We tell you what your AI project is actually worth.
DirectSourceAI is an independent advisory firm for companies who spent real money on AI and need an honest answer, not a sales pitch. No implementation. No vendor referral fees. Just the verdict.
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The math on enterprise AI is not close.
Four ways to get an honest answer about your AI spend.
The AI Reality Check
An independent, written verdict on one stalled or underperforming AI project. Continue, restructure, replace, or terminate.
See the process →AI Capability Verification
For acquirers and investors: is the AI real, or is it agent-washed automation? A diligence-grade answer before you close.
See the process →The Board AI Review
Independent AI governance review for boards and directors carrying personal exposure on AI oversight.
See the process →Advisory & Deal Flow
Buy-side mandates and stranded-asset brokerage for operators and funds who'd rather acquire than build.
See how it works →An old discipline applied to a new category of spending.
DirectSourceAI is not an agency, not a development shop, and not a software marketplace. It is the outside adult a company calls when an AI project has stalled, when a vendor has overpromised, or when a board wants assurance before the next check gets signed.
Burt Steingraeber spent 20 years in the C-suite, mostly as a CFO — signing the checks, defending the budgets, and asking the questions vendors don't want asked. That is the credential behind every DirectSourceAI opinion.
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Before AI touches your operations, take a look.
Why Small and Mid-Size Businesses Need an Independent Review of Their AI Before It Touches Operations
Where AI is already creeping into finance, HR, customer service and sales, the costs that never show up on the invoice, and a simple checklist for where to start.
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