About
Thirty years of shipping technology. One job today.
Strategic AI exists because the gap between AI promise and AI practice is widest at companies under $250M in revenue. We close that gap.
Why we started
After three decades leading technology inside Fortune 500s, growth-stage startups, and PE portfolios, the same pattern kept repeating: the companies that needed AI the most were the ones least served by the consultancies selling it. Big-firm engagements were priced for balance sheets the size of a small country. Boutique shops were staffed with juniors learning on the client's dime.
Strategic AI was built to be the firm we wish existed when we were running SMB operations: senior, opinionated, fast, and honest about what AI can and cannot do today.
What we believe
- Pragmatism over prestige. A shipped pilot beats a polished strategy deck. Always.
- Senior delivery, always. The person who scoped the work is the person who does the work.
- Plain English. If we can't explain it to your CFO, we shouldn't be building it.
- Outcomes over hours. Fixed scope, fixed price, measurable result.
- Independence. We don't take referral fees from platforms. The recommendation is the recommendation.
Track record
40+ AI pilots shipped across professional services, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare back-office, and PE-owned operating companies. Multiple seven-figure cost takeouts. Zero abandoned engagements.
"We needed someone who'd seen this movie before. Strategic AI gave us a working pilot in eight weeks and a roadmap our board could actually approve."
— COO, mid-market professional services firm