The AI Market Trend Everyone Is Watching in the Wrong Unit
Aggregate dollar figures dominate AI market trend coverage. Watching unit economics instead reveals a different, more useful picture.
AI Investment Committees Are Adding a Specific New Question: What’s Our Exit If This Fails
Sunk cost is a documented risk in AI investment. More disciplined committees now require an explicit exit plan before approving new spend.
The AI Adoption Metric That Should Worry Leadership More Than Low Usage
Declining usage after an initial spike is a more concerning signal than low adoption from the start, and it gets far less attention.
AI Transformation Fails Fastest When It Skips the Boring Middle Layer
Executive vision and frontline execution get the attention. The middle management layer translating one into the other is where most transformations quietly stall.
The AI Strategy Review Meeting Most Companies Skip
A dedicated quarterly review comparing AI strategy against what actually happened is rare. It’s also the single most useful meeting a company can hold on this topic.
What Happens to AI Policy Proposals That Don’t Pass
A failed AI policy proposal rarely disappears entirely. Tracking where its ideas resurface is more informative than treating its failure as the end of the story.
The AI Regulation Comment Period Most Companies Skip
Public comment periods are a real opportunity to shape AI rules before they’re finalized. Most eligible companies never participate.
The AI Acquisition Employees Find Out About From the Press
A recurring and telling pattern: employees of an acquired AI company learning about the deal from public reporting rather than internal communication.
The Funding Announcement Detail That Tells You the Round Was Hard to Close
Certain phrases and structural choices in a funding announcement are a reasonably reliable tell that the round didn’t go as smoothly as the press release suggests.
The AI Partnership Announcement We Declined to Cover
Not every partnership announcement clears our bar for a standalone story. Here’s how we make that call and why we think it matters.