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Christian Hyland

I help hotel tech companies, hospitality groups, and investors think clearly about AI in this category.

Co-founder at First Wave AI.

How I work with people

Fractional Strategy Partner

Ongoing, three-month minimum. I sit in with your exec or investment team on the calls you're working through. Build versus buy. Partnership choices. Where your data and workflows can become a real moat. How to read AI-native competitors. Hotel tech companies, hospitality groups, and investors use this when the next 18 months of decisions actually matter.

GTM & Positioning

Sharpening who you sell to, what you say, and how you say it. ICP work, positioning, message-market fit, founder voice, and the channels that turn it into pipeline. Working sessions over a quarter, scope depends on where you're starting. For founders and operators in hotel tech and hospitality AI.

AI Adoption for Operators

Working with hospitality groups deploying AI across properties. Vendor selection, what to build vs. buy, what your team actually needs to use it, and how to sequence the rollout. Scope depends on portfolio size and where you're starting.

Other ways to work together

I take on a small number of advisor and board roles at hotel tech and hospitality AI companies. I also do diligence calls and expert consultations.

Writing

Long-form analysis on hospitality, hotel tech, and AI. Vendor breakdowns, GTM teardowns, and what hotel operators actually see on the ground.

Substack, coming soon

Get in touch

Easiest way to start is a 30-minute call. We'll figure out whether there's something here. Either way you'll get something useful out of it.