Instrument index
Every calculator, scorecard, and brief here is commission-free. No tool sponsorships, no referral payouts baked into the math. Built to give owners a straight read before they spend.
"We'd rather be right than be hired."
Interactive instruments. Put your own numbers in and get a specific, defensible answer, not a sales estimate.
What does skipping readiness validation actually cost? Run your own numbers before you find out the hard way.
Open the calculatorAn independent review before you sign any AI contract. Part of the Five Blind Spots Framework.
Open the scorecardA conservative three-year total cost of ownership estimate for AI adoption in a one to twenty-five employee business.
Open the estimatorWritten findings. Use these to brief a partner, a board, or yourself before a purchase decision gets made.
What SMBs need to know before buying AI tools.
Read the briefExecutive summary. For businesses with one to twenty-five employees and revenue under $10M. March 2026.
Read the reportThe real bill when rework, lost productivity, and sunk licensing costs get totaled.
Read the reportIt was never set up to succeed. For organizations between $15M and $75M moving faster than they're validating.
Read the briefFannie Mae and Freddie Mac now require lenders to govern every AI and ML tool that touches a loan. That obligation flows down to the brokers who originate them.
Read the briefThe five things owners miss before they commit to AI, and what it costs when they do.
Read the reportYou're just undocumented. There's no single federal AI law, just a fast-moving patchwork of state rules most owners assume doesn't reach a business their size.
Read the brief