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Q2 2026: Ship or Sit
Season 1 Episode 1
The economy is growing. Your margins probably aren't. In this episode, we break down why most companies are stuck in AI pilot purgatory and what a pr…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
2026 Goes to Whoever Moves First
Season 1 Episode 1
93% of executives say AI sovereignty matters for 2026 planning. 13% of boards can actually oversee it. That gap will produce some of the biggest corp…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Wire It or Waste It: The 90-Day AI Sprint That Separates Winners from Expensive Demos
Season 1 Episode 1
56% of companies increased AI spend last year. Most can't show a dollar of return.
In this episode, we break down a real story: a robotics team spent …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Build Once, Sell Sideways: The AI Business Model Nobody's Hyping
Season 1 Episode 1
56% of companies get zero financial return from AI.
More than half.
Zero. (BCG, 2024)
So who's actually making money — and how?
In this episode, we unp…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Thaw Protocol — PM Hiring Surged 12% | The Jobs That Came Back Aren't the Jobs That Left.
Season 1 Episode 1
Product management hiring jumped 12% last month. Leadership roles climbed 17% year-over-year. Looks like a recovery — until you read the fine print.
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
56% of companies see zero ROI from AI.
Season 1 Episode 1
56% of companies see zero ROI from AI.
Not because the models failed. Because nobody asked the humans
actually using the product.
This episode is a con…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The $1.8M Science Fair | Why Most Companies Are Losing the AI Bet
Season 1 Episode 1
94% of companies are increasing AI spend.
Only 12% are making money from it. In this episode, we unpack what's actually happening on the ground — fro…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
$10M/Year on AI — And Most of It Still Funds Applause, Not Outcomes
Season 1 Episode 1
The average enterprise AI budget in 2025 is $10 million.
The money's finally moving — permanent budgets, 11x more models in production, GenAI spend s…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The AI Delta: The One Number Between You and a Pink Slip
Season 1 Episode 1
41% of companies plan AI-driven layoffs by 2030.
But nobody's tracking the metric that actually decides who stays and who goes.
It's not whether you u…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The $280K Robot Disaster That Now Saves AI Projects (The 3-Band Authority Framework)"
Season 1 Episode 1
30% of GenAI projects die after proof of concept.
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The killer isn't bad engineering — it's…
6 months, 3 weeks ago