Dr. Violet Howard argues AI consulting beats starting an agency. She cites examples: automating 80% of customer support for an e-commerce brand, building a lead-qualification chatbot for a coach. These high-impact projects command premium fees with minimal overhead.
So if starting an agency isn't the right first move, what's the alternative? For me, the answer was simple: become an AI consultant. The thing I love about consulting is you can jump into real high-impact problems quickly, like helping an e-com brand automate 80% of their customer support, or building a lead qualification chatbot for a coach so they only talk to their most serious prospects. Those things I just mentioned aren't nice-to-have projects. They actually save time, cut costs, and help those businesses make more money, which means those business owners will be happy to pay a lot of money for those.
