Run cost vs. value, before you build. When the number says no, I say no.

Independent AI advice for small and mid-size companies in Germany and the EU. One honest number before you spend — what it costs to run vs. what it brings back.

Role: Independent AI advisor · Munich · EN / DE / UA

Serves: Small and mid-size companies in Germany and the EU

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What I do

Someone is selling you AI, or you're weighing whether to build it yourself. The question nobody answers first: does it cost less to run than the value it brings back? I run that number — counting risk avoided as value — before anything gets built.

1. Run the number on one specific workflow — before a line is built.

2. Ship the smallest reversible step. Human-supervised, with a way to stop it.

3. Measure — then widen, or roll back and keep the budget.

The math decides — not the demo

Three real calls. Two point opposite ways.

Three case studies from my own work — two consultations, one system I built.

Case study: Security-check agent — finds weak spots in software before attackers do.
Cost to run
Small fee per scan plus a bit of supervision. Adds to your existing team.
Value
Agent does the first pass. Problems caught before they cost money.
Verdict BUILD IT Reversible. Off switch built in.
Admin-rules agent — drafts routine internal rules automatically.
Cost to run
Real running cost plus human time to check drafts.
Value
Genuine in some setups, marginal in others. Sits on the line.
Verdict DEPENDS I'll show what tips it either way.
Content-pipeline agents — the system behind this brand.
Cost to run
Fraction of a full-time hire.
Value
Drafted a 70,000-word novel end-to-end. Runs this brand's content.
Verdict BUILT IT I ship these, not just advise on them.
The PROMPT — a novel by Max Donets

I built the agent pipeline that wrote The PROMPT — a 70,000-word published novel. That's the kind of system I help you decide whether to build. See the book →

Where to start

The AI Cost-vs-Value Audit

Fixed-scope read on one AI decision. You leave with a number and a recommendation. If the answer is not to build it, that's the result you paid for.

You get

  • Cost vs. value vs. margin — with risk avoided counted as value
  • A go / no-go verdict you can take to your board
  • If it's a go: the safety design and smallest first step

Start the conversation

Tell me what you're trying to decide.

One sentence on the AI or automation decision in front of you. I'll tell you honestly whether it's worth a call — and whether it's worth building at all.

Used only to reply to you — no list, no newsletter.

Or email advisory@valorhub.eu — Munich, replies within one business day.

NDA first · Independent · no vendor kickbacks.