If you make huge changes to how your under performing business works, there’s a good chance you’ll improve things. That applies whether you introduce a new tool - like AI - or not. Just changing how you run meetings for example is a big enough change that could have massive effects. You could say the same thing for introducing Extreme Programming, a lean mindset, DevOps. // The value of enterprise technology is inversely proportional to how little you need to change the “culture.
“I’m a Wal-Mart guy. What’re we gonna do about it? It’s the year 2025.” Noah on The Hotline Show, September 28th, 2025.
Do rooms have coffee machines? That is a quick heuristic for picking hotels for work travel, probably any travel. When the answer is no, the rest of the hotel experience is more likely to be a let down. (Germany is an exception. They seem to be really into tea.)
“a giant turd of text” Oracle - ‘Generic AI stops at 60%, industry expertise is the missing 40%’
AI chatbots at the municipal level
Using an AI chat desk to augment the support desk for a Us county. This seems like a basic packaging of AI stuff that you could sell to thousands of places. It probably also exposes the redundancy and waste on the US Federalist system. E.g., does every county and city need different bulk trash pickup processes and PDF overviews?
🔗 Dreamforce 25 - how AI voice technology will give City of Kyle residents 24/7 phone support
“the flying car of the mind” AI is the flying car of the mind: Irresistible, impractical
AI agents as skills.
🔗 The Right Mental Model For Agentic AI
Buy things that have low competetive advantage
This is good framing and wording: “Reexamine your ecosystem and identify where ‘buy’ delivers scale and where selective ‘build’ unlocks advantage.”
🔗 Build Vs. Buy: Regaining Control To Deliver Digital Workplace Value
Survey on what people value for sponsorint B2B conferences
“What drives investment in third-party events: High-quality lead generation (67%) Credibility through association with analysts or peers (63%) Expansion into new accounts or buying centers (47%)”
🔗 Why B2B marketers are doubling down on events in 2026
Weird
Every culture with a weird thing thinks they’re the only one with the weird thing.