How to Buy an AI Pilot Without Platform Lock-In
Score an AI pilot by what you can export, price the exit before signing, and protect the handoff when a vendor owns the fast path.
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AI buying decisions
Scope pilots and choose between consultants, agencies, platforms, and internal teams.
How to Check an AI Vendor's Data Retention Before Buying
Use a 12-row worksheet to verify prompts, files, caches, abuse logs, deletion, and model-improvement use before an AI vendor sees sensitive work.
How to Compare AI Consulting Proposals
A practical, evidence-backed way to normalize AI consulting proposals, expose missing acceptance evidence, and choose what to sign.
How to Set a Budget for an AI Agent
Set an AI agent budget from measured task cost, expected volume, tool limits, and outcome value, then enforce what happens when the cap is reached.
How to Choose an AI Consultant, Agency, or Internal Team
Choose the resourcing model that closes your real gap: a consultant for decisions, an agency for delivery capacity, or an internal team for permanent ownership.
Should I Build or Buy an AI Agent for My Business?
A practical build-versus-buy framework for choosing a packaged AI agent, a custom system, or a hybrid path without hiding the real operating work.