Most Agencies Won’t Survive AI: Igor Ivitskiy and Paul Ryazanov on What Comes Next

A lot of agencies will just die. Igor Ivitskiy says it plainly, sitting across from Paul Ryazanov in Manchester. Not most in some vague sense, but the majority in every single niche. What follows is his case for why, and what the ones left standing will look like. Winning clients was never the hard part Paul frames the issue early. …

I Love Advising for Equity

People always ask me how I actually make money advising companies. The answer is simple: consulting for equity. When the companies I advise exit, I get a small piece, usually 3 to 5%. Instead of charging $10,000 to $20,000 a month in retainer fees, I take equity that vests quarterly over 36 months. There’s no monthly retainer, but that doesn’t …