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Most leaders are thinking about AI all wrong
How we built a generative AI bot
By summer 2023, we were convinced we needed to use AI to improve our student experience. From August to October, we designed, built, and prototyped an AI course tutor called ProfAI. In today's post, we'll walk you through how we did it.
Our hot take on Google Gemini
On Wednesday, Google announced its long (long, long)-awaited AI product, Gemini. We dug in to understand whether Gemini lives up to the hype, what it signals for OpenAI and Microsoft, and what you can use it for right now.
The best AI chatbots in 2023
AI chatbots are not all built the same, and even the best ones aren’t best for every use case. That's why we put together a list of the best AI chatbots in 2023 - consider it your "holiday gift guide" for AI.
The biggest lessons from Tinder’s Matchmaker feature
We're diving into the product strategy behind Matchmaker, a new feature from Tinder that lets you share your potential matches with friends and family. Read on for our take on why this development is a product engagement win.
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.
Staying silent on AI is almost as bad as banning it
The piece of data from our latest AI Proficiency Report that we can’t stop thinking about: Silence on AI breeds more AI skepticism than an outright AI ban. So if you’ve been gathering your thoughts on AI, now is the time to put them in writing.
Why shadow AI is probably happening in your company
We surveyed over 5,000 knowledge workers in the second half of 2024 on AI knowledge, skill, and usage. One of the most troubling takeaways: AI use is happening, whether your company sanctions it or not, and the implications are huge.
