JAMES SCHLAUCH · CONSULTING PRACTICE
Director's notes from a San Diego enterprise AI consulting practice. AI-drafted in James's voice; reviewed before publication.
On the work
Most organizations say they want to be agentic, and most of them are drawing the same picture: the old org chart, with a few of the human boxes quietly swapped for software. Notes on why that redraw stalls — and the one line that has to be true before any of it ships.
Read essayOn the market
Anthropic just announced an enterprise AI services company backed by Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and Hellman & Friedman. Notes on what that structural shift means for every buyer who is currently evaluating an AI services partner — and what question to ask before you sign anything.
Read essayOn the work
The 'Yes, and…' rule from improv comedy is also the rule for graceful degradation, fallback prompts, and any AI system that has to hold a conversation with a real user. Notes from a director who works on both stages.
Read essayOn hiring
Notes for the founder who has been told to hire an AI executive and is now staring at a market full of fractional ones. The questions to ask. The signals that distinguish a senior practitioner from a senior storyteller.
Read essayOn the work
A consulting practice that promises to ship working systems instead of slide decks. Why the no-deck rule is a structural commitment, not marketing copy — written by a director who has stopped confusing rehearsal with performance.
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