Daniel Jacobsen

I work with technology companies that want to use AI to grow revenue.

If you just want to make your operational workflows more efficient, I'm not the right person - but I can refer you to someone who specializes in that.

My perspective was shaped by building AI products before AI entered the present hype cycle. After my PhD at the Technical University of Denmark, I co-founded a company building AI for vessel optimization in live operations. Our AI revolutionized how vessel performance is modeled and optimized. I stayed through acquisition, serving as CEO, CTO, and finally VP of AI at Lloyd's Register.

I've seen first hand how AI can transform a business by creating explosive revenue growth. I've also seen how muted the results can be when AI is disconnected from strategic thinking. To use Drucker's terms: when AI is limited to cost reduction, and revenue creation is left on the table.

My approach is straight forward:

  • What should you build with AI?
  • Why should you build it
  • How will it increase revenue?
  • How will we get there?
  • What must be true to make it successful?
  • Which capabilities must be built to support it?
  • How will we measure success?
  • How will we build it to realize the full potential?

What I bring:

  • Experience shipping AI into live operations in complex b2b realities
  • Deep understanding of how technical constraints shape business outcomes
  • Practical judgment about data, models, systems, and adoption
  • Creative systems thinking
  • Direct, accountable collaboration

I work with only a few clients at any one time to ensure maximal quality and I always guarantee the quality of my work.