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Practical AI · Cape Town

Tell us the problem. We'll handle the tech.

Practical AI for owner-run businesses, built by a business owner who runs it in his own. Fixed price. No hourly meter.

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No jargon. No obligation. Just a straight conversation.

An owner, not a consultancy

Greg started TILT Screens and Komposite from a garage, and runs AI through all three of his businesses.

This site was built with AI

Designed, written and built with AI, then checked by a person.

Fixed price, no meter

One agreed price before we start. No hourly rates and no creeping bill.

Example workflow

An enquiry at 17:42. A quote out in two minutes.

Customers message after hours. The answer usually waits until you are back at your desk.

This is the same evening with the admin handled for you. Watch it run, or replay it.

Live example Tuesday · after hours
  1. 17:42
    Customer · WhatsApp
    Hi, can I get a quote to replace a 150L geyser in Claremont? Thursday would be ideal.
  2. 17:42
    AI · reads the message
    Job: geyser replacementArea: ClaremontWanted: Thursday
  3. 17:43
    AI · quotes from your price list
    150L geyser, supplied and fittedR6,850Includes VAT
  4. 17:44
    Diary
    Thursday 09:00 held. Quote and slot sent to the customer.
  5. 07:00
    You · next morning
    New job: R6,850. Quote sent, slot held. Nothing needed from you.

Enquiry to quote sent: 2 min 14 s

An example of the kind of workflow we build, around your tools, your prices and your tone.

One problem. Two weeks. Sorted.

You know technology could help. You just don't have time to figure it out.

Most business owners are told they should be using AI. Few are told how, where to start, or who will actually set it up. So the admin keeps piling up, the follow-ups slip, and the quotes take all evening.

That's where we come in.

Not another consultant.

Consultants advise, bill by the hour and hand you a report. We build the fix, for one agreed price, and show you the result.

What The usual consultant AI&I
Price By the hour or the day. The bill grows as the project does. One fixed price, agreed before we start.
What you get A report, a strategy or a slide deck. A working fix, tested with you and your team.
How long Months, and the scope tends to grow. Two weeks. One problem, properly fixed.
After it's done The engagement ends. More help means more fees. 30 days of support and a check-in at day 30, included.

What is the admin costing you?

Move the sliders. Be conservative. The number you can argue with is the useful one.

Start low. This is the number to argue with.

Time back each month

A rough estimate from your own numbers. In the free chat we check it against your real week.

Check this against my business

The everyday jobs that eat your week

Quotes and proposals

Today

Each quote is rebuilt from old emails and a spreadsheet, usually in the evening.

With AI&I

The details go in, a draft quote in your format and your prices comes out. You check it and send.

Invoices and chasing

Today

Invoices go out late, and reminders depend on you remembering to send them.

With AI&I

Invoices are raised from the job, polite reminders go out on schedule, and you see who is overdue on one page.

Emails and replies

Today

The same questions get answered again and again, and replies slip when you are busy.

With AI&I

Replies are drafted in your tone for the questions you answer every week. You approve, or edit, and send.

Reports

Today

Month-end means exporting and stitching spreadsheets together by hand.

With AI&I

The numbers are pulled together automatically into a one-page summary you can read in two minutes.

Listings and website content

Today

Descriptions are written one at a time, or not at all.

With AI&I

Consistent listings and website copy are drafted from your product data, in your voice, ready for you to approve.

Bookings and scheduling

Today

It is all back-and-forth messages, and the diary lives in your head.

With AI&I

Requests turn into held slots and confirmations, without the ping-pong.

If it's repetitive and it's draining you, there's a good chance we can take it off your plate.

The traffic-light view

Fix the red and amber. Green is a pat on the back.

Most owners stare at everything. A simple rule from running his own businesses: put a traffic light on each thing that matters, then spend your time on the red and amber. Fixing those is what turbo-charges a business. Green just tells you you're heading the right way.

We can build that view from the tools you already use, so it updates itself and you open one page instead of eight.

Monday morning2 red · 2 amber · 2 green
  • RedOverdue invoicesR84,200 over 30 days
  • RedJobs behind schedule2 jobs
  • AmberQuotes not followed up5 quotes, 48 h+
  • AmberStock running low3 items
  • GreenCash in the bankOn target
  • GreenNew enquiries this week14

Fix the red, then the amber. Green can wait.

Illustrative example. Names and figures are not client results.

What a Quick Win looks like

Eight small things we build, drawn live.

Each of these is a real kind of job we do for owner-run businesses. Every scene is drawn in code, with AI, and runs right here on the page.

  1. 01 / 08

    Tools → one hub

    Your WhatsApp, email, accounts, sheets and diary, connected around one point.

  2. 02 / 08

    Hours → back

    The time that comes back each month, worked out from your own numbers.

  3. 03 / 08

    Quotes → drafted

    Draft quotes in your format and your prices, ready for you to check and send.

  4. 04 / 08

    Enquiry → layers

    The pieces behind one customer message: the reading, the quote and the reply.

  5. 05 / 08

    Invoice → paid

    Invoices raised from the job, reminders on schedule, and a clear view of who is overdue.

  6. 06 / 08

    Month-end → calm

    The numbers pulled into one page you can read in two minutes, not stitched by hand.

  7. 07 / 08

    Three steps → one fix

    One problem, shaped around how your business already works, then handed over.

  8. 08 / 08

    Words → sorted

    That's the whole promise. One problem, two weeks, a fixed price.

Illustrative scenes. Names and figures are examples, not client results.

Three steps. No tech skills needed.

  1. We talk

    Tell us what's eating your time. We listen, ask a few sharp questions, speak to the people who'll use it, and pick the one thing that will make the biggest difference.

  2. We build

    We work with the AI behind the scenes to build the fix: the automation, the template, the assistant, whatever suits, shaped around how your team already works. You carry on running your business.

  3. We hand it over

    Your team gets a working solution, hands-on training and a one-page guide. If you can send an email, you can use it.

The Two-Week Quick Win

One problem, fixed properly, in two weeks, for a fixed price.

Week one
We talk to you and your team, find the problem and build the first working version.
Week two
We test it with you and your team, fine-tune it, and train everyone who'll use it.
You get
A working solution, team training, a one-page guide for each role, and 30 days of support, with a check-in at day 30.

Fixed price, paid in stages

No hourly rates and no surprises. The price is agreed before we start, split into three payments, and you always have something in your hands before the next one is due.

  1. Plan40% On booking

    A discovery call and a written plan of exactly what we'll fix and how we'll measure it.

  2. Build40% End of week one

    A working first version, demonstrated to you.

  3. Handover20% End of week two

    Tested, tuned, with your team trained, a one-page guide and 30 days of support.

Two numbers, not one

The result. Before we start, we agree one number that matters to you: hours saved per week, days cut from getting paid, quotes sent per week, or similar. At handover we measure it against where you began and show you the result in plain figures.

The adoption. At day 30 we show you how many of the people it was built for are using it every week, and what's getting in the way for the rest.

A system your team won't use is money wasted.

Most new systems fail the same way. The owner pays for them, the team quietly ignores them, and everyone drifts back to the old way. We plan for that from day one.

  1. We start with your team

    We talk to the people who do the job every day, so the fix solves the problems they actually have.

  2. We say it plainly

    This takes the boring work off people. It isn't here to take their jobs. Your team hears what's changing and why, before it changes.

  3. We train on real work

    Short sessions using your own quotes, invoices and emails, plus a one-page guide for each role.

  4. We find a champion

    One respected person in your team who knows the system and keeps it going once we've left.

  5. We check at day 30

    We look at who is using it and what it's saving, then fix whatever is getting in the way.

We use this in our own businesses first

Greg started TILT Screens (architectural aluminium screens and facades) and Komposite (laser-cut home décor) from a garage and grew both into real businesses. He runs a third that sells commercial can-sealing machines. AI&I grew out of using AI to run all three day to day, from quoting and project admin to online stores and financial reporting.

Why owners choose us

  • A real person.Not a chatbot, not a call centre. You deal with Greg.
  • Owner-run, like you.Greg started TILT Screens and Komposite from a garage. He knows what a small business can and can't afford.
  • From Token Ring to the cloud.12 years in IT in London, across Novell, Exchange, VMware, SAN infrastructure in data centres and hosted cloud. We understand your systems, not just the AI.
  • Fixed price.No hourly meter. You know the cost before we start.
  • Your team on board.We plan for adoption from day one, so the system gets used, not ignored.
  • Quick results.Weeks, not months.
  • No jargon.If we use a technical word, we'll explain it.

Fluent in the tools you already use

Greg has used all of these hands-on, so we build around what you already have instead of asking you to switch.

  • HubSpot
  • ClickUp
  • monday.com
  • Asana
  • Pipedrive
  • Xero
  • PandaDoc
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Windsor.ai
  • APIs and integrations
  • and more

Hi, I'm Greg.

I spent 12 years in IT in London, from Token Ring and Novell networks to VMware (I was a VMware Certified Professional) and hosted cloud. I built SAN infrastructure in data centre environments. I also started TILT Screens and Komposite from a garage and grew both into real businesses. AI now helps run all of them.

I've worked as an IT consultant, so I know how that model works: billed by the hour, with the scope growing as you go. I built AI&I to be the opposite.

Along the way I realised something: the technology is brilliant, but most people are put off by it, and they shouldn't have to learn it just to benefit from it.

I also saw the same thing again and again: a business invests in a new system, and the people who should use it every day never quite get on board. That's where the money gets wasted, so bringing your team along is built into everything we do.

That's why AI&I isn't a consultancy. I do the talking to the AI, fix one thing properly for a price you know up front, bring your team with us, and you get the result. Simple as that.

Questions people ask

Are you consultants?

No. Consultants advise, usually by the hour, and hand you a report. We build the fix ourselves, for one fixed price, and hand you something that works. Greg has worked as an IT consultant, so he knows the model and why owners distrust it. He is a business owner first: 12 years in IT in London, then TILT Screens and Komposite, started from a garage and run with AI.

Do I need to be technical?

No. If you can describe the problem, we can take it from there.

What if it doesn't work?

We test everything with you before handover, and you get 30 days of support after.

What if my staff don't want to use it?

That's the most common reason new systems fail, so we plan for it. We involve your team from week one, train them on their own work, and check at day 30 who is using it and what's in the way.

Is my business data safe?

We only work with the information needed for the job, we'll agree what that is up front, and we'll tell you plainly how it's handled.

How much does it cost?

Each Two-Week Quick Win is a fixed price, agreed before we start. Request a chat and we'll give you a number.

What if I need more than one thing fixed?

Start with one. Most clients come back for the next.

One problem. Two weeks. Sorted.

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