Talk to an AI Expert: What to Ask and How to Get a Real Answer
Most "AI experts" online are selling a course. Here is what a genuine expert conversation looks like, the five questions that get you real answers, and where to get thirty minutes free.
Talking to an AI expert should leave you with a map: which of your workflows AI handles well today, what it should cost, and what to ignore for now. Real experts ask about your business before they mention a product. The questions that separate a real conversation from a sales pitch are below, along with where to get thirty minutes with an actual practitioner, free.
Key takeaways
- A real expert asks about your workflows before naming tools.
- The output of a good call is a prioritized list, not a product demo.
- Anyone selling a course or a single tool is a vendor, not an advisor.
- Come with numbers: team size, the tasks that eat the week, rough tool spend.
- A free consultation done honestly will sometimes tell you not to buy.
1. What a real expert conversation covers
Four things, in order. Your workflows: what the team actually spends its week on, not what the org chart says. Your constraints: data sensitivity, budget, who would champion adoption. The fit: which specific tools or setup match, including the honest cases where the answer is "nothing yet" or "not us". And the sequence: what to do first, what to measure, when to expand. If a conversation jumps to pricing before workflows, you are in a demo, not a consultation.
2. The five questions that get real answers
- "Which of my workflows should I NOT automate, and why?" An expert protecting your downside is rarer than one selling upside.
- "What would this realistically cost my team per month, all in?" Forces the total-cost conversation past the sticker price.
- "What breaks first if we adopt this?" Every setup has a weak joint; experts know where theirs is.
- "What would you do with a team of my size and my budget?" The sizing question, where honest math lives.
- "Who is this NOT for?" A real answer here is the credibility test.
3. What to bring to the call
Numbers make it concrete: how many people, which tasks repeat weekly, what you currently spend on tools, and the one thing you wish took less time. With that, thirty minutes produces a map you can act on the same week. Without it, you get generic advice worth exactly what a blog post gives you (which, honestly, is also useful, just slower).
4. Where the free version lives
We run free 30-minute consultations with Adam Johansson, who spends his days mapping AI setups for businesses. The framing is simple: Krater covers about 90% of what businesses need AI for, and the call works out whether you are in that 90% or the 10% that needs something else. Either answer is a good outcome and the call is free either way: no strings attached, reply within one business day.
Get your free AI consultation
Thirty minutes with Adam Johansson, an AI expert who maps out what actually fits your business: the right tools, plan and setup for your team size and usage. Free, no strings attached.
Free for any business, any size. We reply within one business day.
Adam Johansson
AI Advisor, Krater
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Bottom line
A real AI expert gives you a map, not a pitch: what fits, what it costs, what to skip. Bring your numbers, ask the five questions, and take the free call before paying anyone an hourly rate.
Frequently asked questions
How do I talk to an AI expert for free?
Book a free 30-minute consultation. You describe your business and workflows; you get an honest map of what fits and what it should cost.
What should I ask an AI consultant?
What not to automate, the all-in monthly cost, what breaks first, what they would do at your size, and who the tool is not for.
Is a free AI consultation worth anything?
When the advisor has nothing to sell but fit, yes: thirty minutes produces a prioritized action list, and sometimes the honest answer is to buy nothing.
Sources: Consultation format from our own advisory calls. Prices checked October 2026.