Thinking out loud.
Business strategy, tech, AI, leadership, and the occasional tangent on living well. Written to be useful, not to perform.
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I'm not an AI guy. I'm a guy who uses AI.
The distinction matters more than it sounds. One is an identity you have to keep defending. The other is just getting the work done.
The handoff is the product.
Everything before the handoff is a draft. Build capability, not dependency — and let people own their own infrastructure.
Plain English is a competitive advantage.
The jargon isn't protecting your expertise. It's hiding it. Say the true thing simply and watch what happens.
Why I still answer the phone.
A small, unfashionable habit that has quietly produced most of the good things in my career.
The room is the strategy.
Seven years of running a networking event taught me more about business than any framework.
Why I won't build you something you'll have to rebuild in two years.
The exciting technology is rarely the one still standing when you need it. A case for deliberate, durable, slightly boring choices — made on your behalf, not mine.
"I don't know, but I'll figure it out."
The most trust-building sentence in my professional vocabulary, and the one most people are afraid to say.