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84% Lower Cost, 5x Deeper Investment Committee Prep: Two Builds From our AI Use Case Library
May 29, 2026

84% Lower Cost, 5x Deeper Investment Committee Prep: Two Builds From our AI Use Case Library

Case studies from Chris Taylor (Fractional AI) and Osman Ghandour (Soal Labs). Plus a fresh podcast with Tom Scott. Welcome to the new format.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
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Where AI Value Actually Came From in 2025 (Strategic Moves 4-6)
Jan 29, 2026

Where AI Value Actually Came From in 2025 (Strategic Moves 4-6)

Six more case studies on deterministic systems, earned adoption, and compressing time-to-value

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
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Where AI Value Actually Came From in 2025 (Key Strategies 1-3)
Jan 28, 2026

Where AI Value Actually Came From in 2025 (Key Strategies 1-3)

11 case studies showing how teams moved decisions upstream, removed human middleware, and built systems that finish work

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
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Why AI Is Finally Starting to Work (And Why Most Teams Still Miss the Point)
Jan 20, 2026

Why AI Is Finally Starting to Work (And Why Most Teams Still Miss the Point)

Just Curious 2025 Year in Review, Part 1 of 4: four diagnostic patterns from 100+ applied AI practitioners on what actually creates value once the novelty fades.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
AIAI
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Extending Cognition: From Knowledge Hoarding to Knowledge Leverage
Oct 09, 2025

Extending Cognition: From Knowledge Hoarding to Knowledge Leverage

DevDash Labs’ Nitesh Pant on how companies can automate research, reuse past work, and scale their expertise.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
AIAI
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 5 Battle-Tested Playbooks for AI Transformation
Jun 26, 2025

5 Battle-Tested Playbooks for AI Transformation

Skip the theory. Michael Domanic shares what actually works when deploying AI at scale.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
AIAI
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80% Faster, 90% Cheaper: AI Value Creation from Tahnee Perry & Ed Ortega
Jun 04, 2025

80% Faster, 90% Cheaper: AI Value Creation from Tahnee Perry & Ed Ortega

Tahnee Perry on overcoming AI resistance and accelerating team adoption, Ed Ortega’s frameworks for quickly identifying high-value AI opportunities, and Greg Shove on rethinking leadership for AI-driven results.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
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Stop Drowning in AI Pilots: Start Prototyping, Collaborating, and Scaling
May 28, 2025

Stop Drowning in AI Pilots: Start Prototyping, Collaborating, and Scaling

Fred Grinstein & Kate Cook on creative ideation, Sean Wood's micro-change formula, The Grin Labs on finally escaping pilot purgatory, and Hiten Shah from Dropbox on AI beyond chat.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
Applied AI case studies and operator intelligence for private equity, mid-market, and enterprise leaders. A Pluris publication.

Proof of Work: Applied AI Case Studies

Applied AI case studies and operator intelligence for private equity, mid-market, and enterprise leaders. A Pluris publication.

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