LedgerFlow is a Series B SaaS company that provides bookkeeping and cash-flow tools to 120,000 small businesses. Its newest product uses AI to surface financial insights, but adoption is lagging because many customers do not understand the technical explanations behind the recommendations.
LedgerFlow recently launched an "AI Insights" panel that flags issues like unusual spending, likely late invoice payments, and projected cash shortfalls. Only 18% of weekly active users click into an insight, and just 6% take a recommended action. User interviews show a recurring pattern: non-technical business owners find the explanations too abstract, too model-centric, and not clearly tied to business decisions. They say things like, "I don't know what confidence score means" and "Just tell me what I should do and why it matters."
Leadership believes clearer communication could improve trust, actionability, and retention, but the team has limited design and engineering capacity. You are the PM responsible for improving how complex technical concepts are explained to non-technical users without oversimplifying the product or creating misleading expectations.