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7 hard-won lessons from deploying AI at scale

SMB leaders have an AI adoption problem
In public, they’re touting AI proficiency. In private, they’re not sure what generative AI even is.

How to use AI microapps without compromising security
AI can now code you a custom ready-to-deploy application in sub-10 minutes, just by prompting it. Machine & Partners’ Edmundo Ortega walked us through the huge opportunity of these microapps – and the huge risks.

Leaking our own AI manifesto
We’ve been all in on AI for a while – but this week we made it official. In this week’s newsletter, Greg is sharing his newest thinking on AI, and why we changed our domain to sectionai.com.

Warmly CEO: “Do 30% more with AI, or you’re underperforming”
We’ve seen a lot of bold announcements and leaked AI manifestos recently painting a future of clear, AI-first leadership. We sat down with Warmly’s CEO, Max Greenwald, to talk about his own AI mandate: 30% growth from every employee by the end of the year.

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.

7 steps to writing a powerful sales pitch
In life, great stories can have a profound impact. Hence why you (we) wept like a baby at the end of Titanic.
But great stories don’t just belong on the big screen. Their power belongs in the business world too. The key to a sales pitch that wins clients, gets business, and drives results? You guessed it. Storytelling.
In this post, we’re going to walk you through positioning master April Dunford’s sales story framework. This is the narrative that helps you easily communicate the unique value of your product to customers.

5 insights on learning from Section's Annual Outcomes Report
We surveyed your employees on the blockers that stand in the way of learning. Read our post to learn how to engage them in learning and prove the ROI of your programs.

4 steps to attracting and keeping the best talent in business (even if you're not Google)
You don't need to be a big tech firm to attract, recruit, and retain the best talent. Here's our four-step process for doing it right.