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7 hard-won lessons from deploying AI at scale

Having morale issues? Try telling better stories
Unhappy workers have usually lost faith in their leadership's story. Here's how to tell a better one.
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What is Web3 (and why should I care)?
Everything you need to know to talk about Web3 at your next cocktail hour.

Free trial vs. freemium: Which product-led growth tactic is right for you?
Have you ever set up a free trial to test drive a product before you bought it? We bet you have (and you might have even forgotten to cancel it after the week was up – oops).
In our workshop Driving Product-Led Growth, industry guru Wes Bush teaches you to use “try before you buy” tactics – like free trials, freemium, and demo modes – to capture customers long before they swipe their credit card.
Here, with Wes’ help, we share an easy-to-use framework for picking the tactic that’s right for your business.

3 steps to uncover your real competitors (hint: they may not be who you think)
April Dunford is a product positioning expert who helps executives zero in on the real competitive alternatives to their product.
In this post, we’ll share some of her tips.

Sponsor your direct reports, don’t just mentor them
Your team needs both mentorship and sponsorship to thrive. We'll unpack the difference between a mentor and sponsor, and share DEI expert Mita Mallick's guidance on why both roles are essential.

Prioritize the right metrics for your 2024 product roadmap
It's challenging to craft a product roadmap that balances different (sometimes competing) visions for the product. Get a deep dive into how we prioritize our roadmap using Gibson Biddle's framework for growth, engagement, and monetization.

Pi had a million users. So why did Inflection just implode (and take Pi with it)?
Microsoft just cannibalized a company it was a lead investor in and took its chatbot down with it. Here's what that means for other AI startups.

3 drills to teach your team AI, using AI
L&D might be dragging their feet on training your team on AI (we’ve seen it firsthand). So, use AI itself as your team coach.