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Field notes on AI strategy, governance, and execution.
Editorial note: Research and drafting are AI-assisted. Methodology claims, regulatory citations, and recommendations are grounded in documented research — every article includes specific source references. Daniela Piskáčková — Co-founder & AI Audit Lead — is the research methodology guarantor behind our work. This transparency matches who we are: an AI-native company.
In-House AI Lead vs Consultancy vs Audit: How to Choose
In-house AI lead vs consultancy vs a productised AI audit, compared on cost, speed and who owns the work — with the scenario each route actually wins.
What Is an AI Foundation Audit? Definition for SMBs
An AI Foundation Audit is an AI opportunity assessment that scores every process on ROI, suitability and risk to rank an SMB's top three automation wins.
Build vs Buy AI for SMBs: Which Path Fits Your Firm?
Build vs buy AI for SMBs, compared: what each path costs in time, talent, and control, when to build, when to buy, and why most SMBs should buy first.
The AI-Native Company: AI in Every Workflow, Governed
An AI-native company runs AI in every workflow with humans at the right checkpoints — one governed operating layer over unified data. Here is the model.
AI Implementation Roadmap for SMBs: Phasing the Rollout
An AI implementation roadmap for SMBs turns a ranked top-3 shortlist into a phased rollout — pilot, stabilise, expand — with oversight built in from day one.
AI Opportunity Assessment for SMBs: Rank Your Top 3 Wins
An AI opportunity assessment scores every process and ranks the top 3 by ROI before you commit budget — the move most SMBs skip and pay for in slow payback.
How to Prioritize AI Use Cases: A Scoring Framework
How to prioritize AI use cases: inventory every process, score each on ROI, suitability and risk, combine into one number, and cut to a defensible shortlist.
What Is the Agent Opportunity Score (AOS)?
The Agent Opportunity Score (AOS) is the 0–100 framework behind every easyAI audit — ranking SMB processes across ROI, suitability and risk.
50 Questions to Ask Before Implementing AI: SMB Buyer's Guide
50 buyer-stage questions for UK/EU SMB AI implementation, across 5 decision-maker personas. Sourced from 252 real buyer questions, evidence-anchored.
AI Talent Trap: Why Your Best AI Engineer Isn't on the Market
Hiring an AI engineer doesn't fix your AI problem. The real bottleneck is operational judgement — and the best UK SMB hire is already inside the building.
Your SMB Doesn't Need More AI Tools. It Needs an AI Strategy.
A practical UK SMB framework for replacing ad-hoc per-seat AI subscriptions with a single accountable strategy, audit, and phased implementation sequence.
Scale, Don't Cut: The SMB Case for AI Without Layoffs
AI's strategic case for UK SMBs is scaling output and capacity with your existing team — not headcount reduction via layoffs or hiring freezes.