RESEARCH SERVICE · AOC OPPORTUNITY

AI Research & Intelligence Service

Turn scattered public information into structured research briefs, competitor scans, market summaries or evidence packs.

THE CUSTOMER PROBLEM

Decision-makers often have plenty of information but limited time to collect, verify and synthesize it.

WHO COULD USE THIS?

Consultants, small business owners, nonprofit leaders, sales teams, investors and professional services.

WHAT YOU WOULD DELIVER

Make the service tangible.

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Research brief

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Source list

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Competitor or market matrix

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Key findings

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Questions requiring further verification

DELIVERY WORKFLOW

How the work could run.

Start manually, learn where judgment matters, then automate only the repeatable parts.

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Define the decision question

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Collect sources

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Use AI to organize and compare

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Verify material facts

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Identify disagreement or uncertainty

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Write a concise decision brief

STARTER TOOL STACK

Tools worth investigating.

You do not need every tool shown here. Open the AOC review and compare fit before spending money.

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PX
Research & Search

Perplexity

AI answer engine designed around web research and source-linked responses.

9.3/10 AOCFree + paid plans
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CG
AI Assistants

ChatGPT

General-purpose AI assistant for writing, reasoning, research, coding and multimodal work.

9.7/10 AOCFree + paid plans
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CL
AI Assistants

Claude

AI assistant for reasoning, writing, coding and document-heavy knowledge work.

9.5/10 AOCFree + paid plans
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EL
Research & Search

Elicit

AI research assistant for finding and analyzing academic literature.

8.8/10 AOCFree + paid plans
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CO
Research & Search

Consensus

Academic search engine that uses AI to surface findings from research papers.

8.6/10 AOCFree + paid plans
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FROM MODEL TO DECISION

Know what to evaluate next.

Match the research tool to the evidence standard and depth the client actually needs.

LOW-RISK VALIDATION

Test the problem before building the business.

Produce one tightly scoped research brief around a real business decision.

WATCH OUT FOR

Keep the offer credible.

Do not present AI-generated summaries as verified research without checking the underlying sources.

BEFORE YOU BUY THE STACK

Is there enough evidence to build this?

Use AOC's validation worksheet to define a small pilot, interview prospects and set pass/fail criteria before investing heavily in tools or branding.

NEXT STEP

Turn the model into a focused tool shortlist.

Use AOC reviews, comparisons and the recommendation flow to choose only the software the workflow actually requires.

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