AI cost management, plainly explained
Practical writing for the people who have to explain the AI line. No jargon, no hype, no vendor speak.
Where the AI money actually goes
Most companies can name their AI providers and not much else. Here is what an AI bill is actually made of, and which parts of it are doing no work at all.
Read article Planning · 6 min readHow to budget for AI next year
AI spend moves in steps, not curves, so extrapolating last year produces a number nobody can defend. Here is a method that survives the review.
Read article Vendor management · 5 min readWhat to do when you have eight AI vendors
Sprawl is a symptom, not the disease. Here is the order to work in, and why consolidating first is usually the wrong move.
Read article Unit economics · 6 min readWhat AI costs to serve one customer
AI is a variable cost that scales with usage, which puts it in gross margin. Most companies selling AI features still cannot say what one customer costs.
Read article Board reporting · 6 min readThe questions your board will ask about AI
There are about six, they are predictable, and most companies can answer two. Here they are, with where each answer actually comes from.
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