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Zürich · For executive teams and boards

More done.Control stayswith you.

We build AI teams for investment and asset managers, financial houses, family offices, foundations, associations and universities. They take on recurring work. Every important decision stays with your people.

Move your cursor over the red squares. You decide.

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  1. 1BenefitRecurring work is prepared. Your people have time for decisions.
  2. 2ResponsibilityA named person is responsible for every result.
  3. 3ControlEach assistant may only do what is written down.
  4. 4DataYour data stays where you decide.

The situation

In most companies,AI is already at work.Who answers for it?

Three facts every board should know.

  1. 78%

    of people who use AI at work bring their own AI tools to work.

    [1]
  2. Art. 716a

    Swiss law makes the organisation of the company and the oversight of management non-transferable duties of the board. Bringing in AI assistants changes that organisation.

    [2]
  3. 12.2027

    EU AI Act: transparency duties apply since August 2026, duties for high-risk uses from December 2027. They can reach Swiss firms with clients in the EU.

    [3]

Responsibility

A person is responsiblefor every result.You set where the lines are.

Three levels: the AI prepares, a person approves before release, or a person decides. Payments, prices and signatures always require a person. Drag a task to try the controls.

Team

A small team with clear roles.Every result ends with a person.

A coordinator routes work to assistants for analysis, correspondence and rules. Each has written duties and limits. Try a task below; these roles illustrate a possible team.

Data

Your data stayswhere you decide.

Agree processing locations and provider terms before setup: an AI provider, Switzerland or your own premises. The interactive boundary below illustrates these choices; it is not a live data-security test.

05 · Approach

Conversation, scope, setup, test, handover. Typically a few weeks.

    Reporting

    Every week, management seeswhat the AI did and what it passed on.

    A weekly management summary shows items prepared, drafts awaiting approval and exceptions passed to people. Explore an illustrative week below; these are sample figures.

    Tools

    The right model for each task.No tie to any provider.

    We work with closed and open models and choose per task, not by habit. We do not sell software and take no commissions from AI providers.

    • ClaudeAnthropic
    • GPTOpenAI
    • GeminiGoogle
    • MistralMistral AI
    • LlamaMeta
    • QwenAlibaba
    • HermesNous Research
    • OpenRouterAccess
    • Hugging FaceAccess
    • OllamaOn site
    • MCPModel Context Protocol
    • Agent SkillsOpen standard
    • Claude CodeAnthropic
    • CodexOpenAI
    • n8nWorkflows
    • NotionRecords
    • ObsidianKnowledge
    • CloudflareInfrastructure
    • SupabaseInfrastructure
    • HetznerInfrastructure

    Names and trademarks belong to their owners. Listed tools are ones we work with; no partnership or endorsement is implied.

    Who you work with

    You work with one person,from start to finish.

    Tobias Temmen, founder of wait, what.

    Tobias Temmen

    Founder, wait, what.

    More than 20 years in investment management and venture capital. Built and launched more than 30 ventures and positioned them with investors. Today he builds AI teams for organisations that cannot afford mistakes. Executive MBA, Kellogg-WHU.

    • One contact person from start to finish.
    • On site, at your premises.
    • You see the result of each step before the next one begins.
    • Plain language, no jargon.
    LinkedIn

    Selected projects

    • University and researchResearch institution
    • Private bankingBank in formation
    • Investment managementAI-led investment manager
    • Veterinary medicineSoftware suite
    • Risk and resilienceQuantification model

    Questions

    Questions boards ask.

    Who is liable if the AI makes a mistake?

    The AI decides nothing on its own. Anything that leaves the company or commits money is approved by a person. Responsibility stays where it is today: with your people.

    What about data protection?

    Before set-up we agree in writing where your data is processed. For personal data, the Switzerland setting or your own building is the right choice. The Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection has applied since 1 September 2023 [4].

    Does the EU AI Act affect us?

    It can, if you use or offer AI results in the EU. Transparency duties apply since August 2026, duties for high-risk uses from December 2027 [3]. We show what applies to your case and involve your legal advisers where needed.

    Do we need an IT department?

    No. We set everything up and train your people. We need one contact person who can grant access to your systems.

    What does it cost?

    After the scoping conversation you receive a fixed fee for set-up and handover. No subscription.

    How long does it take?

    Typically a few weeks from the first conversation to handover.

    What happens after handover?

    The AI team belongs to you. We stay with you for a while after handover.

    Can we leave again?

    Yes. You own the set-up, and because we are not tied to any provider, the model can be changed.

    Which models do you use?

    Closed and open models, chosen per task: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, Llama, Qwen and Hermes, through OpenRouter, Hugging Face or locally through Ollama. We take no commissions from any provider. See the tools.

    Start

    A first conversation showswhere AI would help,and where it would not.

    15 minutes, confidential. You speak directly with Tobias Temmen.

    1 · What takes most of your team's time?
    2 · How sensitive is your data?