Answers
Straight answers to the questions I actually get asked.
No wind-up. Each one answers the question in the first paragraph and then explains the reasoning.
When should a founder stop running operations out of spreadsheets?
When the spreadsheet only works because a specific person is watching it. That is the signal, not the row count, not the file size, and not how sophisticated the formulas have gotten.
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How do you know if a process is worth automating?
Automate a process when it is repetitive, stable, and expensive in a way you can name. If the process is still changing shape every month, automating it locks in a design you are about to regret.
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- What does AI governance look like for a company that isn't a tech company?
- How do you evaluate whether to build, buy, or integrate?
- What should a growing healthcare company do before hiring a CTO?
- How much technology leadership does a 50-person company actually need?
If one of these is the question you have today, you do not have to wait for the page. Ask me directly.
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