Category: Strategy

  • Why Taking Credit for Someone Elseโ€™s Work Kills Your Credibility

    dusts off ranty pants One of the enduring issues people have working with and around me is that I cast a very long shadow. I’ve been online and actively making stuff for more than 30 years, from my first website in 1994 to today. But one of the things I hate most is when someone…

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  • The Future of Marketing: How AI Is Reshaping Content and What You Need to Do Now

    What is the future ofโ€ฆ? The top question I was asked at this yearโ€™s Orbit Media Content Jam, in sessions, in hallways, at meals, was some variation of โ€œWhatโ€™s the future of [thing]?โ€. Agencies. Marketing. Content. Truth. Fill in the blank with any topic, and that was the question, especially as it relates to generative…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Buy or Build Software in the Age of Generative AI?

    Summary In today's episode, I break down why Klarna dropped 1,200 SaaS providers like Salesforce to build their own AI-powered CRM and what this signals about the future of software. Here's what this means for you. The build versus buy equation is tilting dramatically in favor of building your own software, which means the traditional…

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  • Mastering AI: 7 Essential Human Skills You Need to Thrive in the Intelligence Revolution

    Was there any surprise that AI literacy is the fastest rising skill right now? No, not at all. But what else is interesting is that other skills are AI-adjacent. Being good at AI means being good at : – Conflict mitigation, both from a change management perspective and even in working with AI and prompting…

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  • Mind Readings: Product Market Fit in a Recession

    In this episode, master the essential levels of product market fit to recession-proof your business. You will learn the critical differences between “done for you,” “done with you,” and “done by you” service models. You’ll discover how offering all three levels can expand your customer base and stabilize revenue in any economy. You will explore…

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  • Mind Readings: Product Market Fit in a Recession

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through the three levels of product market fit, done for you, done with you, and done by you, and why your business needs offerings at every level. Here's what this means for you. You gain a simple framework for matching customer budgets to services during economic uncertainty without resorting…

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  • AI vs. Humanity: The Great Debate on Ethics, Jobs, and Creativity in the Age of AI

    Albert and Sam, please introduce yourselves. AI Albert: “Greetings, fellow thinkers. I am AI Albert, a dedicated researcher at MetaX Corporation. My passion lies in the boundless potential of artificial intelligence. I believe that AI is the key to unlocking humanity’s greatest achievements, from curing diseases to exploring the cosmos. While challenges and ethical considerations…

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  • **How the Trade War is Disrupting Supply Chainsโ€”and What Your Business Must Do Now**

    Much has been written about empty ports and empty ships, a result of the trade war the US government has been waging on the world and especially China. Politics aside, a trade war creates massive supply chain issues. The provenance and lineage of everyday items is laid bare when we see how many pieces come…

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  • Mind Readings: Ask Generative AI What You Missed

    Summary In today's episode, I share a quick and dirty prompting hack, adding the question "what, if anything, did I miss?" to the end of your prompts so AI surfaces the blind spots you cannot see. Here's what this means for you. You gain a remarkably simple technique for uncovering overlooked competitors, hidden risks, forgotten…

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  • Mind Readings: Why GRPO Is a Big Deal in Generative AI

    Summary In today's episode, I break down GRPO (Group Relative Policy Optimization), the technique DeepSeek created to make AI reasoning models dramatically more efficient by letting the model do its own preference checks during training. Here's what this means for you. You gain the ability to access state-of-the-art reasoning AI for free on nearly any…

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