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Golden Path Digital builds enterprise software tools that modernize legacy codebases, automate industrial workflows, and secure business operations. Our three products — AS/Forward, Laravel Ascend, and QuantaPath AI — are built by engineers who spent years inside the systems they're now helping companies transform. US patents pending. Air-gapped deployment. Model-agnostic AI that keeps your data where you control it.

We also provide full-service digital marketing for clients who need both technology and market presence — but our products are our foundation.

  • Built from Real Pain, Not Theory

    AS/Forward didn't start as a startup pitch. It started inside an IBM i environment where the team needed answers the existing tools couldn't give. Every product we build comes from the same origin — a real operational problem that nobody else had solved well enough.

  • Structure First, Then AI

    We don't hand raw code to a language model and hope for the best. Our tools parse, map, and structure data programmatically before AI operates on it. That's why our results are traceable, auditable, and dramatically more accurate than raw-model approaches.

What We Can Do For You

Why Choose Golden Path Digital for AI-Driven Transformation? Why Choose Us

Three products. Pending US patents. One team that builds enterprise
modernization tools from the inside out.

Enterprise Modernization Products

AS/Forward for IBM i, Laravel Ascend for PHP frameworks, QuantaPath AI for CRM and workflow automation. Purpose-built tools, not consulting slideware.

Air-Gapped, Model-Agnostic Architecture

Your source code stays on your network. Choose Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, or local models. HIPAA-compliant hosting for regulated industries.

Products + Marketing Under One Roof

Enterprise modernization tools plus full-service SEO, PPC, and content strategy. Technology and market presence from a single partner.
How We Work

From Assessment to Production

Assessment

We ingest your codebase, infrastructure, or business workflow and produce a structured analysis. For IBM i clients, this starts with a free Codebase Intelligence Report.

Architecture

Based on the assessment, we design the modernization path — what to migrate, what to keep, what to automate. Every recommendation is backed by analysis, not guesswork.

Implementation

Our tools do the heavy lifting: dependency mapping, code generation, workflow automation, and testing. Your team stays in control with human-in-the-loop review at every stage.

Ongoing Support

Products evolve. Codebases change. We provide ongoing support, monitoring, and incremental modernization so you're never stuck on a stale version again.

The Team

Built in Arkansas. Deployed Worldwide.

Enterprise modernization products and digital marketing
from a team that builds tools from the inside out.

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Aaron Balentine

Partner
Benton, AR

Co-founder. 18 years building enterprise systems. Architect of AS/Forward's deterministic parser.

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Ty Woods

Partner
Hot Springs Village, AR

Co-founder. 18 years in digital marketing and growth strategy. Leads GTM and client partnerships.

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Ron Bailey, CPA

Finance
Hot Springs, AR

24 Years of Financial Experience