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Private 1:1 AI advisory, by application

Get fluent in AI without learning it all yourself.

A discreet, one-on-one engagement for HNIs, founders, and CXOs. I translate the fast-moving world of AI into clear decisions, working systems, and real outcomes, built around your time, your goals, and your privacy. You stay in control. I handle the complexity.

No obligation. We will know within one call whether it is a fit.

$1M
ARR bootstrapped
65+
companies advised
15+
countries

The work behind this has been featured in

  • Forbes
  • BBC
  • Economic Times
  • Mint
  • YourStory
  • Inc42
Why now

You know AI matters. Finding the time to act on it is the hard part.

The leaders I work with are exceptional at what they do and deliberately time-poor. The problem was never curiosity. It is that getting AI right demands hours you do not have.

The pace is relentless

Models, tools, and best practices change every few weeks. Keeping up is a full-time job, and you already have one.

The noise is deafening

Every vendor, influencer, and consultant is selling AI. Almost none of it is built for your actual situation or your standards.

The cost of waiting is real

While you defer the decision, competitors compound small AI advantages into large ones. Standing still is moving backward.

The approach

You don't need another course. You need a trusted advisor on call.

The people I work with are exceptional at what they do and deliberately time-poor. AICabinet exists to give them an unfair advantage on AI without asking them to become students of it. Think of it as a personal AI chief of staff: someone who already did the homework and is in your corner.

Time is the constraint, not curiosity

You already know AI matters. What you do not have is fifty hours to test tools, read papers, and separate signal from hype. I do that work and bring you the short list that applies to you.

Decisions over demos

The goal is not to make you a prompt engineer. It is to give you the judgement to make confident AI calls: what to adopt, what to ignore, and where the real leverage is for your business and your life.

Built around discretion

Your context, data, and questions stay private. Engagements are NDA-backed and structured so sensitive material never trains a public model or leaves our working environment.

What changes

What it looks like to have an AI cabinet in your corner.

01

Decide with confidence

Walk into any room able to separate real AI leverage from hype, and back your calls with judgement instead of guesswork.

02

Reclaim your hours

Offload research, drafting, and busywork to systems we build together, so your attention goes to the work only you can do.

03

Move faster than rivals

Turn scattered experiments into a compounding advantage while competitors are still debating where to start.

04

Stay credible and current

Lead an AI-literate organisation and hold your own with technical teams, investors, and boards.

What you get

One relationship. Four ways it shows up.

Every engagement is shaped to you, but it tends to draw on these four modes. We start where the leverage is highest and expand from there.

01

AI strategy, 1:1

Private working sessions where we map where AI moves the needle for you (your company, portfolio, or personal workflows) and build a clear, prioritised plan you actually act on.

  • Opportunity & risk mapping
  • Tool and model selection
  • Quarterly AI roadmap
02

Done-with-you systems

We build the actual workflows together (research assistants, drafting pipelines, briefing systems, custom GPTs) so the leverage lives in your day, not in a slide deck.

  • Custom assistants & agents
  • Workflow automation
  • Hands-on implementation
03

Always-on advisory

A direct line to me between sessions. Send the tool you are unsure about, the email you want sharper, or the decision you are weighing, and get a considered answer, fast.

  • Priority async access
  • Vendor & hype filtering
  • Second opinion on call
04

Team & family enablement

When you are ready to extend the advantage, I bring your inner circle, leadership team, or family office up to speed, privately and at the right altitude for each person.

  • Executive briefings
  • Private workshops
  • Governance & safe-use guardrails
Built with AI

Projects I have shipped using AI, not just slides about it.

I am a non-technical operator who builds real products with AI. That is the difference between advice that sounds good and advice that has already been proven in the field.

Product

JumboTiger.ai

Real-time property-management SaaS for coliving and HMO operators, designed and shipped as a non-technical founder using AI as the build partner.

Media platform

Everything Coliving

Consulting, community, podcast, and newsletter platform with 1M+ reads, run on a lean AI-assisted content and operations stack.

Marketplace

BookMyColiving

A coliving discovery marketplace spanning 200+ cities across 70+ countries, with data pipelines and listings powered by AI tooling.

Custom CMS

Pokharna Talks

A personal publishing platform on a custom-built CMS, designed, coded, and optimised end-to-end with AI by a non-engineer.

Client work

Coliving operator PMS builds

Custom property-management systems for operators in Australia, Canada, the USA, and the UK (CDA, Edge Living, Fllat, Harrington), built fast with AI and HubSpot.

Venture

SimplyGuest

Coliving brand bootstrapped to $1M ARR with 500+ residents across 17 locations. The operating playbook now runs on AI-assisted workflows.

Across the portfolio: 5+ custom SaaS products built, $2M+ in performance marketing managed, and $150M+ in topline revenue generated for clients.

How it works

A calm, four-step path. Most of the work is on me.

  1. 01

    A private conversation

    We start with a confidential call to understand your world, your goals, and where AI is either a distraction or an opportunity. No obligation, no jargon.

  2. 02

    A tailored plan

    I come back with a focused plan: the few moves worth making first, the tools worth your attention, and a cadence that fits your calendar.

  3. 03

    We build together

    We work through it in 1:1 sessions, with me doing the heavy lifting between them. You stay in control. I handle the complexity.

  4. 04

    Compounding advantage

    As the systems land, we widen the scope: sharper decisions, more automation, and a team that is confident with AI rather than anxious about it.

The track record

Advice grounded in a decade of building and shipping.

$1M
ARR bootstrapped at SimplyGuest
65+
companies advised across 15+ countries
$150M+
topline revenue generated for clients
$2M+
performance marketing managed
5+
custom SaaS products built with AI
1M+
organic reads and traffic generated
Who it's for

Built for people whose time is the scarcest asset.

I keep the practice small and take on a limited number of clients at a time, so every engagement gets real attention. If you see yourself here, let's talk.

  • Founders & CEOs

    You are making bet-the-company calls on AI and want a sparring partner who has done the homework, not a vendor with something to sell.

  • CXOs & senior leaders

    You need to lead an AI-literate organisation while staying credible in the room. We get you fluent fast, quietly.

  • HNIs & family offices

    You want AI working across your businesses, investments, and personal life, with privacy and judgement, handled by one trusted person.

  • Investors & boards

    You are evaluating AI-driven companies and theses and want sharper diligence questions and a clearer view of what is real.

About
Portrait of Mayank Pokharna

Hi, I'm Mayank.

I am a founder and operator who has spent over a decade turning new technology into real outcomes: building and scaling companies, advising 65+ others across 15+ countries, and bootstrapping a startup to $1M ARR.

I am not an engineer, yet I have shipped multiple SaaS products using AI as my build partner. That is exactly why I can make AI practical for you: I have lived the gap between knowing it matters and actually putting it to work.

I started AICabinet because the leaders I most respect kept asking the same thing: “I know this matters, but I don't have time to figure it out. Can you just be my person for this?” That is the whole offer. One trusted advisor, fully in your corner, who does the learning so you get the leverage.

  • Engineer turned serial entrepreneur
  • Built products at Practo & Cuemath
  • Co-founded SimplyGuest, JumboTiger.ai & Everything Coliving
  • Ships real software with AI as a non-engineer
  • Featured in Forbes, BBC, Economic Times & more
In their words

What it's like to have me in your corner.

His knowledge of marketing channels such as SEO, content, and Google Ads is spectacular, and his efforts have contributed significantly to growth.
Andy Masson, Marketing professional, UK
Mayank demonstrated a deep understanding of testing buyer interests through marketing while proactively iterating and refining narratives.
Rasmus Klärck, CasaPay, Europe
Engagement

Bespoke, by application, intentionally small.

Every engagement is priced to its scope, so the first step is always a conversation rather than a checkout page. After one call I propose a structure that fits your goals. I take on only a handful of clients at a time.

What every engagement includes

  • Direct 1:1 access to me, never a junior or a hand-off
  • A tailored AI roadmap and prioritised action plan
  • Done-with-you systems and custom assistants
  • Priority async support between sessions
  • NDA-backed, fully confidential engagement
  • Optional team, family-office, or board enablement

Limited spots. By application only.

Apply for a call
Questions

The things leaders usually ask first.

Do I need to know anything about AI to start?

No. That is the point. You bring the goals and the context; I bring the AI fluency. Many clients start barely having touched the tools.

How much time will this take from me?

As little as you want. A typical rhythm is a focused session every week or two, plus async access in between. Most of the work happens on my side.

How do you handle privacy and sensitive information?

Engagements are NDA-backed by default. We use private, non-training environments for anything confidential, and I will never share who I work with unless you want me to.

Is this coaching, consulting, or done-for-you?

It is whatever moves you forward fastest, usually a blend. Some clients want to learn by doing; others just want it handled. We tune the mix to you.

Are you technical? Will you actually build things?

I am a non-technical operator who ships real software using AI. So yes, we build: custom assistants, automations, and workflows, not just strategy decks.

What does an engagement cost?

Engagements are bespoke and priced by scope. After our first conversation I will propose a structure that fits your needs. The practice is intentionally small and selective.

How do we get started?

Book a private call. We will use it to understand your situation and decide together whether it is a fit. No obligation either way.

Start the conversation

Let's make AI an advantage you actually use.

The fastest way to start is a private call. Prefer to write first? Use the form and I will reply personally, usually within two business days. Everything you share is confidential.

  • No obligation, no sales script, just a real conversation.
  • We will know within one call whether it is a fit.
  • Limited spots. I take on a small number of clients at a time.