You’ve tried the tools, tested the prompts, and found a few promising ideas. I help you choose one high-value problem and turn it into a working AI solution your team can actually use.
Start with a focused workshop to choose the right opportunity. Then use a 14-day Quickstart to build the first usable version.
The experiment gap
AI usually enters a business one experiment at a time. Someone finds a useful prompt. Another person tries a new app. A team runs a pilot. Then the ideas sit outside the real workflow, so people keep copying information, checking outputs, and filling the gaps by hand.
More experimentation will not fix that. The useful next step is to commit to a problem worth solving, define what a good result looks like, and implement the smallest version that can be tested in real work.
A promising prompt that only one person knows how to use
A handoff that still depends on another email
A draft that saves effort but has no review process
An idea that keeps returning because nobody has built a usable version
Workshop to Quickstart
The workshop keeps a two-week sprint from becoming another disconnected experiment. We decide what matters first, then define one deliverable to build into a real workflow.
15 minutes | Free
A short conversation about the business problem, what you have already tried, and whether I can help. If the workshop looks useful, we agree on the people who should join and the context to bring.
Outcome: Decide whether to book the AI Opportunity Workshop.
90 minutes | $300 flat
We map the opportunities, compare their likely value and feasibility, and choose the most useful place to start. You do not need a technical specification or a fully formed solution.
You receive: A concise opportunity brief covering the options considered, the recommended first workflow, the intended outcome, known assumptions, and the proposed Quickstart deliverable.
Two weeks | Priced after the workshop
I build the agreed first version and test it with you in the real workflow. Depending on the problem, the deliverable could be a reusable prompt library, a configured workflow, a working prototype, or a lightweight software pilot.
You receive: The agreed working deliverable, practical documentation and handoff, and a clear recommendation for what to improve, expand, or stop.
A larger ambition can become another focused Quickstart, a phased implementation, or ongoing advisory and implementation support. At any point, either of us can pause rather than force work that is not the right fit.
Example outputs
Not every useful step needs custom software. The goal is the smallest deliverable that makes the work meaningfully better or makes a new capability possible.
Turn a promising personal prompt into a repeatable process with clear inputs, examples, review guidance, and an agreed place for the team to use it.
Could help with: Approved replies, recurring updates, first drafts, research briefs, or structured summaries.
Move information between the tools the team already uses, prepare the next action, and keep approval visible where judgment matters.
Could help with: Incoming-request triage, follow-ups, customer communication, task creation, or internal handoffs.
Build enough of an idea to use it, show it to the right people, and learn whether it deserves further investment.
Could help with: A new internal tool, customer experience, decision aid, or service concept.
Create a focused custom interface or service when available tools cannot produce the agreed result cleanly.
Could help with: Document generation, specialist review workflows, structured intake, or a task that needs several systems to work together.
Implemented workflow
A medical-legal professional recorded the substance of each report, then relied on a subcontractor to transcribe the recording and write the draft. The manual process typically took three days.
I built a self-serve generative AI workflow that turns the voice recording into a report draft in about 30 seconds. The professional still reviews and finalizes every report.
The workflow removed the subcontractor step, reduced the cost of producing each draft, and returned capacity for other case work.
PreviousTypically 3 days
ImplementedAbout 30 seconds to draft
About
David Hunt
Independent product builderI have spent more than 10 years working with applied AI, building digital products, and leading product teams.
Before starting Skip The Hype, I was an employee of Publicis Groupe, where I worked as a consultant and product partner with brands including Pfizer, Coca-Cola, British Airways, and Mars, and became VP and Head of Product for MRCL, Publicis Groupe’s custom AI platform.
Some of that client work focused on broader digital experiences rather than AI. It built the product, design, and delivery judgment I use now: choose the problem carefully, make the technology understandable, and build something people can actually use.
With Skip The Hype, you work directly with me from the first conversation through the implementation and handoff.
FAQ
One clearly scoped deliverable. That might be a reusable prompt system, a connected workflow, a working prototype, or a lightweight software pilot. The workshop identifies the most useful opportunity and defines what “done” means before the sprint begins. If the ambition is larger, I’ll recommend a sequence of focused Quickstarts rather than pretending it fits into one.
The workshop produces a written opportunity brief and a recommendation. The 14-day Quickstart is the separate implementation stage, where I build the agreed first version and test it with you in the real workflow. You can stop after the workshop if implementation is not the right next step.
Not by default. I start with the workflow and tools you already use. If a new tool, integration, or lightweight custom build is the clearest way to produce the agreed result, I’ll explain why before it becomes part of the scope.
The AI Opportunity Workshop is $300 flat. I price the Quickstart after the workshop because a prompt system, connected workflow, and software pilot require different work. You will see the deliverable, scope, and price before deciding whether to continue.
Start with the 15-minute introductory call and a 90-minute workshop with the people who understand the work. During the Quickstart, I’ll need access to the right context, short check-ins, and timely review of the working version. We will agree on the exact involvement before kickoff.
We will identify what data the workflow uses, where it is processed, and where human review or specialist guidance is required. I don’t provide legal, privacy, security, or compliance advice. The implementation must follow your policies and the guidance of your appropriate advisers.
Prefer to write first?
Share the business problem, awkward workflow, or AI experiment you have in mind. You do not need to have the solution worked out. I usually reply within one business day.