“AI readiness” is dumb
Let go of the cloying but destructive drug of "getting ready for AI". You can....
Steffen
Steffen Meyer advises corporations and startups on creating new businesses.
AI "transformation" > 10 years
Infrastructure, context capture, and limits from emergent goals mean AI transformation'll take way longer than implied...
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[Rant] We need Ops for Ambiguity
People have ignored a whole swath of Ops. Let’s fix that This is the most conceptual post I expect...
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[Kit] A lightweight marketing stack for under $25/ month
Startups and SMBs can majorly skill up and save effort for no much money...
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[Blog] Solve problems, not frictions
It's easy to start "solving" once we find user frictions. But users may not reward our efforts....
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[Leadership laws] The law of the learning curve
Great innovation leaders make learning curves acceptable and get teams up those curves fast...