Boutique AIs Try Consulting: Because Who Needs MBB's Price Tag?
In a dazzling twist on the age-old consulting turf war, fledgling AI-powered boutique firms like Xavier AI and Consulting IQ are boldly claiming 'consulting for the 99.9%'—a sweet nod to Joao Filipe's claim that '99.9% of businesses could never afford McKinsey'. These pint-sized firms aim to cut through classic consulting bureaucracy with AI magic, offering razor-sharp niches from pricing strategies to proposal writing. Meanwhile, giants like Genpact boast $5 billion revenues while trimming $40 million in costs using AI 'Amber', a tireless bot doing 24/7 employee chats. The message? AI might democratize consulting, or at least make it weirdly efficient and cheaper than ever!
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Why spend MBB money when a chatbot named Xavier can spit out your 60-page plan for pocket change? Consulting just got a startup makeover: fewer suits, more algorithms, and exactly zero hope your lunch won't be cut.
If corporations are people, Xavier AI is that kid who finished the group project by themselves—and somehow charged less.
Boutique AI consultants: because paying humans big fees to shuffle PowerPoint slides felt so 2010.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/23/2025 | Author: Lakshmi Varanasi,Kelsey Vlamis,Tim Paradis
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