AI Risk & Opportunity Audit
Four weeks · Fixed fee
Price on request
A complete picture of where AI is already happening, what it risks and what it's worth.
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AI leverage is cheaper than headcount. Getting the sequence wrong is not.
Fixed-fee AI strategy for founder-led and venture-backed businesses. Short engagements, sharp outputs, no retainer creep.
The problem
Where this actually gets stuck.
Early teams over-index on tools and under-index on sequence. The result is a stack nobody owns and a roadmap that changes weekly. The work is deciding what AI does for the business this quarter, and what it doesn't.
How AI works here
Six places it earns its keep.
01
Where AI creates leverage
The two or three workflows where AI beats hiring, and the ones where it doesn't.
02
Build vs buy
Honest calls on what to build in-house versus what to buy off the shelf.
03
Product AI review
If AI is in the product, a straight review of whether it earns its place.
04
Go-to-market leverage
Content, outbound and support workflows that scale without headcount.
05
Investor-ready framing
How to talk about AI in the business without overclaiming.
06
Lightweight governance
Just enough policy to be safe with customer data — no more.
The ladder
Three ways in, framed for Startup.
AI Strategy Engagement
Six to eight weeks · Fixed fee
Price on request
A board-ready strategy and twelve-month roadmap with owners and milestones.
Get in touchFractional AI Director
Two days per month · Rolling
Price on request
Senior oversight that keeps direction, governance and pace after the plan lands.
Get in touchIndustry lens
Same method, your sector's vocabulary.
Within Startup, we work through an industry lens. Pick the closest fit to see how the six functions translate.
Legal
For law firms and in-house teams.
View lens →Health
For clinics, dental, aesthetics and private healthcare.
View lens →Property
For agents, managers and developers.
View lens →Talent
For recruitment, search and HR teams.
View lens →Creator
For creators, coaches and personal brands.
View lens →Construction
For construction, trades, architecture and interiors.
View lens →Commerce
For e-commerce, retail and consumer brands.
View lens →Who it's for
- Founder-led businesses
- Venture-backed scale-ups
- Operators & COOs
- Heads of product
Start with the diagnostic.
Four minutes. You'll get a score and a modelled view of what directing AI is worth.
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