Good Stuff 63 - Why AI Is Good For SMEs
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The episode discusses the unique challenges and opportunities for regional SMEs in adopting AI technology.
The conversation explores why regional SMEs face a different AI adoption gap than metro businesses. Why AI enables his advisors to get out of the office and sit at kitchen tables having real conversations. The paradox: more AI means hiring more humans, because human judgment and attention don't scale with processing power. The conversation goes deep on corporate extraction vs SME capitalism, the "tidal wave going out" before the tsunami hits regional Australia. **Key Moments:** - [03:50] "In regional Australia, finding work's not the issue. The challenge is how do you engage the right people." - [06:05] The tsunami metaphor: "The tide's going out and everyone's walking on the beach going, look at the seashells" - [12:59] "For us as a society, we need to decentralize leadership" - [17:05] X Plan dominance: "$110 million of $200 million in fintech revenue. One login can cost $12,000 per year." - [22:24] "There's not many things in your business more valuable than your data now" - [29:11] The Hispanic Trump voter question from Harvard: "Why would somebody in regional Australia vote for a female version of Donald…
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