The Track
A Section Blog

You're bad at using AI because you're bad at managing people
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Why we’re opening up unlimited access to sprints
I was talking recently with a Section4 student, and I let him know that we would soon be giving members access to all our sprints for $995, about 1% the annual tuition of an MBA.
“That’s incredible,” he said. “I’m so excited – my mind is blown.”
Then he paused.
“Why are you doing that?”, which is a polite way of asking “What’s the catch?”
There isn’t one. And here’s the answer as to why.

Your step-by-step guide to a winning product strategy
Former Netflix VP of Product Gibson Biddle explains how to build a product that delights, makes money, and beats the competition.

How to make your competitors look bad without even mentioning them
Laddering (as defined by Scott Galloway) means highlighting your strengths in a way that inherently points out your competitor’s weaknesses. We’ll explain how to use laddering to deposition your competitors, using Writer, one of our favorite AI case studies right now.

Do this exercise to get more meaning from your life
It's about pinning down your "ultimate why," according to Berkeley Haas professors Sahar Yousef and Lucas Miller.

The 10 essential business skills every person (or team) needs
I’m sure we’ve all had this thought over the course of our career: “I wish somebody could give me a playbook on how to be great at my job.”
Well, we’re here to tell you that being a great strategist isn’t a natural talent or a magic trick. It’s a list of critical skills that, when mastered, make you indispensable.

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.