Notes from the new operating model.
What's actually changing in how mid-market UK businesses run. Plain English, operator voice, none of the consultant theatre. We write when there's something worth saying.
Why most mid-market AI projects stall.
Most AI projects in £5-50m UK businesses don't fail because the technology isn't ready. They fail in three places that have nothing to do with technology. Written for UK founders.
AI ROI for UK SMEs: the real payback periods we see.
Real-world payback periods on agentic AI in UK £5-50m businesses, drawn from our diagnostic work. Two months to fourteen, by workflow type.
Why the next hire might not be a person.
Most ops hires in a £1-20m business are repetitive, rules-based work. An agent now does it cheaper, faster, and with fewer sick days. The maths, the limits, and what to do instead.
Agentic AI for UK finance and operations in 2026.
The workflows in UK finance and operations where agentic AI is actually working in production in 2026, plus the ones still firmly people work.
AI isn't a fad. It's the new operating model.
The Sequoia "sell work, not software" thesis, the agentic adoption gap, and what it means for how a UK mid-market business runs in 2026.
What 90 days of AI implementation actually delivers.
A straight answer for UK founders sizing up an AI rollout. Ninety days, well run, gets you measurable outcomes in a £5-50m business. Not transformation. Numbers you can put in front of the board.
Stop hiring for the work AI can do.
A 20-minute call to walk through where you're bleeding hours and whether we're the right team to fix it. No commitment.