Max Beech
Founder, OpenHelm
Max Beech is the founder of OpenHelm, building AI workflow automation that connects to your tools, reads context, and does the steps — so you sign off on the result instead of producing it. He writes about agentic operations, Claude Code, and what it actually takes to automate knowledge work in practice.
Articles by Max
Jun 13, 2026 · 9 min read
What Is Agentic AI? A Plain-English Guide for Enterprise Teams
What is agentic AI? A clear, jargon-free guide for enterprise teams covering autonomous agents, reasoning models, tool use, and how to deploy safely.
Jun 13, 2026 · 8 min read
What Is an MCP Server? The Complete Guide
What is an MCP server? Learn how Model Context Protocol works, why it matters for AI agents, and how teams use it to connect Claude and other LLMs to real tools.
Jun 12, 2026 · 8 min read
AI Agents vs Traditional Automation: What Is the Difference?
AI agents and rule-based automation look similar on the surface. Here's what actually separates them — and why it matters for your team.
Jun 12, 2026 · 7 min read
What Is Human-in-the-Loop AI? A Practical Guide
A practical guide to human-in-the-loop AI — what it means, when you need it, and how approval workflows keep autonomous AI agents safe at scale.
Jun 11, 2026 · 9 min read
How AI Workflow Automation Works: A Step-by-Step Explainer
Learn how AI workflow automation works — from cloud sandboxes to approval queues and audit trails — and why it beats legacy workflow management software.
Jun 11, 2026 · 10 min read
How Hedge Funds Are Using AI for Research in 2026
Discover how hedge funds use AI for research in 2026 — from alt-data ingestion to equity research automation and portfolio monitoring.
Jun 10, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Analyse Earnings Call Transcripts with AI
A practical guide to earnings transcript analysis using AI — sentiment scoring, guidance extraction, surprise detection, and automated briefings at scale.
Jun 10, 2026 · 10 min read
Legal Workflow Automation: The Complete Guide for Law Firms
A practical guide to legal workflow automation for law firms — covering contract review, due diligence, matter briefings, and AI tools that cut hours to minutes.
Jun 9, 2026 · 11 min read
Best Workflow Automation Software in 2026: An Honest Comparison
A no-nonsense comparison of the best workflow automation software in 2026 — Zapier, n8n, Make, Workato, and OpenHelm — with a feature table and honest verdict.
Jun 9, 2026 · 7 min read
Approval Workflow Software: What It Is and How to Choose
A practical guide to approval workflow software — what it does, how sign-off thresholds and auto-approve rules work, and how to choose the right tool for your team.
Jun 8, 2026 · 7 min read
What Is an AI Sandbox? Why Enterprise AI Execution Needs One
Learn what an AI sandbox is, why isolated cloud execution matters for enterprise AI agents, and how a credential vault keeps production systems safe.
Jun 8, 2026 · 9 min read
Analyst Workflow Automation: From Raw Data to Morning Briefing
A practical playbook for analyst workflow automation — turn raw data feeds, earnings calls, and alt-data into a polished morning briefing with AI agents.