AI Just Changed Everything for Small Businesses | Akriti Dokania
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The episode discusses the transformative impact of AI on small businesses and the differing mindsets of founders in the US and UK.
Building a company isn’t just strategy it’s mindset. We dive into why founders in the US think bigger, how UK culture holds people back, and why being “positively aggressive” might be your biggest advantage. Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 00:30 – Why pivoting = survival 02:45 – UK vs US mindset 06:00 – Ambition gap in founders 07:20 – New B2B growth expectations 09:30 – AI creating bigger outcomes 11:40 – SMB market opportunity 14:00 – Dev costs collapsing 17:30 – Show up & stand out 21:30 – “Positively aggressive” mindset 23:10 – Don’t disrupt, improve processes 25:00 – AI in legacy industries 29:30 – Generational shift 31:50 – Power of experimentation 33:00 – Contrarian idea 36:00 – Family & closing Find Akriti Dokania online at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akritidokania/ Twitter: https://x.com/akritidokania This episode is sponsored by EmergeOne, fractional CFOs for venture backed tech startups from Seed to Series B. Get in touch at https://emergeone.co.uk/contact-us/ or join the CFO team at https://emergeone.co.uk/join-the-cfo-team/ Sign up for EmergeOne’s weekly newsletter, Off Balance at https://off-balance.beehiiv.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz…
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