Fast growth breaks things quietly before it breaks them loudly. Boards track revenue, headcount, and new locations, because those are the numbers that fit on
Nearly all enterprise software companies have a slide claiming a partnership with Microsoft or AWS. Few have the revenue to show for it. The logos
Enterprise technology partnerships frequently follow a predictable cycle that delivers far less value than executives originally envisioned. Deals get signed, procurement negotiates the pricing discounts,
The career model most professionals still plan around was built for a shorter life. Build something, deepen the expertise, take on more, and eventually, retire.
The gap between demoing an AI agent and running a team of them inside a regulated enterprise is not a gap of months. It is
Most turnaround stories get told backwards. A company stumbles, leadership swaps out the roster, results improve, and everyone agrees the problem was talent. Vince Daino,
The AI policy has become the corporate governance equivalent of a fire drill memo: filed, approved, and rarely tested. It is a policy that most
Every bull market produces a generation of investors who believe they are good at this. The portfolio climbs, the statements look impressive, and the question
The failure mode in middle market companies is rarely a shortage of ideas. It is the opposite. Owners and leadership teams sit on a list
Every company collects complaints, and most companies treat them as a cost of doing business. Ticket opened, refund issued, ticket closed. What companies rarely do
