Getting started / 4 min
The first AI investment is a better question
Choose a question your team already needs to answer. Give the experiment a decision, an owner and a boundary.
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Ideas for the work
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Our view on AI, the pressures of running a business and the capability your team should keep.
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13 founders’ opinions
Editor's selectionGetting started / Founders Article | Opinion
The first AI investment is a better question
Start with something unfinished. A report that takes too long. A cash question nobody can answer confidently. The best AI brief begins with work you recognise.
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Operations / 3 min
When operations and finance tell the same story
Connect the numbers to the work behind them, and give finance and operations a shared explanation.
Read articleTrust & review / 4 min
The review step is part of the product
Useful AI makes its evidence, assumptions and exceptions easy to inspect.
Read articleCash flow / 4 min
A cash forecast is a conversation about choices
Make payment timing and uncertainty visible while there is still room to act.
Read articleSkills / 4 min
A skill should carry a method, not just a prompt
Understand the inputs, checks and limits carried by a reusable AI skill.
Read articleBusiness value / 3 min
The business case for AI includes the work around it
Measure the time to an accepted result, including preparation, review and handover.
Read articlePeople / 4 min
Your team needs a place in the AI story
The people closest to the work belong in the design of the workflow.
Read articleClient ownership / 4 min
Independence should be designed into the engagement
Make ownership, understanding and a practical handover part of the engagement.
Read articleTrust & review / 3 min
A convincing demo deserves a difficult second meeting
Use the second meeting to test the gaps that a polished demonstration leaves out.
Read articleAI strategy / 4 min
Keeping your judgment while AI keeps changing
A changing model landscape needs a stable way to judge what matters to your business.
Read articleFinance guide / 2 min
Start with one month-end question
A practical brief for a reconciled, reviewable month-end workflow.
Read articleShort opinion / 2 min
The review step is part of the product
A short guide to evidence, ownership and approval in AI workflows.
Read articleCash-flow guide / 2 min
A cash forecast is a conversation
Use scenarios to find better questions before making a decision.
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