FROM DATA SCIENCE TO DOLLARS

Why do over 95% of AI projects fail to deliver a meaningful return on investment?
If you're a leader in a Small or Medium-sized Enterprise (SME), you've likely felt the pressure. You've seen the headlines, heard the hype, and maybe even signed the checks for expensive "AI experiments" that went nowhere. You're left with a frustrated team, a lighter bank account, and the growing fear of being outmaneuvered by more tech-savvy competitors.
The problem isn't the technology-it's the lack of a practical, real-world blueprint for implementation.
FROM DATA SCIENCE TO DOLLARS is that blueprint.
Written by AI strategist and founder Peyman Parsi, this book cuts through the noise to deliver a brutally honest, vendor-neutral playbook specifically for SME leaders who demand results, not just research projects. Forget the abstract theories and Fortune 500 case studies that don't apply to your business. This is your guide to making AI work on your budget, with your team, for your unique challenges.
You will discover the Four Pillars of AI Success-the holistic framework that the 5% of successful companies master:

• Pillar 1: Data Readiness: How to get your data house in order without a multi-million dollar overhaul.
• Pillar 2: Business-Centric Models: How to build or buy AI models that understand your secret sauce and solve your most pressing business problems.
• Pillar 3: Workforce Transformation: How to prepare your team for a future where humans and AI work side-by-side, and how to structure your organization for success.
• Pillar 4: Courageous Leadership: How to provide the top-down vision and sponsorship required to drive real change and overcome internal resistance.

• The AI Readiness Scorecard: A 27-question diagnostic to honestly assess your company's starting point in under 30 minutes.
• The 90-Day Pilot Playbook: An aggressive, week-by-week execution plan to force a Go/No-Go decision and prevent "zombie projects" from draining your resources.
• Over 10 Ready-to-Use Templates: Including a detailed ROI Calculator, a comprehensive Project Charter, a Vendor Evaluation Scorecard, and a "When to Kill" Decision Framework.
• Real-World Case Studies: Learn from the expensive, anonymized mistakes of others across 9+ industries, gaining insights that are more valuable than any success story.
• A Step-by-Step Guide: To building your AI team, measuring business impact, and scaling what works from a pilot to full production.