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Meet the professor: Ashley Gross from Get Promoted With AI
Meet one of Section's favorite professors: The Prompt Community's Ashley Gross. Every lecture she gives gets glowing reviews – here's why.

Apple Intelligence is the start of consumer AI
Apple announced Apple Intelligence this week marking the beginning of AI's consumer era – AI everywhere: Invisible, accessible, and making our lives better.

Mo Gawdat: AI can make us much happier, or much lonelier
Former CBO of Google X, Mo Gawdat, answers the question on everyone's mind: Will AI will make our lives better or worse? The answer is yes.

Gemini for Google Workspace: What You Need to Know
What is Gemini for Google Workspace, and is it worth investing in? Our in-house AI expert will tell you.

Where's the money going to be made in AI?
Not every AI investor will make their money back. In this post, we dig into the AI business models that will work, and those that will be the next Pets.com.

10 lessons from running a startup in 2023
This was a hard year for Section, but we’ve come out of it fitter and stronger. Here are 10 lessons that I’ve learned about running a startup – hoping they provide some inspiration to you.

Which skills matter? Employees and L&D leaders don’t always agree [research]
Which skills matter in the modern workplace – to get promoted, to get ahead, to impact the business? It turns out that employees and learning leaders don’t always agree.
We recently surveyed 10,000 students and 250 learning leaders on the skills that are their biggest priority in 2023.

Want to build the next Airbnb? 4 steps to get started
Airbnb changed the way we travel without purchasing any hotels. Uber made it easier to get around without amassing their own fleet. And DoorDash took care of breakfast without cracking a single egg.
The common thread between these companies is that they’re platform businesses. Rather than selling products directly, they’re providing a platform that conveniently connects sellers and buyers.
How do you follow in their footsteps? Here are four steps that can help you build a platform of your own.