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Project Vend reads less like a capability story and more like a governability story. Phase two improved because institutional scaffolding (tools, procedures, role separation) reduced predictable judgment failures—persuasion, compliance blind spots, boundary confusion, values drift. The board-level question isn’t “can an agent run a business?” but “what governance primitives must exist before we delegate authority.” Until incentives, escalation rights, and refusal boundaries are structurally enforced—not merely prompted—agents remain high-performing managers, not autonomous executives.

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Sierra partnered with Curative to build their AI voice agent that's creating faster, better experiences for members and providers while freeing up their team to focus on what matters most: building deeper relationships

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Love this - AI is the Oppenheimer moment for marketing. It fundamentally collapses the time and cost of production. A $2.5 million campaign that used to take four months can now be delivered for $500,000 in four weeks. Legacy firms that charge based on hours with the 'time-driven' model are existentially threatened by this.

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U.S. energy demand is surging — don’t get left behind. New gas projects and large industrial loads are reshaping power markets at breakneck speed. In this high-stakes landscape, timely and accurate data is essential. Halcyon’s Data Products, powered by a regularly updated authoritative data catalog of 4.5+ million documents from all 50 public utility commissions, ensure you always have the latest energy market intelligence. Download this guide to see how AI can help power sector stakeholders find new growth opportunities first.

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For many SFR operators, Repair & Maintenance is viewed as a cost center. This mindset leaves NOI and resident satisfaction on the table. At Lessen, we know R&M is a strategic lever, and we have the data to prove it. Our proprietary research analyzes over 680,000 work orders across major SFR markets and reveals how the top operators are managing cost, speed, and quality. The results? Clear patterns that separate average operators from industry leaders and reveal where the biggest opportunities for improvement really lie. Operators with stronger data, scale, and preventative strategies are outperforming — and Lessen clients are realizing significant savings. 🔗 Explore the insights in Lessen's latest benchmarking case study: https://bit.ly/4pA99PO #SFR #PropertyManagement

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Enjoyed being on Yahoo Finance talking about the President’s #AI push - from regulating models, to reliance on the private sector to build and the ongoing workforce disruptions. "The reality is, we are going to see significant disruption in the world, and we need to start planning for that now because of generational shifts," Frontier Foundry co-founder (me) says. https://lnkd.in/ebuyWnGY

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Owning your narrative is leadership. Last week in San Francisco, we gathered with AAF SF Bay Area to talk about positioning in competitive markets. Three themes emerged: Be memorable. Be clear. Be consistent. The market doesn’t reward talent. It rewards clarity. Grateful to everyone who showed up thoughtfully. #personalbrand #careergrowth #leadership

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Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3-Codex are out. Sonar's very Joe Tyler spoke with the The Verge about the quality and security of coding models, as Anthropic and OpenAI unveal the latest models.

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GPU power is advancing so fast -- and companies are willing to spend so aggressively that they'll only rent the newest model GPUs -- that previous-gen GPUs are effectively worthless. That means data center economics don't work, because you can't recoup the cost of installing GPUs before they become un-rentable. https://lnkd.in/gagATgG2

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Seattle VC panels are not exactly known for being spicy, which is why my AMA with Brooke and Rolanda at AI House last night was so refreshing. We got into the questions founders are too embarrassed to ask out loud. How do VCs actually decide behind closed doors? What counts as traction when you have zero revenue? Is enterprise SaaS dead? Do Seattle founders actually have a shot against the Bay Area? A few takeaways that stood out: ✅ Associates can't get to yes without a partner sponsor — but partners often can't reach deals without associate diligence. Arm them with the facts to fight for you internally. ✅ Expect 50-70 investor conversations before a term sheet. Send your deck a day early but assume nobody read it 😎 ✅ Enterprise SaaS isn't dead, but it's shifting from seat-based to usage and outcome-based pricing. Large orgs still need governed software. ✅ Traction isn't just revenue. How excited are your customers? Would they advocate for you? Paying pilots with automatic, KPI-specific conversion > free trials, every time. ✅ Learning slope > starting background. The strongest founders they've backed adapted fast — not started perfect. Brooke and Rolanda WILL take a second meeting even if you whiff the first one! ✅ Seattle has fantastic enterprise buyers and founders with sales relationships into them. But the equity-vs-cash culture gap is real, and hiring against big tech is still hard. What made it different was how candid Brooke and Rolanda were about what actually happens after your pitch ends, aka the internal deal dynamics most founders never see. Shoutout to the room full of 100+ early-stage founders who went against the Seattle grain and asked hard questions live to the VCs. That energy is what makes AI House work. Huge thanks to Brooke B. (FUSE) and Rolanda Fu (Madrona) for keeping it real! More AMAs like this coming. Tag a founder who we should invite for the next one! #AIHouse (photo credit to Jonathan G. Blanco 🛠)

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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts just published new owner data on AI adoption. Anthropic embedded Claude into Slack and Microsoft Teams, and Mews raised $300M to expand its hotel operating system. This week’s main stories: 1️⃣ 𝐖𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 shows AI has moved out of pilots and into daily hotel operations, with owners raising profit expectations over the next 12–18 months. 2️⃣ Anthropic: 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 and Microsoft Teams, allowing AI to operate within existing revenue, ops, HR, and service workflows. 3️⃣ Hotel distribution: As travelers turn to ChatGPT and Perplexity, hotels without AI-readable rates, policies, and content risk losing visibility in AI-driven discovery. 4️⃣ 𝐌𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 $𝟑𝟎𝟎𝐌 in funding to accelerate global expansion of its hospitality operating system. Plus 15 more stories this week across regulation, travel stocks, AI search, social platforms, geopolitics, and hotel demand heading into 2026. 💌 We cover these shifts each week in the 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, focused on how hotel operators and owners are adapting in real time. ⬇️ Subscribe if you want a clear, practical view of where hotel technology is headed. https://lnkd.in/g4ZgH3Zj

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