Value-at-Stake Calculator

Size the prize before you build.

Most AI business cases stop at ‘hours saved.’ CFOs and boards think in EBITDA and equity. Put a number on the improvement and we’ll carry it all the way through — annual value, EBITDA impact, and equity created at your multiple.

Size it Hours-based ROI calculator

What improves?

Sets a sensible starting point for the EBITDA share below — adjust it to your reality.

Estimated gross annual value of the improvement ($)

Your best honest estimate of the full-year $ impact once it's running. (e.g., 5 people × 6 hrs/wk × $50 × 50 wks ≈ $375K.)

Share that actually lands in EBITDA: 50%

Freed capacity isn't profit until you remove cost or refill it with margin work. Cost you literally remove ≈ 100%; capacity you only hope to reuse, far less. Be conservative — a board will be.

Confidence in the estimate: 70%

Haircut for uncertainty. We default conservative.

Share of value realized in year one: 60%

It takes time to ramp. Year one rarely captures the full run-rate.

All-in cost to build & run it (year one, $)

Your EBITDA multiple (×)

What a dollar of EBITDA is worth in enterprise value at exit. PE-backed mid-market often 6–12×.

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value realized in year one

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steady-state annual EBITDA impact

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equity value created (at your multiple)

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payback period

A directional model, not a quote — and it counts only the value you named (real engagements usually move more than one number). On a Value Sprint the KPI is guaranteed; an AI Office retainer targets at least 3× payback. Framework adapted from Scaling Up with AI.

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