‘Service-as-a-Software’—the kind of solution that Prodeen suggests—sounds like a natural evolution of what has been growing inside the consulting space for years. This is no longer futuristic, but rather the demand of our times. It is true that big consulting firms still work by the model that relies on human resource, manual labor, and individual projects too much. However, for small and medium businesses that have neither the budget for Big 4’s services, nor the time to wait for others to understand their niche, such scalable digital solutions become a life saver.
Naturally, consultants may be wary of the possibility that AI might replace them. But in reality, it provides an opportunity to scale their expertise: to to sell intellectual product not hours. The question is only about the right segmenting. If we begin by targeting very precise pains and projects, for example, launching vegan cosmetics in the EU of FDA compliance of food supplements, the pilot may lead to excellent results the same year it is launched.
The mentioned model is to be considered absolutely realistic, especially involving consultants as partners not competitors. It’s like digitizing intelligence. Not to replace people but to provide them with new tools. Placing a bet on niche, precision, and convenient user experience can make ‘Service-as-a-Software’ a norm, not an exception, in a mere few years.
Salome Mikadze is a Stanford-trained Knight-Hennessy Scholar, award-winning entrepreneur, and global product strategist. She is the co-founder of Movadex, where she helps startups across the U.S., Europe, and Ukraine build sustainable and adaptive digital technologies. Her expertise spans modern product architecture, MVP development, and strategic innovation for startup growth. Salome is passionate about guiding teams from rapid experimentation to building world-class products.
