The automation gap.

Everyone is talking about AI. Far fewer are actually using it. We want to know why. What's genuinely useful, what's getting in the way, and the one job you'd happily hand off tomorrow if you could.

> Anonymous by default.
> We publish the results openly at flownest.xyz.
> No sales pitch attached. Just the data.

Where's your business with AI automation right now?required

Things like answering calls, sorting enquiries, drafting documents or chasing invoices.

Running it already Actively looking into it Thought about it but done nothing yet Not on our radar

What's the one thing actually holding you back?required

Be honest. Pick the real blocker, not the polite one.

Cost, not convinced it pays off I don't really get what it can do I don't trust it to get things right No time to set it up Nervous about our data / security Nothing's stopping us, we're already on it

If you could hand one repetitive job to a machine tomorrow, what would it be?

A sentence is plenty. Honestly, this is the answer we care about most.

If it reliably gave you back 5 or more hours a week, would you pay for it?required

Yes Maybe, depends what it costs No

How big is your business?required

Just me 2 to 10 people 11 to 50 people 51+ people

Where are you based?

Leeds Elsewhere in West Yorkshire Elsewhere in the UK Outside the UK

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