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Pete and Andy discuss the importance of building AI capability internally rather than relying on consultants.
The Good Stuff, Episode 45: Building AI ChampionsHosts: Pete and Andy with jazz van soundtrackPete and Andy explore why you can't outsource AI capability to consultants. Why strategy lives downstream of experimentation and watching 25 senior managers go from "what do I say to this thing?" to building full Nostr apps in an hour. Plus: why AI agents are vampires you've invited into your house!**Key Moments:**- [00:25] Framing the episode: building AI capability must come from trial and error, not consultants- [02:07] Show of hands: everyone uses AI daily... until you exclude ChatGPT and Copilot. Then it's two people.- [02:58] The ChatGPT trap: "The full capability is still pretty much hidden from you"- [03:29] Strategy lives downstream of experimenting with tools- [04:04] "Building your strategy for magic. Or building a strategy for when the Terminator shows up."- [05:35] Workshop energy: senior managers in Perth just built full Nostr apps with encryption from scratch- [07:22] The permission moment: "They're still waiting for permission... by the end they realize they can just talk to it"- [08:08] Taking people beyond the comfort zone: "Are we gonna show you how to prompt ChatGPT…
People in this episode
Hosts: Pete, Andy
Topics covered
- AI capability
- consultants
- experimentation
- senior managers
- transformation narrative
- marginal gains
Keywords
- AI
- consultants
- strategy
- experimentation
- Nostr apps
- transformation
- marginal gains
Mentioned in this episode
Products: ChatGPT, Copilot, Nostr
Places: Perth
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