Briefings and guides

Plain papers on AI and software for owner run businesses

Short, plain writing on what is changing in AI and what to do about it. Start with the guides if you are making a decision. Read the briefings if you want the short version.

Guides

• GuideIs your business ready for AI? A plain readiness checklistFive conditions that decide whether AI will help your business, a scored checklist, and what to do first. Plain language for Australian owners, no jargon.
• GuideHow to choose an AI consultant or developer: twelve questions to askTwelve plain questions that separate a useful AI consultant from a sales pitch, with what a good and a bad answer sounds like. For Australian small business.
• GuideWho owns your website or software when someone builds it for you?In Australia the developer usually owns the code unless a contract says otherwise. What to own, how to check it in an afternoon, and what to put in writing.

Briefings

• BriefingWhy the first AI tool you tried was impressive and uselessWhy a general AI tool impresses in a demo and fails at real work, and how to try again with one specific job, your own information and a named owner.
• BriefingWhat an AI agent can and cannot run in a small businessWhat an AI agent is, where it works in a small business, where it struggles, and two simple tests to decide what to hand over and what to keep.
• BriefingThe new technical job is directing, not typingWriting code has become cheap and fast. Deciding what to build, and checking it, has not. What that means for owners, for hiring and for your team.
• BriefingTen processes worth automating firstTen repeated, rule based jobs in owner operated businesses that suit automation first, how to choose one, and what to leave alone for now.
• BriefingA plain guide to what your data exposesWhat counts as your data, what happens when you paste it into an AI tool, and the habits and supplier questions that keep a small business safe.