AI Co Pilot for SMB's - Research

May 05, 2025

by a searcher from University of Rochester in New York, NY, USA

Hi All, My cofounder, a Machine Learning Engineer, and I are exploring building an AI Copilot designed specifically for SMBs. Our vision is to democratize access to high-level business consulting—bringing the kind of strategic support you’d expect from a McKinsey or Deloitte, but at a price point that’s actually accessible to the SMB market. Would love to get feedback, interest, and a general overview on what the product should include. Feel free to comment below and I will DM you. Thanks!

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from INSEAD in Hong Kong

Thanks for sharing. There would definitely be demand, and beyond just individual SMBs. I'm curious how you would train the agents to be specific on business advice. Foundation models are still fairly generic and cannot deeply substantiate guidance in my experience. I think your main challenge would be data, for example lots of this knowledge would sit already within MBB / Big4 work product (not publicly accessible / scrapable) or business school cases (not so applicable to SMB?).

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