Here’s something that would have sounded like science fiction five years ago: I just had three AI tools—Claude, Perplexity, and Manus—build comprehensive biographical websites about my work and thinking. Not from scratch. Not from thin air. From five decades of actual data, scattered across the web and buried in my personal files. The result? Three … Read more
How Shadow, Cleft, TimeOs, and Grain Are Redefining Mental Real Estate While Hedy and Granola grab headlines with their meeting-focused wizardry, a different revolution is brewing in the shadows. The real game isn’t just about better meeting notes—it’s about capturing human intelligence the moment it sparks. Four platforms are pioneering distinct approaches to thought processing … Read more
How AI Thought Processing Is Transforming Business Communication Here’s the brutal truth: most executives have been faking their way through meetings for decades. Half-listening while frantically scribbling notes, missing critical insights while wrestling with whether that action item belongs to Marketing or Finance. The age of meeting theater is over. AI-powered thought processing tools like … Read more
When colleagues dismiss sophisticated AI implementations with phrases like “oh that’s just your AI,” they inadvertently expose their own technological illiteracy and psychological biases. This reductive commentary reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of modern AI capabilities and reveals deeper issues of workplace envy and resistance to innovation. The Knowledge Divide The “just AI” dismissal reveals a … Read more
The Creator Economy’s Quantum Leap: AI, Authenticity, and the New Rules of Digital Influence I’ve been watching the creator economy evolve for years now, but what’s happened in just the past week feels like witnessing a digital Big Bang. We’re no longer talking about a niche internet phenomenon—we’re looking at a $191 billion juggernaut that’s … Read more
Here’s the brutal truth about business transformation: 85% fail not because of bad strategy, but because leaders fundamentally misunderstand how perception shapes execution. While executives obsess over org charts and technology stacks, they’re missing the real game—the battle for hearts and minds that determines whether any transformation actually takes hold. The Perception Shift Revolution That’s … Read more
From Smart Assistants to Strategic Allies: How Super Agents Are Reshaping the AI Battlefield (2022–2025) We’re not in chatbot territory anymore. Back in the day, I watched how early communications players like Skype and Vonage rewired global voice services. Fast forward to 2025, and we’re watching the AI revolution do to task execution what VoIP … Read more
The search world is changing faster than most marketers realize. I’ve been watching the latest data from Datos and SparkToro’s State of Search Q1 2025 report, and the implications are both subtle and profound. This isn’t just another incremental shift – it’s a fundamental realignment of how people find information and how brands need to … Read more
The Interface Revolution Is Already Here, And It’s Reshaping Everything If you’ve been watching the “interface-first” revolution unfold for a while now, you already know what’s striking isn’t that it’s coming—it’s that it’s already fundamentally reshaping commerce while most businesses remain oblivious to the shift. The evidence is everywhere if you know where to look. … Read more
There’s a certain expectation when you step into a Starbucks: efficiency, consistency, and—if we’re being aspirational—a semblance of the café experience. But lately, that rhythm feels broken. Starbucks, once the master of orchestrated chaos, now feels oddly out of sync. Starbucks has lost its rhythm. When a simple order like an espresso and warmed muffin … Read more
