Latest analysis
Research and opinion on AI disruption in small consultancies, and what that means for timing a possible exit.
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Why Waiting for Perfect Certainty Can Destroy Exit Value
In fast-moving markets, founders who delay decisions often give up valuation and negotiating leverage.
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The 12-Month Exit Readiness Playbook for AI-Exposed Firms
What founders can do now to improve sale outcomes before AI pressure visibly hits trading results.
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How to Decide: Reinvent or Exit in an AI-First Market
A practical decision framework for consultancy founders evaluating strategic options under AI disruption.
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When Clients Buy Outcomes, Not Hours, AI Becomes a Valuation Event
As buyers shift from day-rate logic to outcome pricing, legacy consultancy models get repriced.
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The Boutique Consultancy Risk No One Prices Until It Is Too Late
Small firms often rely on key-person credibility and process know-how, both now vulnerable to AI-enabled substitution.
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AI Is Compressing Consultancy Value Faster Than Most Founders Think
Why margin compression and delivery automation can erode multiples before revenue visibly declines.