A problem only gets solved when the solution costs less than the problem.

That is a silent rule that has applied for as long as companies have existed. Everything else stays put. Not because it bothers no one, but because the solution doesn't pay off. The unanswered inquiry, the knowledge that is about to retire, the position nobody fills: every day costs money. It just doesn't appear on any balance sheet.

Artificial intelligence is lowering the cost of certain solutions right now. That tips the math for problems that have sat untouched for years. Whoever knows their costs is the first to see where new willingness to pay emerges – and why the company of the future connects capabilities instead of owning them.

Inside you will find:

• The problem cost calculation: what every day without a solution costs you
• When a customer buys: problem costs versus price, switching and risk
• The thinking model "value creation in reverse" in nine stations
• Why the skilled-labor shortage is a business model problem
• Own or access, trust as the new bottleneck, machines as buyers
• Ten case studies from the German Mittelstand, each with the calculation "What does a day of waiting cost?"
• Ten tools and a 30-minute guide for your own business

How you get the book: Right after purchase you download the e-book as an EPUB file (about 1.2 MB, roughly 169 book pages, figures in color). EPUB opens in Apple Books, Google Play Books, Kobo and Calibre, and you can send it to your Kindle with Amazon's "Send to Kindle".

60-day money-back guarantee: If the book does not convince you, you get your money back within 60 days.

Series EVERY DAY OF DELAY COSTS YOU · The New Rules of Business Since AI. Volume 1: "Where Did the $4,950 Go?"

About the author: Rüdiger Krause is a Certified Business Administrator (Geprüfter Betriebswirt, EQF level 7, equivalent to master's level) and the founder of Quantwohl in Germany. His mission: value creation for small businesses.

Publisher: Quantwohl UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Oberhausen, Germany.

Important: Written in Germany; examples, statistics and rules are German, amounts in euros. The book is an economic analysis and a basis for thinking. It is not legal, tax, financial or investment advice and does not guarantee success or income. Examples and calculations are assumptions. It was created and translated with the support of artificial intelligence and reviewed by humans, who are responsible for it. All people and companies in the case studies are fictional.