What’s not working
Your LPs are asking about AI.
Your board deck has a seat count.
Every company is running its own AI experiment.
No portfolio playbook
Each company picks its own tools, pilots and vendors. Nothing is shared, and the next acquisition starts from zero.
Time saved doesn’t hit the P&L.
Gains no one can underwrite
Hours back is a soft number. It doesn’t move EBITDA and doesn’t hold up in front of a board or a buyer.
AI spend goes up every quarter.
Spend with no return attached
Licenses and tools pile up across the portfolio, and nothing ties the spend to cost out or capacity in.