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    AI Strategy ConsultingThat Delivers Real ROI

    We don't just deploy AI—we teach your people to fish. 100+ implementations taught us the secret: it's not about technology. It's about empowering your people to achieve 10x results.

    People first, tech second
    10x scoped experiments
    Durable capabilities
    100+ implementations
    Start With Quick Win

    The Human Reality of AI

    1-5%
    of staff will naturally embrace AI tools
    The Real Problem:
    Technology-first approaches fail
    No one is taught to fish
    Expensive tools gathering dust
    Our approach: Find champions, give them 10x wins

    10x Results Across Industries

    When you empower the right people, the results speak for themselves.

    Recruiting & TA
    35-40%
    faster hiring cycles

    AI-powered candidate screening and assessment process

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    Professional Services
    7 days → 24 hours
    proposal turnaround

    AI-powered proposal generation and customization

    Manufacturing
    8 hours → 8 seconds
    competitive analysis

    Automated market intelligence and pricing research

    Industrial Services
    $186K
    annual savings

    HR and operations efficiency through targeted AI wins

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    Legal
    $1-4M
    risk mitigated

    Contract review automation and risk identification

    Financial Services
    70%
    reduced attrition

    Better candidate matching and onboarding experience

    100+
    AI Implementations
    10x
    Typical Improvement
    1-5%
    Find Champions
    100%
    People First

    Why Most AI Strategy Fails

    The biggest misconception? That AI consulting is about technology. It's actually about people.

    Technology-First Approach

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    Deploy expensive tools nobody uses
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    12-month roadmaps that never execute
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    Complex infrastructure before any wins
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    IT projects divorced from business value
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    People left wondering 'what's in it for me?'

    People-First Approach

    Find champions who embrace AI naturally
    Give them 10x wins that drive momentum
    Watch success spread organically to peers
    Infrastructure emerges from proven wins
    Build durable capability, not dependency

    Our AI Consulting Services

    From strategy to implementation—choose the right engagement for your journey

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    Quick Win in a Box

    2-8 week outcome-based engagement targeting transformative business goals.

    2-8 week engagement
    Ambitious outcome negotiated upfront
    50% on verified success
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    AI Oracle Session

    Build your AI-powered executive intelligence system. Strategic insights on demand.

    Custom AI assistant
    Trained on your context
    Strategic decision support
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    Triple-A Transformation

    Full organizational AI transformation. Build lasting AI capability.

    6-12 month engagement
    Organization-wide impact
    Culture & capability building
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    Your AI Strategy Consultant

    Meet Christian Ulstrup

    A practitioner who's been building with AI for over a decade—not just advising from the sidelines.

    Christian Ulstrup - AI Strategy Consultant

    Christian Ulstrup

    Founder, GSD at Work

    MIT Sloan MBA • Former MIT AI Co-Chair

    I've been applying AI in production for over a decade—long before the current wave. As co-inventor on a medical imaging AI patent and former lead at Arterys (acquired by Tempus AI), I've seen what works and what doesn't when organizations try to adopt AI.

    Today I serve as an ARPA-H AI Advisor, helping the U.S. government's health research agency navigate AI implementation. I've worked with organizations from Red Bull to industrial services companies—and I was one of the first practitioners to apply generative AI in production workloads.

    Featured in:
    Forbes
    Luminary Labs
    VAPI
    Replit
    Global Entrepreneurship Network
    The Origin Story

    How We Got Here First

    When I was running OKR cycles for a client, I started pitching spinoff projects that used generative AI. While everyone else was still figuring out what ChatGPT was, we were already deploying it in production.

    That head start—combined with a decade of prior AI experience—taught me something crucial: AI success isn't about technology. It's about finding the right people and giving them superpowers.

    That insight has become our entire methodology. Find the right champions, give them wins so big they can't be ignored, and watch it spread.

    100+ AI implementations and counting
    Our Approach

    How We Work

    People-first AI implementation designed for results, not billable hours

    Free Discovery

    Unlike firms charging $10K for assessments, we start with a free strategy call. We believe in earning trust before asking for investment.

    Sniper-Shot Precision

    We use AI to analyze your operations and identify the highest-leverage opportunities—the 20% of changes that will drive 80% of results.

    Outcome-Based

    We don't bill by the hour. Our pricing is tied to outcomes and value delivered. If you don't see results, we're not doing our job.

    DIY or Accelerate

    After assessment, you can implement yourself with our guidance, or accelerate with our hands-on support. Either way, you build capability.

    Bundle Pricing: Save 10-30%

    Organizations that commit to multiple engagements—like combining an AI Action Workshop with an AI Oracle Session—unlock bundle pricing with 10-30% off. This reflects our commitment to long-term partnership over transactional relationships.

    How GSD Compares to Big Consulting

    Traditional firmsGSD at Work
    Bill by the hour
    Outcome-based pricing
    Strategists and MBAs
    Practitioners who've built
    Build SaaS to lock you in
    Teach you to fish
    12-month roadmaps
    Quick wins, then scale
    Technology-first
    People-first

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Common questions about AI strategy consulting

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