AI advisory for established & regulated businesses

Your AI journey, in your control.

Most AI advice is written for startups in a hurry. SpinStart works with firms that have reputations to protect. Calm, governed, board-grade judgement on where AI genuinely helps your business — and where it should wait.

20+ yearsbuilding & scaling businesses
12 countriescompanies advised worldwide
ASX:XF1co-founded & listed Xref
AML & CTFregulatory compliance experience
Engagements

Three ways in, one standard.

Every engagement is scoped, bounded and fixed-fee. No open-ended consulting, no drift, and nobody alarmed.

For boards & senior teams

AI grounding

A plain-English session on what AI is, what it is not, and what it means for your firm.

  • Gauges where your leadership actually is
  • Surfaces where the pain sits
  • A shared, practical understanding
  • No hype, no jargon
The core engagement

AI discovery & opportunity assessment

A five-stage engagement over two to three weeks that establishes, clearly and safely, where AI adds value.

  • A prioritised map of AI opportunities
  • One or two recommended, with rationale
  • Readiness, risk & governance baseline
  • A practical roadmap for the first step
Ongoing

Fractional AI leadership

A single, accountable owner for AI at your firm — part-time, with board oversight.

  • Senior judgement on tools & vendors
  • Governance & rollout, owned
  • Board-level reporting
  • Without the full-time hire
"Governance is central to every engagement, not an afterthought."
Tim Griffiths, Founder — SpinStart

SpinStart is led by Tim Griffiths, who brings a combination that is rare in this field: capital markets experience, genuine hands-on technology delivery, and regulatory compliance.

He co-founded Xref and led it through to a public listing on the ASX. And SpinStart does not only advise on AI — it builds and runs real products with it, including a virtual data room that handles sensitive financial and shareholder information.

The principle is simple. A human remains responsible for every decision. Every recommendation is assessed against confidentiality, data handling and your regulatory obligations. No survey platforms, no third parties.

Get in touch

Start the conversation.

A short note is enough. It comes directly to Tim Griffiths, and you will have a considered reply — not a sales sequence.

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