# Hendrik Kleinwächter — AI Consultant, Hamburg

> Hendrik Kleinwächter (also written Hendrik Kleinwaechter) advises the C-level of German companies on AI — and builds the first proof of concept himself. Engagements follow the De-risked AI ladder — Discovery → POC → Enablement — time-boxed packages with a handover at the end, not a retainer. Based in Hamburg, Germany; works in German and English.

## Services

- [Services overview — De-risked AI](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/services/): The three time-boxed packages and how they fit together.
- [AI Discovery](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/services/ai-discovery/): Ranking the AI use cases worth building — a written assessment, a prioritized shortlist, one POC candidate scoped to be buildable.
- [AI POC](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/services/ai-poc/): The first proof of concept, built by Hendrik himself on your data and measured against a success metric defined up front. From AI hype to a running system.
- [AI Enablement](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/services/ai-enablement/): Working sessions with the C-level and hands-on training for developers — ends with your team in the driver's seat.

## Proof

- [Case studies — AI systems in production](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/case-studies/): What shipped, for whom, with what measured result.
- [RAG diagnostic platform for 50,000+ mechanics](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/case-studies/ahead-automotive-rag-platform/): Built as CTO at AHEAD Automotive; 2M+ queries/month in production.
- [Teaching 300,000+ people a hard technical craft](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/case-studies/the-bread-code-teaching-at-scale/): The Bread Code YouTube channel — the evidence behind AI Enablement.
- [Founded three startups — one acquired by trivago](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/case-studies/tripl-to-trivago/): tripl → trivago (2017, Handelsblatt-documented) — the judgment behind AI Discovery.
- [Exited an agency into steward-ownership, not a sale](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/case-studies/dyve-steward-ownership/): dyve converted into a Purpose company owned by its team — the founder judgment behind AI Discovery.
- [About Hendrik Kleinwächter](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/about/): ~20 years software engineering, AI-native since 2023, 50+ AI applications in production.

## FAQ

- [AI consulting FAQ](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/faq/): Direct answers on costs, how a time-boxed POC works, GDPR and the EU AI Act, build vs. buy, and who Hendrik Kleinwächter is.

## Contact

- [Contact](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/contact/): Email-based, personal reply from Hendrik. German or English.
- [Website](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/): hendrik@hkleinwaechter.com · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hendrikkleinwaechter/)

## Optional

- [CV / full background](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/cv.html): Detailed professional history, roles, and skills.
- [Considering a part-time external AI executive?](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/fractional-ai-cto/): The role, the costs, and the time-boxed alternative Hendrik works in instead of a retainer.
- [GitHub](https://github.com/hendricius): Open-source work, incl. The Sourdough Framework.
- [The Bread Code](https://the-bread-code.io): 300K+ subscriber YouTube audience combining engineering and storytelling.

## Deutsch (German)

- [Deutsche Startseite](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/de/): KI-Beratung für die Geschäftsführung, mit eigenhändigem POC-Bau. Hamburg.
- [KI-Beratung — De-risked AI](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/de/ki-beratung/): Die drei zeitlich begrenzten Pakete (Discovery → POC → Enablement) und wie sie zusammenpassen.
- [KI Discovery](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/de/ki-discovery/): Die KI-Use-Cases priorisieren, die sich zu bauen lohnen — schriftliche Einschätzung, Shortlist, ein baubarer POC-Kandidat.
- [KI-POC](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/de/ki-poc/): Der erste Proof of Concept, von Hendrik selbst auf Ihren Daten gebaut und an einer vorab definierten Kennzahl gemessen.
- [KI-Enablement](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/de/ki-enablement/): Arbeitssitzungen mit der Geschäftsführung und Training für Entwickler — endet mit Ihrem Team am Steuer.
- [KI-Referenzen](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/de/referenzen/): KI-Systeme in Produktion — was ausgeliefert wurde, für wen, mit welchem Ergebnis.
- [KI-Beratung FAQ](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/de/faq/): Klare Antworten zu Kosten, POC-Ablauf, DSGVO und EU AI Act, Make-or-Buy.
- [Fractional AI CTO](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/de/fractional-ai-cto/): Die Rolle, die Kosten und die zeitlich begrenzte Alternative statt eines Retainers.
- [Über Hendrik Kleinwächter](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/de/ueber-mich/): ~20 Jahre Softwareentwicklung, KI-nativ seit 2023, 50+ KI-Anwendungen in Produktion.
- [Kontakt](https://www.hkleinwaechter.com/de/kontakt/): Per E-Mail, persönliche Antwort von Hendrik. Deutsch oder Englisch.