AI Explored Successfully Deploying AI for Traditional Businesses
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Oct 7, 2025 In this insightful conversation, Karl Yeh, AI strategist and co-founder of 0260.ai, shares his expertise on deploying AI in traditional businesses. He debunks misconceptions about AI adoption and emphasizes the importance of change management. Karl highlights the immediate productivity benefits of AI and advises on tackling repetitive tasks first. He outlines effective pilot programs, stressing the need for expert involvement and communication. With serious competition from AI-native startups, he encourages businesses to adapt proactively in the evolving economy.
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Rebuild Processes For AI
- Bolting AI onto existing workflows yields small gains but won't unlock full potential.
- Rebuild processes from the ground up to be AI-centric for major productivity wins.
AI-Native Startups Are The Real Threat
- The bigger threat is AI-native startups, not incumbents who adopt AI slowly.
- These native players design workflows around AI and can outpace traditional firms.
Small Skill Gains Scale Companywide
- Even basic AI prompting skill gains across staff produce meaningful productivity improvements.
- Training everyone a bit raises overall capability without large custom builds.
