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AdAI is the independent research publication for SMB operators who need AI agents that deliver results, not promises.
In a landscape drowning in AI hype, we provide the signal. We test agents in real businesses, document what actually moves the needle, and publish the blueprints that help stretched teams eliminate bottlenecks and recover wasted hours.
Every insight we publish comes from real implementation, not theory. Our editorial collective includes business owners, operations leaders, and department heads who run actual P&Ls and deal with actual operational chaos.
But we don't just write about AI agents. We build them.
We work directly with SMB clients to diagnose their worst bottlenecks and design the agents that fix them. That hands-on work feeds directly into what we publish. The patterns we see across client engagements shape our research. The solutions we build become the blueprints we share.
Research informs implementation. Implementation informs research.
Pattern Recognition We've mapped bottlenecks across hundreds of SMB workflows: invoice processing delays, dispatch inefficiencies, manual data entry eating 15 hours a week, follow-ups falling through cracks. We know where agents work and where they don't.
Hands-On Testing Promising agents are tested in real business environments, including our own client implementations. If it's vaporware, we say so. If it works, we show you exactly how to implement it.
Collective Analysis Our editorial team debates every insight before publication. The test: "Will this help an SMB operator save time, reduce costs, or eliminate a bottleneck?" If not, we don't publish it.
Operators, Not Theorists
This isn't written by consultants who've never run a business. We run real operations with real P&Ls. We build agents for real clients. We test in the field before we write.
Implementation, Not Information We don't waste your time explaining why GPT-5 is better than GPT-4. Every piece of content passes our "So What?" test: it either saves you time, saves you money, or gives you a competitive edge.
Publication + Practice Most newsletters just write about things. We write about what we actually do. The agents we build for clients become the case studies we publish. The bottlenecks we fix become the blueprints we share. You're not getting theory. You're getting field notes.
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AdAI | Battle-Tested AI Agent Strategies & Solutions for SMBs