Built for judgment under uncertainty.

Maai combines operating experience with technical depth to help serious organizations navigate AI adoption.

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In Japanese, "Maai" refers to the perfect sense of timing and distance.

This sense is critical in strategy, negotiation, and competition. In the fast-moving world of AI adoption, that precision can mean the difference between lasting advantage and wasted investment.

Why Maai Exists

AI adoption has outpaced clarity.

Organizations face tool overload, unclear ROI, and fragmented workflows. Decision-makers are asked to move fast on technologies they don't fully understand.

Maai exists to restore orientation.

We help teams cut through noise, make defensible decisions, and build systems that actually work in production.

How We're Different

Tool-agnostic by design

We recommend what works, not what we sell. Our advice is never constrained by vendor relationships.

Research-led

Our recommendations are grounded in ongoing analysis of what actually works in production environments.

Workflow-first

Technology serves process, not the other way around. We start with how work actually happens.

Execution-focused

Strategy without implementation is speculation. We stay engaged through deployment and adoption.

Leadership

Our team combines operating experience with technical depth. We've built companies, led teams, and shipped production systems.

Connor O'Hearn

Connor O'Hearn

Co-Founder

Operating Leadership

Lucas Grossman

Lucas Grossman

Co-Founder

Technical Systems

Advisory Board

Our advisors span investing, operating leadership, legal and regulatory, and technical systems. They pressure-test our thinking and expand our reach.

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Investing

Background in venture capital and private equity with focus on technology investments.

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Legal & Regulatory

Expertise in corporate law, M&A transactions, and regulatory compliance.

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Technical Systems

Engineering leadership background with experience scaling AI/ML infrastructure.

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Operating Leadership

Former C-suite executive with experience leading digital transformation initiatives.

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