Built to help service-based businesses make clearer AI decisions.

byli studio helps small service-based businesses understand where AI fits, where it creates waste, and what to fix before spending on tools.

Led by Li
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Li Zhou

Founder of byli studio

Li Zhou

Founder of byli studio

byli studio is led by Li Zhou.

Li works at the intersection of product design, applied AI, and business strategy: designing conversational AI products, creating chatbot experiences, and helping organizations find where work breaks down before adding AI.


Master of Design Studies, Harvard GSD · MBA Candidate ’26
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Why byli studio exists
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Built for businesses that run on people, process, and trust.

It began with a pattern Li kept seeing:
businesses were under pressure to use AI, but had very little help deciding where it actually fits.

What we look for
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Waste.

Time and money going into work that should be simpler.

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Waste.

Time and money going into work that should be simpler.

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Stuck decisions.

Work that slows down because no one clearly owns the next step.

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Stuck decisions.

Work that slows down because no one clearly owns the next step.

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AI fit.

Tasks where AI could genuinely save time or reduce repeated work.

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AI fit.

Tasks where AI could genuinely save time or reduce repeated work.

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AI risk.

Where AI would add exposure or review work instead of removing it.

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AI risk.

Where AI would add exposure or review work instead of removing it.

Proof of judgment
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Selected cases and frameworks behind the AI Fit Review.

Framework

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AI Workflow Review Framework

Case Study

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Designing AI for Mental Health Intake: Asking Less, Supporting More

Case Study

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Designing AI for Mental Health Intake: Asking Less, Supporting More

Framework

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AI Workflow Review Framework