What AI actually means for a $5M business

So if you're running a $5M business, what does AI mean for you right now?

You don't have an IT department to figure that out, or a digital transformation budget. You have yourself, a few good people, and about 11 minutes between meetings. You hear you should be doing something with it, but what?

AI has become the tail wagging the dog, where people lead with the technology and not the business case. AI is a game-changing technology, but if you've never used it to automate a single task, the rest of it doesn't matter yet.

Your first AI business case is your personal productivity.

Review my proposal. Summarize this long email thread. Research a vendor before the meeting, or a candidate before the interview. Prep notes before a hard conversation. Maybe you just need help staying organized.

In an hour or less, and for about $30 a month, you can set up a team of AI agents that will do work like that very competently, and save it all in a secure folder on your own machine that you can pick up fresh every day. No stored conversations, no security or privacy issues, hours saved every week.

Practical. Effective. No noise. That's your first step.