Track record
Companies our team has worked with — at DeskMagic and before
From current engagements and prior chapters in the team’s careers.
Where the team trained TU München, HU Berlin, HEC, École Polytechnique
DeskMagic helps regulated and mid-market firms ride the continuous AI transformation end-to-end — without building deep AI or tech capacity in-house. Alexander Thiel leads each engagement personally, with a team that scales delivery behind him.
From current engagements and prior chapters in the team’s careers.
Most firms are drowning in AI noise and being sold half-baked software. DeskMagic shows up differently for private equity, professional services, and SMB operators — same partner, three playbooks. Pick the door that fits.
An AI associate in your inbox. Start with a Portco Radar — agents that read the market around your portfolio every two weeks. Add deal-flow and LP sourcing from there.
See the investor playbook → Professional ServicesAI transformation that actually sticks — including in regulated industries. The framework, the tools, the change management, running across every level of your firm.
See the consulting playbook → SMBsOne operational workflow at a time. In your existing tools. Without disrupting how your team works in the field.
See the operator playbook →Short pieces on AI agents, adoption, and what actually moves Partners and CEOs.
What does it actually cost to roll out Claude Cowork to your team? An EU-residency-aware estimate across AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex, and Anthropic direct.
"The calculator's job isn't to find the cheapest provider. It's to show what your real cost looks like once residency, support, and caching land in the bill."
Why AI initiatives stall at the top, and what actually moves the people up there: the moment, the five stages, the language, and the missteps in between.
12 min read February 2026A chatbot answers, an agent acts. A short, visual definition: what an agent is made of and how it works in practice.
2 min readNo pitch deck. A conversation with Alexander about where your firm needs to go.