About us
AI that ships to production, not to a slide deck
Ask This Guy was born from a simple observation: too many AI projects stall at the POC stage. We build systems that actually run, in the service of the business.
Our journey
Ask This Guy wasn't built in a lab. It came from the field, as a reaction to two drifts: the lock-in imposed by US tech giants, and ultra-technical approaches that dazzle in a demo but don't survive in production.
MIT put a number on it: 95% of enterprise AI projects deliver no measurable impact. Our ambition is the exact opposite: aim for 95% success. And so far, we're closer to 100%.
We don't like POCs that lead nowhere. We design systems that genuinely work and create value, because we know the business and its constraints. Digital sovereignty isn't a marketing line: it's a concrete answer to a dependency that is becoming a real risk.
The founders
Two complementary backgrounds
A dual business and IT culture, serving AI projects that actually ship.
Jean-Christophe Budin
Founder
A geek at heart since his teens, Jean-Christophe built his career in B2B telecoms after graduating from INSA Lyon Télécom in 2006. He held a variety of roles, up to running business units worth over €30M in annual revenue.
LinkedIn profileRémi Chkaibane
Co-founder
Also an INSA Lyon graduate, Rémi chose IT from the start of his career and has always worked in software. He notably served as VP Product at Awin, one of the world's leaders in affiliate marketing, where he drove both product strategy and R&D. He has a strong user and product sensibility.
LinkedIn profileWant to talk it through?
Let's discuss your use cases. We'll show you how to go from an idea to a production system that creates value.