex-col space-y-4"><div class="p-3 rounded-2xl w-fit shadow-sm bg-emerald-500/10"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-headphones h-6 w-6 text-emerald-500"><path d="M3 14h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v3a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-7a9 9 0 0 1 18 0v7a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-1a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-3a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h3"></path></svg></div><div class="space-y-2"><h3 class="font-bold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100 text-base tracking-tight">Founder-tier support</h3><p class="text-sm text-slate-650 dark:text-slate-400 leading-relaxed font-normal">Direct Slack channel with the Dalo team. 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We're there with you.</p></div></div><div class="p-6 sm:p-8 rounded-2xl border border-border/50 bg-gradient-to-br from-card to-slate-50/50 hover:shadow-elegant hover:-translate-y-1 transition-all duration-300 flex flex-col space-y-4"><div class="p-3 rounded-2xl w-fit shadow-sm bg-blue-500/10"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-code-xml h-6 w-6 text-blue-500"><path d="m18 16 4-4-4-4"></path><path d="m6 8-4 4 4 4"></path><path d="m14.5 4-5 16"></path></svg></div><div class="space-y-2"><h3 class="font-bold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100 text-base tracking-tight">Generous API limits</h3><p class="text-sm text-slate-650 dark:text-slate-400 leading-relaxed font-normal">10× the standard rate limits, priority queueing, and early access to new endpoints — perfect for startups still iterating fast.</p></div></div><div class="p-6 sm:p-8 rounded-2xl border border-border/50 bg-gradient-to-br from-card to-slate-50/50 hover:shadow-elegant hover:-translate-y-1 transition-all duration-300 flex flex-col space-y-4"><div class="p-3 rounded-2xl w-fit shadow-sm bg-rose-500/10"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-trending-up h-6 w-6 text-rose-500"><polyline points="22 7 13.5 15.5 8.5 10.5 2 17"></polyline><polyline points="16 7 22 7 22 13"></polyline></svg></div><div class="space-y-2"><h3 class="font-bold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100 text-base tracking-tight">Pricing that grows with you</h3><p class="text-sm text-slate-650 dark:text-slate-400 leading-relaxed font-normal">After year one, transition to a discounted founder rate. 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