The more time I spend with AI, the more impressed I become. Recently, it helped me write a preliminary report for an economic impact study and map several internal workflows to identify service level gaps. Also, I used AI to analyze a systemic drinking water shortage problem where I live in West Africa. I hadContinue reading "AI Rewards Thinkers and Replaces The Rest"
Don’t out think AI. Out human AI.
Ironically, an AI generated image to prove the point: where can we add value? As AI capabilities rapidly close the gap on what only humans could do, I leaned on these insights from Toni Cowan-Brown and Benedict Evans on *Another Podcast* to guide my thinking. Give it a listen: AI and SaaS. "I hadn't thought ofContinue reading "Don’t out think AI. Out human AI."
Predicting AI Was Not the Problem. Preparing for It Was.
Key distinction: The gap between knowing AI is coming and strategizing for it. We had the roadmap; the risk was not being able to connect the dots. We Had the Roadmap. We Just Didn't Use It. In 2016, Ajay Agrawal and co-authors published a piece in HBR called The Simple Economics of Machine Intelligence. The core argument was almost disarmingly simple:Continue reading "Predicting AI Was Not the Problem. Preparing for It Was."
Being a VP. Moving from doing to transforming
I — along with others — have often wondered “What does it mean to be a VP at a company?” Others have felt the sentiment “That VP is doing director-level work. They are ineffective at their responsibilities.” That last one is especially concerning. But there’s also an oft-missed component of being a great VP. The roleContinue reading "Being a VP. Moving from doing to transforming"
Product Usage Data Strategy (A Nerd’s View)
“We have data gaps preventing us from knowing what our customers are doing. We have some manual workarounds, but we are flying pretty blind.” I hear this all the time. I’ve dealt with it at every startup I’ve ever worked and almost every one I’ve consulted with. In this post, I want to share theContinue reading "Product Usage Data Strategy (A Nerd’s View)"
Jeff Beaumont 