Category: Business

  • Skip the Cloud AI Bills: How Chinese Open-Source Models Slash Enterprise LLM Costs

    China strikes again. Two big model releases this week – Minimax H3 (Hailuo), king-size video generator, which can run on a machine that can support 500 GB of VRAM. You won’t be running this on a MacBook any time soon, but big inference providers like DeepInfra will be able to serve this up and it’s…

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  • The AI Hiring Crisis: Why Human Referrals Are Your Only Way In

    Late Friday afternoon thoughts. AI has made recruiting nearly impossible. From a hiring manager’s perspective, every candidate looks identical now, all polished beyond recognition by AI. Every CV reads the same – a stellar candidate on paper. Interviews online are equally impossible with candidates reading aloud what AI tells them to. From a candidate’s perspective,…

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  • The Real ROI of AI in Education: Turning Mediocre Students Into Top Performers

    Results oriented. Outcome driven. Proven track record. Do these phrases sound familiar? They should. They top the LinkedIn bios and CVs of millions of people. They’re what we say to communicate our value. They’re how we justify a hiring decision. They’re part and parcel of business culture. Do you believe in them? Take a look…

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  • So What? Theoretical AI Usage

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through Trust Insights' new paper on theoretical AI usage and what jobs AI could actually do. Here's what this means for you. You gain a clearer framework for evaluating AI opportunities in your own organization beyond the panic-inducing headlines about job displacement. You'll also learn these concepts: why Anthropic's…

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  • Hands-On AI Workshops for Marketers: Why You Need to Attend MAICON 2026

    Back in 2019, Paul Roetzer asked me to speak at a brand new event, the Marketing AI Conference, MAICON hosted by the Marketing AI Institute. This was 3 years before ChatGPT, a full year before the first minimally functional GPT model even existed. How things have changed since then. The first MAICON conference was about…

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  • Stop the SaaS Trap: How to Use FOSS and AI to Build Custom Software You Actually Own

    A reminder that there is a 3rd way between “vendor lock-in” and “YOLO vibe code an alternative”. That way is called FOSS: Free, Open Source Software. Free, Open Source Software that bears either an Apache, BSD, or MIT license can be used for commercial purposes without restriction. AGPL and GPL licensed software can be used…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Falsifying CRM Data?

    Summary In today's episode, I tackle the question of whether falsifying CRM data using AI is a performance problem or a technology problem and explain why accountability always lands on a human. Here's what this means for you. You'll walk away knowing that no AI system acts on its own and that building proper governance…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Scaling Agencies With AI?

    Summary In today's episode, I answer how agencies scale output and margins without scaling headcount by handing templated tasks to AI. Here's what this means for you. You gain a clear rule for identifying which work to automate and which to keep with humans, so you build a leaner, faster agency. You'll also learn these…

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  • Stop Flying Blind: Why You Must Test Token Usage Before Scaling Enterprise AI

    One of the best things you can do in enterprise AI is set up testbeds to count tokens. Here’s why. Claude’s enterprise pricing is this: Opus 4.8: $5/million tokens in, $25/million tokens out Sonnet 4.6: $3/million tokens in, $15/million tokens out Microsoft’s pricing is based on Copilot Credits; 1 credit is one penny, and they…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: How To Drive Enterprise AI Adoption?

    Summary In today's episode, I tackle Tim's question about whether to mandate AI adoption across non-technical departments or let it grow organically, and I make the case for reframing AI as a way to save jobs and cut software costs instead of headcount. Here's what this means for you. You gain a sharper lens for…

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