Completed7 October 2026, 20:30–21:30 BST60 minutes, including questions
Getting reliable output from an AI assistant
Session details
Choosing and pricing an AI tool stack
Which paid assistant to standardise on, what a working stack costs at an early stage and which startup credit programmes to apply to before paying for any of it.
Status
Completed
When
30 September 2026
18:30–19:30 BST
Length
60 minutes, including questions
Where
Online, live
Cost
Free
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Outcomes
What you leave with
- A written decision on which paid assistant you are standardising on, and why
- A monthly figure for your stack that you can defend to a co-founder
- The startup credit programmes open to a self-funded UK founder, worth about £13,500 together, of which around £8,000 can pay for AI models
- What those programmes check before they approve you, and which of them only let you apply once
Who it is for
Founders and very small teams already paying for AI tools who are not sure the money is doing anything.
What to bring
A rough figure for what you currently spend on AI each month.
Format
Running order
No technical background needed. Questions are taken throughout rather than held to the end.
01
Where the assistants differ
The raw model is the part that differs least. We go through the surrounding features that decide whether a tool fits how you work.
02
Pricing a stack at your stage
Three worked stacks at different budgets, with real numbers, so you can see what the next twenty pounds a month buys.
03
Startup credit programmes
Which programmes a self-funded founder can actually get into, what each is worth and the order to apply in.
04
Recording the decision
You commit to one assistant in front of the room and write down why, which is the part that makes it hold.
30 September 2026, 18:30–19:30 BST
Choosing and pricing an AI tool stack
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