AI for Business and Enterprise
Enterprise AI adoption, digital transformation, ROI frameworks, implementation guides
Enterprise leaders, CIOs, digital transformation officers, B2B founders
Legacy system integration, change management, ROI justification, vendor lock-in
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The 3 Frameworks We Use to Vet Every AI Investment.
Not every AI company is a winner. As an angel investor, I see hundreds of pitches a year. I'm sharing the 3 battle-tested frameworks we use to separate the hype from the real investment-worthy ventures.
How a Single Bad AI Hire Cost Us Millions (And What We Did About It).
How one charismatic AI hire with a perfect demo can push a startup toward 'AI for everyone' and near collapse, and four lessons for hiring AI talent.
Shield AI — Portfolio Company | Angel Investment by Sahin Boydas
Autonomous defense systems including the V-BAT drone. AI-powered military technology.
Glean — Portfolio Company | Angel Investment by Sahin Boydas
AI-powered enterprise search and knowledge management. Finding information across all company tools.
Why Most Founders Get AI Strategy Completely Wrong.
Vendor AI ROI numbers are a shell game; AI amplifies what is already there. Build a data-driven culture and clean data, then start with one small project.
Stop Hiring 'AI Experts'. Do This Instead.
AI only helps teams that already decide with data. Instead of hiring 'AI experts', build a data culture: fix the basics, open data to all, lead by example.
The One Thing Big Tech Gets Wrong About Corporate AI.
Big Tech races to build bigger models, but the value is in applying AI to specific problems. Why AI consulting disappoints and where niche bets pay off.
An Angel Investor's Take on the Current AI Bubble.
An angel investor in 222+ startups on the AI bubble: why picks-and-shovels companies may outlast model makers, and three bets that follow from it.
The 5 Mistakes to Avoid in Your First Enterprise AI Project.
Five enterprise AI mistakes: starting with tech, not the problem; big-bang launches; weak data plumbing; a siloed AI lab; chasing the last 1% of accuracy.
Anduril — Portfolio Company | Angel Investment by Sahin Boydas
Defense technology company building autonomous systems for national security.
Palantir — Portfolio Company | Angel Investment by Sahin Boydas
Data analytics platform for government and enterprise applications.
Rebellion Defense — Portfolio Company | Angel Investment by Sahin Boydas
AI-powered defense software for military decision-making.
Why I Fired My Entire AI Consulting Team and Started Over.
An unfocused 'AI for everyone' consultancy rebuilt around enterprise BI: problem-solving workshops, value pricing and three rules for finding a niche.
The Real Cost of AI Implementation: A Data-Driven Analysis.
One fundamental flaw in how companies approach enterprise AI projects, why it costs them so much, and how to avoid it in your own AI rollout.
The Unspoken Rules of AI Consulting.
Sell outcomes, not technology; expect the first pilot to fail; fix the data; plan the last mile; start small. Plus the picks-and-shovels case in AI.
How to Calculate AI ROI for Skeptical CFOs.
ROI = (value - total cost) / total cost. Five tests for an AI pilot a CFO will fund, how to price saved time, the full cost to count and the cost of delay.
The Truth About AI ROI: It's a Lie.
Promised AI ROI means little without clean data. Three red flags in AI consultants: ROI claims before a data audit, buzzword pitches, no engineers to meet.
7 Lessons on Building an AI Business
Seven lessons for AI founders: proprietary data is the moat, solve a real problem, obsess over UX, hire well, pivot when needed, sell ROI, ignore the hype.
How I Run an AI Pilot Project That Actually Delivers Results.
Here's my take on most AI pilots are a waste of time and money, designed to prove a concept but not to deliver real value. I'll show you how to structure a pilot that de-risks your investment and provides a clear path to a full-scale rollout.
What AI Consulting Data Says About BI
One fundamental flaw in how companies approach enterprise AI projects, why it costs them so much, and how to avoid it in your own AI rollout.
- How I Build an AI Strategy (The Counterintuitive Guide).
- 6 Rules for Scaling an AI Team from 2 to 50 People.
- How to Implement AI in a Non-Tech Company.
- Nobody Talks About This Part of Enterprise AI.
- Why Your AI Strategy Will Fail (According to Data from 200+ Companies).
- Your 'Data-Driven' Culture is a Joke (And AI Won't Fix It).
- AI Consulting is the New Snake Oil. Here's Spot the Frauds.
- From $0 to $10M ARR: The Real Story of Our AI Pivot.
- How to Hire Your First AI Engineer (Without Getting Ripped Off).
- The Brutal Truth About Enterprise AI That Almost Broke Me.
- The ROI of AI: New Data from 1,000+ Enterprise Implementations.
- Lessons on Selling an AI Company
- The Mistake Most Corporate AI Projects Make
- 10 Lessons from a Decade in AI Consulting.