SQUARED_LEMONS — business_diagnostic.exe
SQUARED LEMONS DIAGNOSTIC v1.0 — INITIALISING...
Loading problem_patterns.db ████████████ 847 found
Mapping to solutions ████████████ 3 paths identified
Ready.
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AI replaces everything. Except the thinking.

Businesses that win with AI don't have better tools. They think better.

Find your path
SCROLL
> select_your_path.sh

Which one sounds like you?

PATH_01 STATUS: OPEN

"I know I should be doing something.
I don't know what."

You're hearing about AI everywhere. Some sounds transformative, most sounds like hype. You've tried a few tools. Nothing's stuck. You can't afford to get it wrong — and you don't have time to figure it out yourself.

> recommended_path
Strategic Advisory

I help you see where the real opportunities are in your specific business. What you do with that is yours to decide.

> SELECT PATH_01
PATH_02 STATUS: OPEN

"My team isn't using this stuff.
Or they are, badly."

You've invested in tools — ChatGPT, Copilot, something else. Usage is patchy. Results are inconsistent. Some people are enthusiastic, most are ignoring it. You need your team to actually get good at this.

> recommended_path
Training → Advisory

Your team builds the capability — I make sure they're building the right things, in the right order, without the expensive wrong turns.

> SELECT PATH_02
PATH_03

"Every time we grow, the pressure just lands on me."

You've built something real. But the way it runs right now, growth just means more of your time. More decisions through you. More fires. That's not a tool problem — it's a structural one. I'll help you see exactly where. What you do with that is up to you.

> recommended_path
Advisory + Embedded

I come in, we map where the pressure is, and I guide you through what needs to change. Your business, your decisions — I just know the route.

> SELECT PATH_03
PATH_04

"I want to learn this at my own pace."

No calls, no commitment. Join the community and build your AI capability on your own timeline.

Join our community
PATH_05

"I want to know who I'm working with first."

Fair enough. What we do, how we think, and why it works — before you commit to anything.

> Learn more
PATH_01 > strategic_advisory.sh --load

"I know I should be doing something.
I don't know what."

You're not behind — you're just making a smart decision not to guess. Most businesses that get AI wrong don't fail because they were slow. They fail because they started with the wrong thing. This path is about making sure that doesn't happen to you.

> what_this_looks_like.sh --output=detail
01 We start with a proper conversation about your business — where it actually is, not where you want it to be.
02 I map where AI can genuinely move the needle in your specific context. And where it'll waste your time.
03 You leave with a clear sequence — what to do, in what order, and why. Not a list of tools. A plan of action.
04 Ongoing: monthly advisory sessions, async access, someone in your corner who's done this at scale.

// This isn't a report you'll read once and file. It's a working relationship. You bring the questions; I bring the pattern recognition.

> GET_STARTED
not quite right?   PATH_02  ·  PATH_03  ·  PATH_04  ·  ABOUT
PATH_02 > training_advisory.sh --load

"My team isn't using this stuff.
Or they are, badly."

Patchy adoption isn't a motivation problem — it's a clarity problem. People don't avoid tools they find useful. They avoid tools they don't understand, don't trust, or haven't been shown how to use in a way that actually fits their job. That's fixable.

> what_this_looks_like.sh --output=detail
01 We start with a team workshop — half-day or full-day, in-person or remote. Real workflows, not generic examples.
02 Map your specific processes to where AI genuinely helps. Skip the hype; focus on what sticks on a Monday morning.
03 Build practical capability across the team — not just the enthusiasts. Everyone leaves knowing how to use this.
04 Optional ongoing advisory to make sure what they learned actually changes how the business runs.

// Works for teams of 5 to 500. The format adapts; the principle doesn't — practical skills, real context, lasting change.

> GET_STARTED
not quite right?   PATH_01  ·  PATH_03  ·  PATH_04  ·  ABOUT
PATH_03 > advisory_embedded.sh --load

"Every time we grow, the pressure
just lands on me."

This is the one that costs the most — and solves the most. If growth keeps flowing back to you, it's not a people problem or a tools problem. It's a structural problem. I'll help you see exactly where the bottlenecks are and build the systems that change it.

> what_this_looks_like.sh --output=detail
01 We map where you personally are the bottleneck — decisions, approvals, knowledge that only lives in your head.
02 Build the systems, handoffs, and structures that let the business run without you being in every room.
03 I embed with you — regular sessions, async access, reviewing real decisions as they happen.
04 Typically 3–6 months. We're done when it's running without me. That's the point.

// Your business, your decisions. I just know where to look and what to build. The goal is that you stop being the constraint on your own growth.

> GET_STARTED
not quite right?   PATH_01  ·  PATH_02  ·  PATH_04  ·  ABOUT
PATH_04 > self_paced.sh --load

"I want to learn this
at my own pace."

Not everyone needs a call. Some people just need the right structure, the right community, and the space to figure it out properly without pressure. That's what this is.

> what_this_looks_like.sh --output=detail
01 Structured resources for building your AI capability — built around real business application, not tech theory.
02 A community of founders, leaders, and operators working through the same questions as you.
03 Essentials tier: the fundamentals — what AI can and can't do, where to start, how to build the thinking layer.
04 Pro tier: deeper application, frameworks, and direct access to ask questions when you need it.

// No calls required. No commitments. Cancel any time. If you outgrow it and want something more hands-on, the other paths will still be here.

> JOIN_COMMUNITY
want something more hands-on?   PATH_01  ·  PATH_02  ·  PATH_03
jon_gill.jpg
// photo coming soon
jon_gill.jpg
> load: about_jon.md

I've made the journey.
I know where the traps are.

I'm self-taught. No degree. I learned by building things — sometimes well, more often by making expensive mistakes and figuring out what they actually meant.

I built the technology that powered Watchfinder from the ground up — the back-office systems, the service centre, the e-commerce & retail platform, and the global rollout. We grew from a startup to £150M in turnover, 200+ staff, and stores across the world. In 2018, we were acquired by Richemont. Sunday Times Fast Track 100, three years running. Retail Hero of the Year. The works.

What that taught me isn't how impressive scale feels. It's how many near-misses we had along the way. How easy it is to optimise the wrong thing. How much damage a bad decision makes when it's baked into your systems. I know where the traps are because I've been in most of them.

Squared Lemons exists because most businesses are being sold tools when they need thinking. I want to be the person I wish I'd had access to earlier — someone who's seen what good looks like at scale, and can help you get there without the expensive detours.

The measure of good work here is that eventually, you don't need me.

// jon_gill.config
background = ["watchfinder_cto", "richemont_exit", "self_taught"]
experience = "20+ years building real systems"
approach = "business first, tools second"
goal = "your capability, not your dependency"
status = taking_new_paths
> cat squared_lemons.ethos

What we stand for.

01 / business_first

The tool is never the strategy.

AI is a multiplier. What it multiplies is whatever you've already built. We start with your business model, your constraints, your actual problem — then we figure out where the tools fit.

02 / earned_not_claimed

We don't have a deck full of frameworks. We have scar tissue.

Twenty years of building real things — the kind that had to work on Monday morning or people didn't get paid. That's what we bring. Not theory. Not a slide deck. Pattern recognition from doing it.

03 / capability_over_dependency

Our exit strategy is making ourselves unnecessary.

We're not building a retainer business that needs you to stay confused. We want you to leave knowing more than when you arrived — and capable of doing it without us. That's what success looks like here.

04 / honest_limits

AI won't fix a broken proposition. We'll tell you if that's the problem.

If the issue is your market, your model, or your positioning — no amount of automation helps. We'd rather tell you that in the first conversation than take your money and deliver nothing useful.

> query: business_landscape.db --region=UK --year=2026
84%
uk_ai_adoption_gap
of UK businesses aren't using AI effectively — the gap is your opportunity
1 in 3
confusion_rate
business owners say AI made things more complicated, not less
£47k
avg_inefficiency_cost
average annual cost of operational inefficiency in a 20-person business
16%
window_closing
of businesses are pulling ahead — that window is narrowing fast
> schedule_call.sh --no-pitch --no-deck

Let's start
the conversation.

30 minutes. You tell me where you are — I'll tell you honestly whether and how I can help.

// No pitch. No deck. No obligation.

> Book a call