AI Adoption Playbook-Lessons from our Webinar

AI ADOPTION PLAYBOOK
How to Start Using AI in Your Business (Without Huge Budgets or Wasted Time)

AI isn’t just another tech trend—it’s a fundamental shift in how products are built, how services are delivered, and how customers expect to interact with businesses.

But for most companies, especially established businesses and scaleups, the big question isn’t if they should be using AI—it’s how. How do you start? What tools are useful? What’s the real ROI? And how do you cut through the noise and do something meaningful without blowing six figures and hoping for the best?

This playbook breaks it all down.

PART 1
Why AI Matters Now (And Why It’s Different)

Past waves of innovation—cloud, mobile, SaaS—offered efficiency gains. AI offers something deeper: adaptability. It can reshape customer experiences, cut operating costs, and supercharge internal teams—all at once.

What’s changed:

•Pre-trained large models are now available off the shelf (OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta’s Llama).

•API-first infrastructure means no need to build from scratch.

•Tools like LangChain, Pinecone, and Weaviate make integration with existing systems fast.

•Open-source agents and frameworks like AutoGen, CrewAI, and MetaGPT accelerate development.

What this means:

You don’t need huge budgets to start seeing value—but once you’ve validated a use case, AI becomes one of the most ROI-positive areas of investment. In fact, many companies are shifting significant internal tech budgets towards AI once they’ve seen what works.

This Newsletter follows on from our most recent F+L AI webinar “How enterprises can now outpace startups with AI”. To watch it back, click here

WANT TO KNOW MORE

We have 6 more parts to this playbook:

2. WHERE TO START: 5 PROVEN USE CASES THAT DONT REQUIRE A FULL AI TEAM
3. HOW TO IDENTIFY AI OPPORTUNITIES IN YOUR BUSINESS
4. AI WITHOUT ENGINEERS: TOOLS FOR BUSINESS-LED TEAMS.
5.WHAT SMART COMPANIES ARE DOING RIGHT NOW
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR TEAMS
CLOSING THOUGHTS

To read the full playbook on our website click here. Happy Reading!

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Matt Jonns

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ABOUT MATT

Matt is the Founder and CEO of Founder + Lightning, a product and AI innovation studio helping businesses build, scale, and future-proof their digital products.

With a decade of experience in venture building, product development, and investment, Matt has worked with startups and enterprises alike to create high-performing digital platforms. Today, Founder + Lightning specialises in AI-powered product development, AI agent & copilot design, and corporate venture building, enabling businesses to leverage AI for smarter customer interactions, automation, and growth.

Under Matt’s leadership, Founder + Lightning has launched and invested in over 40 companies, bridging the gap between startup agility and enterprise-scale in the new AI era.

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