Summary In today's episode, I walk through how to build your own 2025 year-end wrap-up using AI tools like Notebook LM with examples from a Slack community and a podcast. Here's what this means for you. You gain a practical method for turning a year's worth of scattered data into clean summaries, slide decks, and…
“When everyone has AI in their toolbox, how does anyone stand out?” This was the question Lee Odden posed to me (and a bunch of other folks) about AI. My answer, expanded: The 3Cs of AI thinking: Creative thinking: whoever has the most, best ideas will win. This means taking your human brain and challenging…
Passive voice is the enemy of clarity. I was reading a report recently that was loaded to the brim with passive voice writing. “The video content was loaded to the channel. The analytics are suggesting that X might be the best place for us to create content.” Passive voice, for those who don’t remember English…
Summary In today's episode, I explain how to determine necessary website traffic levels for meaningful data analysis. Here's what this means for you. You can avoid wasting resources on ineffective tests by working with your current audience's actual behavior. You'll also learn these concepts: how the type of insight dictates traffic needs, how to use…
Agentic browsers are stupid. Following on a discussion thread from Mike Kaput, I pointed out why these things feel so unnecessary – and to be clear, we’re talking abut browsers like Perplexity Comet, ChatGPT Atlas, etc. What is the purpose of an agent (the agent in agentic browser)? Agents go off and do things without…
Kimi K2 Instruct. Deepseek. Alibaba Qwen. Three of the world’s best AI model families. Financed and supported in part by the People’s Republic of China. World class coding and tool handling. I read the new paper from Anthropic about Chinese hackers supposedly using Claude Code to try breaking into different systems. The paper is very…
Summary In today's episode, I explain how to use AI to accurately tabulate data from unstructured PDF documents through a multi-stage process. Here's what this means for you. You can transform messy, complex contractual data into reliable tables without suffering from the common mathematical errors inherent in large language models. You'll also learn these concepts:…
Here’s how I use AI for health-related stuff. BIG HONKING DISCLAIMER: AI is not your doctor, and neither am I. The only person you should accept medical advice from is a qualified human healthcare provider who is knowledgeable about your specific situation. I am unqualified to give health advice. Health is something everyone has varying…
Summary In today's episode, I explain why ad value equivalence serves as a flawed measurement and how you can transition to more effective strategies. Here's what this means for you. You will learn to capture high-quality first-party data that proves your actual marketing impact through behavioral change. You'll also learn these concepts: why ad value…
