somethingAI · Niel Steyn · Pretoria

I build AI into the back-end of your business, so quotes, invoices, reports and follow-ups happen on their own. You check the results and sign off.

A day where AI does the work

06:00Daily summary

Your morning brief is waiting

Yesterday's sales, cash in the bank and the three things that need you today, summarised and sent to WhatsApp before you've had coffee.

Morning! Sales R48 210 (+12%). 2 invoices overdue. Stock low on 3 lines. Want me to reorder?
Yes, go
07:30Lead generation

New leads, found and checked

An agent finds businesses that fit your ideal client, checks them against your criteria and drafts a first message that sounds like you.

Leads scanned214
Good fit11
Drafts ready for you11
09:12Chatbot + quotation

Asked at 9:12, quoted by 9:15

A customer asks on your website chat. The bot answers, prices the job from your rules, and a branded quote lands in their inbox.

Q-1042 · 3 itemsR12 860.00
StatusSent ✓
Follow-upTomorrow 09:00
11:00Stock take

Stock counted, reorders drafted

Counts are matched against sales. Shortfalls get flagged, and reorders are drafted before you run out, not after.

Lines reconciled1 284
Variances3 flagged
Purchase orders2 drafted
13:40Invoicing

Invoiced on completion, chased politely

Invoices go out the moment a job is done. Friendly reminders follow until they're paid, and payments are matched for you.

INV-2291Paid
INV-2288Reminder 2 sent
INV-2295Issued 13:40
16:00Marketing

Campaigns that improve themselves

Today's posts go out. Yesterday's results rewrite tomorrow's ads, and your pages are tuned to be found on Google and quoted by ChatGPT.

18:00Reporting

The numbers, already on the dashboard

Every figure in one live dashboard, with plain-language notes on what changed and why. Ready for the boardroom, or the braai.

Revenue MTD▲ 9.4%
Expenses MTD▼ 3.1%
AI noteFuel up 18%
TodaySummary

You approved four things. AI did the rest.

That's the difference between using AI and putting it to work.

Where would AI fit in your business?

Describe your business in a line. AI will pick the three jobs I'd hand over first.

Or try:

Built, shipped, running

Income+9.4%vs last month
Expenses+3.1%vs last month
Net margin39%▲ 4.2 points
Slips read by AI100%0 typed by hand
Income vs expenses · 12 monthsIndexed
Share of spend
Fuel38%
Salaries33%
Suppliers24%
Software5%
AI noteFuel is 18% above the three-month average. Two supplier invoices look like duplicates, so I've held them for your approval.
Client work · Estate

A finance tracker that reads the slips for you

Built for an estate: income and expenses in one live dashboard. AI reads the receipts and invoices, files each line under the right category, and writes a plain-language note on anything unusual.

  • Slips and invoices captured by AI, not typed
  • Spend by category, month and supplier, always current
  • Anomalies and duplicates flagged before they're paid

Sample percentages: the client's own figures stay private.

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Niel Steyn, founder of somethingAI, smiling, in a black hoodie against a grey background.

Ops first. Then AI.

I'm Niel Steyn. I spent 19 years making businesses run before I started making AI run them, and I've put more than 3,000 hours into building with AI since. I build for how your business actually works, not for the demo. English or Afrikaans.

Let's talk

What should AI take off your desk?

Pick anything that fits. Your note writes itself, and you send it on WhatsApp or from your own email.

To Niel SteynSubject Putting AI to work

Hi Niel,

I'd like to talk about putting AI to work in my business.

A line about my business, and what I'm hoping for.

Thanks,

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