About
Amit Kothari
AI & Operations consultant helping mid-size companies (50-500 employees) identify, plan and execute where AI delivers real benefits. I cut through vendor noise and show you what actually works.
Professional background
I am a CTO who codes but speaks human. I guide operations leaders to AI that matters, not what is possible. With 25+ years of experience in technology, entrepreneurship, and operations, I bring a practical, no-nonsense approach to AI implementation.
I founded Tallyfy, a workflow automation platform, building it from scratch and raising $3.6m. Running most of our operations with AI has given me firsthand knowledge of where it fails, where it works, and why.
I currently serve as Entrepreneur in Residence at the Skandalaris Center at Washington University in St. Louis, and as faculty at OneDay, teaching MBA students about lean operations, automation, and effective AI use.
25+ years of experience - forged by hard graft, fierce will, and relentless creativity
Co-Founder & CEO
Tallyfy
2014 - Present
Built Tallyfy from scratch - the most easy and cost-effective workflow automation platform available. Invented Workflow Made Easy - a product that anyone can use to document, run and track business processes. Currently running most operations with AI, with deep knowledge of where it works and where it fails.
Partner
BrightKite.ai
2025 - Present
Helping private schools in St. Louis implement AI effectively.
Entrepreneur in Residence
Skandalaris Center - Washington University in St. Louis
2025 - Present
Helping deep-tech and all kinds of entrepreneurs with AI, technology, and operations.
Faculty
OneDay
2025 - Present
Teaching cohorts of MBA students about lean operations, automation, and effective AI use. Also teaching creativity and innovation to early-stage founders.
Consultant, Advisor, Leader
Various
2004 - 2014
Served hundreds of clients, set up several ventures, and led many initiatives across technology and operations.
University of Bath
Computer Science (BSc)
2004
Areas of expertise
AI Strategy
Identifying where AI delivers real value versus vendor hype.
Operations Management
Streamlining processes for mid-size companies.
Workflow Automation
Building systems that actually get used.
Prompt Engineering
Context engineering and effective AI interaction.
Change Management
Getting teams to adopt new tools and processes.
Curriculum Design
AI education for executives and business users.
RAG Implementation
Retrieval Augmented Generation for proprietary data.
SaaS Development
Building and scaling software products.
Entrepreneurship
Guiding founders from idea to execution.
Personal
Originally British. Lives in St. Louis, Missouri. Deep intuition for UI/UX and user behavior.
Author of Iron, a book of poetry.