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Notes from the workshop

What we are building, what broke, and what we would do differently. Written by the people doing the work.

AI

Your AI Can Draft for You. It Can't Speak for You.

Drafting guest replies can give a 12-room guest house back about five working weeks a year. A website chatbot can make promises your hotel is legally stuck with. One question sorts every AI tool into the right pile.

Symentic Team12 min read

Product

Every Supplier Looks the Same Until You Try to Leave

One question — if this ended on Friday, what leaves with me? — run across delivery apps, OTAs, booking plumbing, development agencies and AI vendors. And why GDPR portability and the EU switching rules will not rescue a UK business.

Symentic Team10 min read

AI

Most AI Vendor Checklists Ask You to Verify Things You Can't

Every vendor selection guide tells you to look for a proven track record and deep industry expertise. Neither is something you can check before you sign — which is precisely why both survive. Here are five questions that fail properly.

Symentic Team6 min read