Why we failed despite €1 Million revenue per person

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges faced in an AI-driven growth experiment despite high revenue, emphasizing the importance of processes over technology.

Over €1M in revenue per person — and still we were close to driving our “growth only with AI” experiment straight into a wall. This episode is about the uncomfortable truth: AI is rarely the bottleneck. Processes are. - Why extreme efficiency suddenly feels like chaos: seven research projects, no clear operating system - What was missing: templates, dashboards, clear quality criteria, clear responsibilities — not “even more agents” - Our course correction as an upgrade: from “max. 7 people” to dedicated roles (Finance, Ops, Org Development), so AI can really have an impact More info at: https://leadersofai.com. And here’s our newsletter: https://www.leadersofai.com/newsletter

People in this episode

Host: Dominic von Proeck

Topics covered

• AI
• business processes
• efficiency
• growth
• organizational roles
• course correction

Keywords

• AI
• revenue
• efficiency
• business processes
• organizational development
• course correction
• templates
• dashboards

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: leadersofai.com

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