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"I'm running a 12-person company with the workload of 30 — AI is the only reason that's possible," Nguyen Van An shares. But he's quick to distinguish: "AI hype and practical AI are completely different things."

Through interviews with 25 Vietnamese founders, VBI has compiled AI use cases that are generating clear ROI.

AI in startup operations
AI doesn't replace founders — it multiplies their capacity

3 High-Impact AI Use Cases

1. Research & synthesis: Analyzing market reports, customer interview transcripts, competitor reviews — work that took 2 days now takes 2 hours. 2. First draft everything: Proposals, difficult emails, job descriptions, legal briefs — AI drafts, founder refines. Saves 60-70% of writing time. 3. Decision support: Input context + options to analyze trade-offs, blind spots, unseen risks — like having a smart analyst 24/7.

AI doesn't replace a founder's judgment. But it gives that judgment much better information quality.