Buying AI help
A firm, a freelancer, an agency or your own team. What each really costs over a year, and how to tell a good one from a confident one.
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Best AI consultancies for startups, 2026
Seven AI partners a startup can actually hire, what each one is genuinely for, and the two questions none of them answer on their websites.
AI freelancer or a firm?
A good freelancer is the best value here and the highest variance. How to spot one, and the three jobs where a firm is worth the premium.
What an in-house AI team really costs
The twelve-month cost model, including the six lines that never appear in the business case. Put your own salary figure in and the arithmetic is yours.
How to choose an AI consultancy
A four-stage way to evaluate an AI firm, the questions that separate them in twenty minutes, and the five mistakes buyers make most.
Should a small startup build a software factory?
A software factory multiplies whatever discipline you already have. If you cannot tell whether your developers are doing a good job today, more output is worse.