AI Won’t Build Your Startup. But It Will Kill Your Excuses.
Bootstrapped, no investors, small team. A few years ago that meant slow, manual everything. Today, modern AI lets me generate a 98% working CRUD module in minutes, simulate customers before I write a line of code, and sharpen board-level decisions the same afternoon. AI won’t build your startup – but it removes the easy excuses.
by Sven Reifschneider • 19 August 2025
Why Founders Should Treat AI Like a Strategic Board Member
Most founders still use AI like a hammer in search of nails — automating tasks, answering questions, generating content. That’s fine. But the real breakthroughs come when you treat AI like a strategic partner sitting at your boardroom table. Here’s why reframing AI this way changes how you think, decide, and win.
by Sven Reifschneider • 12 August 2025
Neoground Goes Global - For Founders Who Move Fast
Neoground is now operating globally — built for high-growth founders in New York, San Francisco, London, and beyond. We offer clarity, strategic architecture, and software systems designed to support momentum in moments of scale, transition, or complexity. Founder-led. Async-native. Ready when you are.
by Sven Reifschneider • 05 August 2025
AI-Written or Not? Why AI Detectors Can’t Be Trusted
In a world where AI can write, code, and even pass bar exams, a new question arises: Can we reliably detect if a text was written by AI? Spoiler: Not really. From false positives on ancient scriptures to flawed logic that fails students, this blog explores why AI detectors fall short—and what really matters when it comes to writing in the age of machines.
by Sven Reifschneider • 29 July 2025
10 Business Tasks AI Already Outperforms Humans
Invoice totals captured in milliseconds, cancers spotted before radiologists notice a pixel change, and fraud rings dismantled mid-transaction - these aren’t prototypes, they’re production wins happening right now. Dive into ten everyday workflows where algorithms are already ahead of human performance and learn how forward-thinking firms are converting that edge into profit and resiliency.
by Sven Reifschneider • 24 June 2025
How to Fund AI Like a Pro: A 2025 Budgeting Guide
Gen AI spending is on track to surpass €590 billion next year, signalling that artificial intelligence is no longer an experimental add-on but a strategic growth driver. Forward-looking boards are treating AI budgets the way they treat marketing or R&D—essential, recurring, and tightly linked to enterprise value. The question isn’t whether to invest, but how to embed AI so it fuels innovation instead of inflating costs.
by Sven Reifschneider • 17 June 2025
Is Your Business AI-Ready? 7 Traits That Define Tomorrow’s Winners
What makes a business truly AI-ready in 2025? In this guide, we reveal 7 strategic traits that separate future winners from the rest—covering everything from digital fluency to modular processes. Packed with insights, real-world examples, and a free readiness checklist.
by Sven Reifschneider • 11 June 2025
AI Now Outperforms Doctors - What That Really Means
Superhuman diagnosis is no longer science fiction. A groundbreaking study led by Harvard and Stanford reveals that AI now outperforms board-certified physicians in real-world clinical reasoning—across emergency rooms, diagnostic cases, and treatment planning. In this article, we explore the implications for the medical world, the trajectory of AI’s capabilities, and why every industry should take this as a sign.
by Sven Reifschneider • 03 June 2025
Stop Wasting Your AI: 7 Prompt-Engineering Tactics That Turn Generic Output into Business Gold
More than 70 % of firms now run generative-AI pilots, yet most still complain that the results feel random or bland. The difference isn’t the model—it’s the prompt. Learn seven research-backed tactics that upgrade AI from friendly chatbot to expert collaborator and see how leading companies (including our clients) boosted accuracy, consistency and ROI in weeks.
by Sven Reifschneider • 27 May 2025
From No-Code to Know-How: Why Real Software Needs Real Code
Low-code and no-code (LCNC) platforms promise to let anyone build software at lightning speed, but for ambitious SMBs the shortcut often turns into a cul-de-sac. In this post we map the 2025 LCNC landscape, unpack where these tools shine, expose the hidden trade-offs, and show how our engineering model bridges the skills gap without boxing your business into someone else’s template.
by Sven Reifschneider • 20 May 2025
AI for SMBs: Moving from Hype to ROI
German Mittelstand leaders know the AI buzz is deafening—but the winners will be those who turn it into EBITDA. Explore real numbers, doctor‑office bots, bookkeeping AI, and a roadmap for the upcoming years to capture the upside before competitors do.
by Sven Reifschneider • 13 May 2025
Digital or Doomed: Why Your Business Can’t Afford Paper Anymore
The debate is over: in 2025, data that still lives on paper may as well be invisible. Full digitalization - scanning the last invoice, structuring the oldest CAD drawing, and connecting every byte to modern platforms - unlocks remote work, bullet‑proof archiving, and above all the ability to feed generative AI that can think with (and for) your company.
by Sven Reifschneider • 06 May 2025