AI is worth shipping when it saves measurable time, improves a decision, or creates a feature users cannot get from a spreadsheet — not when it is a buzzword on a pitch deck.
Good AI bets for SMBs
- Drafting messages, estimates, or reports your team already writes
- Classifying photos or tickets into workflows
- Search and recommendations over your own data
Bad AI bets for v1
- “Chat with your brand” with no proprietary data
- Features that need perfect accuracy on day one (legal/medical advice)
- Anything you cannot evaluate with a simple success metric
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Natalie Oppenheimer
Founder & CEO, Equestro Labs — building mobile apps with western grit and modern craft.