Your AI investment is either building durable infrastructure or maintaining the status quo. The ratio between the two determines what’s possible.
Most organisations can’t measure AI ROI because they’re measuring the wrong layer. They measure what AI produced. The value creation happens—or doesn’t—in whether the organisation is building the infrastructure AI needs to operate. That’s measurable. From the outside. Before the deal closes.
What the scan produces
Building Ratio
What proportion of hiring investment produces durable capability vs. consumed output.
Two-thirds of hiring spend maintains current operations. One-third builds infrastructure that persists.
Hiring Classification
Every hire classified as building infrastructure or compensating for the lack of it.
formalizes decision logic, creates durable schema
manually routes claims, capability leaves when they leave
documents manufacturing standards, infrastructure persists
Sector Baselines
How your sector compares.
What the diagnostic answers
Is the AI thesis embedded in the deal model supported by observable infrastructure investment?
What’s the building ratio — and how does it compare to the sector baseline?
Where is the binding constraint — which part of the infrastructure chain is the bottleneck?
What’s the right investment lever — hire, upskill, or outsource — given the specific constraint?
The diagnostic produces a structured assessment with capital and timeline implications. Not a score. A verdict.
What the scan can’t see
The scan reads public job postings. It classifies each hire as building or compensating. It cannot see internal role transitions, consultant engagements, or backfills. The scan underestimates the most sophisticated organisations—the ones building capability through internal development rather than external recruitment. This is a stated limitation, not a flaw. The proxy is the most legible public signal available.
See where your portfolio company stands.
The first scan is on us. We’ll run it against sector baselines and share the building ratio, stage distribution, and any sequencing flags we find. Takes 48 hours. No commitment.