Essays on AI Automation Strategy, ROI, and Implementation

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Stop Buying AI Tools. Start Fixing Your Workflows.

Before buying another AI tool, map the workflow, find the bottleneck, and decide whether off-the-shelf software or custom automation fits.

How We Automated the First Look at Commercial Real Estate Deals

See how First Look automates commercial real estate deal screening by extracting OM data, applying investment criteria, and organizing the pipeline.

Five Things I’m Actually Doing With AI Right Now

Five practical ways we use AI for WordPress publishing, SEO, website analytics, AWS permissions, and a weekly business-review agenda.

What Is an AI Teammate? How Teams Actually Work With AI

What is an AI teammate? Learn how teams use AI agents and smart automation to save time, improve throughput, reduce errors, and remove bottlenecks.

Executive Enthusiasm Is Not an Operating Model

Executive enthusiasm creates urgency for AI, but operational ownership, workflow design, and a prioritized roadmap are what move initiatives into production.

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AI in CRE: What 17 Firms Want to Automate—and What Comes Next

What 17 CRE firms are doing with AI, where they want automation next, and why underwriting, reporting, and property operations lead the agenda.

Is AI Going to Kill Us All?

A practical look at AI safety fears, regulatory incentives, Silicon Valley groupthink, open-source AI, and why using AI matters.