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Welcome to Zero. Ask me anything about how we work, or tell me about your business and I'll share where AI could help.

Strategic AI Partner

The AI team your business needs.

Delivery. Strategy. Advisory. Training. Plugged into your business, so you can move on AI without the overhead of building an internal team.

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Built for leaders who know AI matters but can't move fast enough.

You don't need a 100-page strategy deck. You need a team that can tell you what to do and then build it.

You need AI capability but can't hire fast enough

You've been quoted six figures by a consultancy and it felt wrong

Your competitors are moving and you're not sure how to respond

Your board is asking questions you can't answer confidently

You want someone who builds, not someone who advises and leaves

AI is moving faster than your business can keep up.

Every week there's a new model, a new capability, a new way your industry could be disrupted. Your team is already stretched running the business. They don't have time to evaluate what's real, what's hype, and what actually matters for your operation.

You have three options: hire an internal AI team (expensive, slow to ramp, hard to retain), engage a consultancy (they'll advise and leave), or find a partner who does both.

Four capabilities. One team. Plugged into yours.

A principal-led team augmented by AI agents and a network of specialist partners. Lean by design, not by limitation.

01

Delivery

We build the products, platforms, and tools your business needs. Internal systems, customer-facing applications, workflow automation. Working software, not wireframes. Weeks, not months.

02

Strategy

We assess your operations, identify where AI creates real value, and build a roadmap you can act on. Specific to your business, your market, your constraints.

03

Advisory

We stay close. When a new model drops that affects your industry, when a competitor moves, when your team has a question, we're there. Ongoing, embedded guidance.

04

Training

We get your people using AI effectively. Hands-on enablement tailored to how your team actually works. Capability stays inside your business.

Your data stays yours. Your IP stays yours.
We work within your existing systems, not around them.
We upskill your team, not replace them.

Three phases. No surprises.

A structured engagement that moves at the pace of your business, not the pace of a consultancy.

01

Assess

2 weeks

We audit your operations, interview your team, and identify the highest-impact AI opportunities. You get a clear, prioritised roadmap with estimated outcomes. Not a deck that sits in a drawer.

02

Build

4-8 weeks

We design and ship the first product. You see working software in your environment, integrated with your existing stack. We move fast because we build with AI, not just about it.

03

Partner

Ongoing

We stay plugged in. Continuous advisory, iterative delivery, team training as your needs evolve. Full documentation and knowledge transfer at every stage, so you're never dependent on us.

Engagements typically start at GBP 25,000. Ongoing partnerships from GBP 5,000 per month.

What this looks like in practice.

Enterprise digital transformation scaled to 40-person team
Banking & Finance

Enterprise digital transformation scaled to 40-person team

Started as a small Innovation Lab for a leading Middle Eastern bank. Proved capability, then scaled to a full enterprise transformation programme across multiple departments.

40+
Team members
18
Months
+60%
Dev efficiency
AI concierge platform capturing 10x richer lead data
Travel & Hospitality

AI concierge platform capturing 10x richer lead data

Built a luxury travel platform with an AI concierge handling customer discovery, trip planning, and lead qualification in real-time. Content updates reduced from 5 days to instant.

8
Weeks to ship
10x
Lead context
<$25
Monthly cost
Full AI SaaS product from zero to live users in 8 weeks
FinTech & SaaS

Full AI SaaS product from zero to live users in 8 weeks

Complete AI-powered accounting platform: chat interface, receipt scanning, bank imports, VAT filing, and HMRC integration. Live users paying within weeks of launch.

8
Weeks to ship
95%
Cost reduction
GBP 9
Per month
Voice-powered operations platform for maritime fleet management
Maritime & Operations

Voice-powered operations platform for maritime fleet management

AI command centre for yacht fleet operations. Voice-controlled task management, real-time crew coordination, harbour logistics, and guest services. 7 integrated AI tools replacing manual processes.

10+
Hours saved/week
7
AI tools
Voice
Controlled

Detailed case studies with full outcomes, architecture, and client testimonials available on request.

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Why this model works.

Traditional agencies and consultancies make you choose between quality, speed, and value. That trade-off exists because of how they operate: large teams, sequential handoffs, layers of coordination.

We operate differently. AI-native means the inefficiency that forced the compromise is gone. The same output. Faster timeline. Lower cost. Not because we cut corners, but because the structure that created corners doesn't exist.

We don't research what's possible. We know, because we built something with it yesterday.

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You used to pick two. Now you get all three.

Who's behind Zero.

Paul Gosnell
Paul Gosnell

Paul Gosnell, Founder

Twenty years building digital products across enterprise, startups, and everything in between. From GBP 50k enterprise platforms to AI-powered SaaS products shipped to thousands of users.

Building with frontier AI models daily. Not experimenting. Shipping. The only way to stay ahead of a technology that changes every week is to use it every day. That lived experience is what Zero's clients get access to.

Supported by a network of specialist partners across design, data, security, and infrastructure. Brought in when the project needs them. No bench. No overhead. No compromise.

One conversation. No slides. No sales team.

If AI is on your agenda but you're not sure where to start, start here.