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AI Killed Consulting. Here's How to Resurrect Your Practice
The consulting industry has been disrupted by AI, which now enables anyone skilled in AI-enhanced research to produce work rivaling top firms charging $500K to $10M per project. The article introduces a 5-step system to turn this disruption into an advantage for consultants.
Published July 29, 2025 by Kamil Banc
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AI has disrupted consulting, but a 5-step system can turn that disruption into your biggest advantage.
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Industry Disrupted by AI
The consulting industry has been fundamentally disrupted by AI, according to the author's assessment.
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AI Rivals Elite Consultants
Anyone who masters AI-enhanced research can now produce work rivaling the highest-paid consulting firms worldwide.
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Technology No Longer the Barrier
The technology itself is no longer the hard part of delivering high-value consulting work.
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Elite Firm Project Pricing
Top consulting firms charge between $500,000 and $10 million per project, per the article.
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Five-Step Advantage System
A five-step system can transform AI disruption into a competitive advantage for consulting practices.
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"Anyone who masters AI-enhanced research can now produce work that rivals the highest-paid consultants in the world."
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$500K to $10M per project
The article cites this as the fee range charged by the highest-paid consulting firms whose output AI-enhanced research can now rival.
5-step system
The author proposes a five-step framework that consultants can use to turn AI disruption into a competitive advantage.
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This article is a Substack newsletter post by Kamil Banc, published July 29, 2025, arguing that AI has fundamentally disrupted the consulting industry. The author contends that individuals who master AI-enhanced research can now match the output of elite firms charging $500K to $10M per project, and that the technology itself is no longer the differentiating factor. For practitioners, the actionable takeaway is the author's five-step system designed to convert this disruption into a competitive advantage. Note that the publicly available excerpt is limited, so the full details of the five-step system sit behind the paid subscription. No external primary sources were supplied to independently verify the claims presented.
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