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How connecting Deep Research to your actual work documents creates platform dependency.
Google Just Weaponized Your Workspace Against Switching Costs
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Stephen Smith
The Top AI Capabilities Every Executive Should Be Using Right Now (But Probably Aren't)
Why learning to build apps in ChatGPT, automate spreadsheets in Claude, and schedule research in Gemini matters more than understanding how LLMs work.
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Stephen Smith
From Gemini Prompt to Google Slides in 10 Minutes. Your Team Still Needs 10 Hours. Here's Why That Matters.
When competitors draft three narrative approaches in the time your team builds one slide deck, that's not a productivity gap, it's a strategic…
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Stephen Smith
Territory Planning in Weeks, Not Quarters: The AI Playbook Sales Leaders Are Using to Skip the Politics
The practical playbook for cutting territory planning from 90 days to 14 days while improving balance, protecting key relationships, and reducing weekly…
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Stephen Smith

October 2025

Why Google’s Vertical Integration Creates a Formidable Moat in the AI Race
The company that owns search, chips, models, and cloud infrastructure just posted 35% growth in enterprise AI. Every other player is missing at least…
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Stephen Smith
Everyone Has ChatGPT. Only Some Are Getting Faster.
Usage is standard. ROI is measured. The constraint shifted. Leaders who build internal capability while competitors buy seats will own the next twelve…
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Stephen Smith
The $0 AI Browser Upgrade: How Chrome Is Killing Competitors Without Asking You to Switch
The real competitive moat isn't AI features - it's shipping them inside infrastructure your teams already trust, with policy controls your CISO will…
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Stephen Smith
Stop Waiting for IT: How to Ship Custom AI Tools in an Afternoon
Why Claude Skills are spreading faster than agent frameworks: they're simple to govern, easy to standardize, and useful on day one. Copy these two…
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Stephen Smith
Microsoft Copilot's Consumer Push Shows Where Enterprise AI Expectations Are Heading
Microsoft is building consumer AI muscle around proximity, context, and collaboration. That playbook will reshape enterprise expectations within 18…
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Stephen Smith
The AI Productivity Stack Just Got Practical: Four Launches Worth Your Attention
Four AI launches that work where your team already works, with clear pilots you can run next week.
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Stephen Smith
Stop Hiring AI Agents. Start Supervising Them.
How to build retrieval systems, review gates, and economic models that turn agent hype into compounding returns.
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Stephen Smith
Claude Skills: Turn Your Best Process Into Repeatable AI Work
Teach your AI once. Get the same quality every time. No heroic prompts required.
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Stephen Smith
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