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November 6, 2023

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.

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Greg Shove
Taylor Malmsheimer, Head of Strategy
5 mins
For students
Brand strategy
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September 19, 2025

Is AI good enough to lay off your engineers?

Are AI coding tools good enough to replace humans? Here’s the verdict from a founder who had to make that choice.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
6 mins
For students
AI
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August 26, 2025

How to find AI workflows that actually translate to ROI

AI is pointing out a big point of weakness in a lot of organizations: too few can actually name the value-generating processes that drive revenue. So Machine & Partners’ Ed Ortega is giving you his 5 step framework for doing just that.

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Greg Shove
Edmundo Ortega
7 mins
For students
AI
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October 31, 2025

Most leaders are thinking about AI all wrong

2026 is 60 short days away, so here’s the wake up call you need: you’re still thinking about AI through the lens of software, and the survival of your company depends on you shifting that mindset.

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Greg Shove
Edmundo Ortega
6 mins
For companies
AI
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October 9, 2025

Squishy vs. hard ROI: Why leaders need both

One of the hardest parts of AI ROI is figuring out how to report qualitative wins to execs who want quantitative reports. At our AI:ROI Conference, Michael Domanic shared the framework for approaching these two disparate kinds of ROI.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For companies
AI

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