The Three Horizons of AI, From the Product Development Seat
Anil Kumar's three-horizon AI capital allocation framework extended into the software development organization. Why most leadership teams fund Horizon 1 only, and how the next buyer will price what you build.
Smart Bets: How to Pick AI Investments That Actually Move the Business
Most AI investments fail because teams lead with tools instead of business outcomes. The hypothesis format and six-criteria evaluation framework that forces the clarity most AI conversations skip.
AI Governance That Actually Ships: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd
Most AI governance starts with policy and ends with a document nobody reads. This is the three-group operating structure that takes two weeks to set up. No committee required.
Why Your CTO Hasn't Built the AI Plan You're Waiting For
It is not a competence problem. It is a structural condition. The Delivery Squeeze, the five backfires CEOs reach for, and what actually helps mid-market SaaS leaders move.
The AI Strategy Gap Nobody's Talking About
Why the smartest CTOs we know are stuck, and what the others are doing differently. The gap isn't technical. It's alignment, and it's where credibility lives or dies.
AI Accelerates Problems It Doesn't Cause
CTOs and CPOs are being asked to show AI progress while budgets tighten and delivery expectations don't change. The issue isn't lack of effort. It's that AI is being layered onto systems that already struggle.
What Counts as a Defensible AI Win
In your next role, "we ran some pilots" won't carry much weight. A field note on what board-defensible AI actually looks like, and why most leaders are accumulating the wrong kind of evidence.
The CEO's AI Call
A read for CEOs on the call that does not delegate. AI in product and engineering is a strategic business decision, not a technology one. Your next buyer's diligence team already knows what to look for.
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AI Catalyst is a focused engagement for product and engineering leaders who need to move from scattered AI activity to a defensible plan. Three to four weeks. Built around your business, not a template.
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