The guide 88% of executives wish they’d had before starting with AI.

54 pages. 8 hands-on exercises. 5 turnkey AI systems. The one guide that doesn’t sell you a dream — it hands you a plan.

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01The full guide, 54 pagesSent to your inbox as soon as you submit.
028 exercises to do as you readIncluding the readiness score and the 30-60-90 plan.
03The 5 AI systems of a competitive companyExplained simply, with where to start.

88%

of companies use AI

but only 5% get real value from it

$700B

invested in AI

impact on GDP: almost nil

30%

of AI projects abandoned

after the proof of concept

The problem

01
ChatGPT with no system = ghost AI
Every employee tinkers in their own corner. Nothing compounds, nothing improves. It’s like handing everyone a phone without installing email.
02
Automating a bad process = scaling mediocrity
Bolting AI onto a workflow no one has rethought is paving dirt roads with asphalt. Leaders redesign first, automate second.
03
Aiming at cost-cutting = 13 fewer points of success
Companies that frame AI as cost savings succeed 50% of the time. Those aiming at growth: 63%. That gap turns slide decks into results.

What’s inside the Playbook

The numbers nobody shows you, and the 3 mistakes that sink 95% of AI projects.

Where does your company stand? A pyramid to place yourself and see the path ahead.

What Y Combinator and the global leaders understood before everyone else.

The 5 building blocks every competitive company needs, explained simply.

AI Act, data, models: what your company needs to know and do.

A readiness score out of 20, quick wins by department, a personalised 90-day roadmap.

8 hands-on exercises included

Each exercise is built to be done while you read. You finish with concrete actions, not theory.

5-Min Express AuditCalculator
Work out what inaction is costing you per month
5 min
AI Maturity TestSelf-assessment
Place yourself on the 9-level pyramid
2 min
Time/Value MatrixExercise
Find your AI quick wins by sorting your tasks
10 min
The Amodei ExerciseReflection
Break your role down into 5 AI components
5 min
The 4 TiersFramework
From ChatGPT to an integrated system, with a checklist
Reading
Quick Wins by DepartmentActions
One action you can do Monday, for each department
Immediate
Readiness ScoreScoring
14 questions, a score out of 24, a personalised diagnosis
Do this exercise now
2 min
The 30-60-90 PlanRoadmap
Your action plan for the next 90 days
Reading