Your competitors just launched three new features. Your team is scrambling to match them. Six months from now, you’ll all have the same capabilities, and customers still won’t be able to tell you apart.
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Why “Give Them What They Want” Is Bad Advice
In Mexico, we have a saying: “Lo que el cliente pida”, give the client what they want. It sounds like great service. But it kills innovation. Here’s why.
Focus on What AI Can’t Do
A friend recently told me he’s worried AI will make his design skills irrelevant, that clients will soon use AI-powered tools instead of hiring him.
I told him, “Focus on doing what AI can’t.”
Why Human-Made Will Win the AI Age
David Senra has read over 400 biographies of history’s greatest entrepreneurs, and he can quote them from memory with the fervor of a preacher.
What’s Possible Now?
A solopreneur just launched a product that would’ve required a 12-person team two years ago. A regional bank is approving loans in 4 minutes that used to take 4 days. A manufacturer eliminated 80% of their customer service queue without firing anyone; they redeployed them to solve complex problems AI couldn’t touch.
The AI Paradox: Why ‘Democratization’ Is Creating a New Elite
There’s a comforting narrative making the rounds in boardrooms and LinkedIn posts: “AI will democratize excellence. Everyone will perform like the best.”
It’s a nice story. It’s also dangerously wrong.
Why AI-First Companies Fail Without People-First Culture
Here’s what most leaders get wrong about AI transformation: they think it’s a technology problem. It’s not. It’s a human problem that technology can solve, but only if you build around people, not despite them.