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Why 95% of AI Projects Fail and What Comes Next
Moving from Science Projects to Scalable Platforms
AI is everywhere in the headlines and in boardrooms, but many companies aren’t yet seeing results. A recent MIT study found that 95% of AI projects miss against their ROI targets. That’s a staggering number, and even if it’s overstated, it remains directionally notable.
Brian Lakamp
Sep 25


AI and the Slow Death of Organizational Memory
As AI workflows scale, the context behind our choices is vanishing and taking judgment with it.
Andrew Tahvildary
Sep 4


Apple Almost Dominated The Early Internet.
Apple almost owned AOL, but we had one of the biggest strategic misses of the internet age.
I worked at Apple in the late 1980s, when Macs were finally hitting their stride and before Windows 3.1 would fundamentally alter the personal computer landscape.
Here are some powerful lessons I’d like to share from one of my experiences there.
Anthony Bay
Aug 29


No HiPPOs.
How to Build a Culture Where the Best Idea Wins
At one point in my career, someone affectionately introduced me by saying “Oh, this is Arnold. He is an a***hole”.
Arnold Blinn
Aug 21


Is Your Product Ready for Christmas Morning?
How to Handle Hyper-Scale from a Former Alexa VP
Christmas time…the year is coming to a close, things are slowing down, and almost everyone is on some sort of break. Not consumer electronics teams, though. They aren’t resting. When you are about to have a massive surge of new customers booting up your product all at the same time, you aren’t relaxing.
Al Lindsay
Jul 29


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