Self-Driving Marketing: Beyond Basic Automation
Featuring special guest Justin Rae, founder and CEO of Cinch, Jim and Veer discuss how customer data can drive more useful marketing. Justin explains how…
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Preparing company data for AI and building systems to find what you know, including personal second brains.
Data Readiness, Learn by Building, and the Build-or-Buy Decision
Meeting notes, project files and conversations can help an AI understand a business, but someone has to decide how that information fits together. Jim and…
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"Raccoons in a Trench Coat" – The Realities of Building Your Own Open Brain
Jim and Veer compare what their personal AI knowledge systems are actually doing for them. Jim describes a daily reminder that suggests client follow-ups…
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Stop Dreaming, Start Doing: AI Where It Actually Matters
A 13-week cash flow forecast gives Jim and Veer a concrete place to start talking about AI at work. Jim describes using AI to handle the preparation so he…
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The AI Shift Nobody Saw Coming - From Chatbots to Self-Driving Marketing
Featuring special guest Justin Rae, Jim and Veer begin a two-part conversation about how Cinch uses customer data to help local businesses make better…
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AI reps, local agents, and why business cases still matter
Veer shares an experiment with a local AI assistant that can see what's on his screen and offer help while he works. Running a smaller model on his Mac…
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When AI Makes You Angry: The Distrust Trend Among Young Professionals
Jim and Veer discuss why some younger people are skeptical of AI even as employers encourage them to use it. They consider concerns about jobs, creativity…
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Human Problems vs. Tech Solutions: Enhancing Collaboration in the Age of AI
A retailer is spending time entering product descriptions into a tool that has no bulk import feature. Jim and Veer work through the example, including…
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Moving From AI Novelty to Operating System: Maturity Curves for Mid Sized Businesses
Jim and Veer discuss how a mid-sized business can judge its progress with AI. They compare occasional experiments, such as rewriting an email, with…
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Unlocking the Power of AI in Executive Productivity
Veer walks through the morning briefing he built with Cyrano and Balcony. It brings together his calendar, recent conversations and unfinished work so he…
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Building a Personal "Open Brain": Implementation and Future Potential
Jim and Veer walk through the components of the personal knowledge systems they're building. They explain how stored information becomes searchable, the…
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Building an AI-Driven "Second Brain": Part 1
Starting a new AI conversation often means explaining the same background again. Jim and Veer introduce the personal “open brain” projects they're…
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Turning Curiosity into Value: A Functional Executive's Guide to AI Fluency and Adoption
Jim and Veer compare the curiosity that gets someone started with AI and the persistence it takes to become useful with it. They draw on their own…
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