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Everyone's talking about AI like it's magic. But the companies quietly making billions with it? They're doing something completely different. You've probably been there. Bought the tool, paid the sub
Everyone's talking about AI like it's magic.
But the companies quietly making billions with it? They're doing something completely different.
You've probably been there. Bought the tool, paid the subscription, watched your team ignore it. That $200/month that just... sits there. It's not stupidity. It's what happens when AI gets sold instead of implemented.
Here's what a $6.3 billion deal just made obvious.
Long Lake just acquired American Express Global Business Travel — an AI-driven firm buying one of the world's largest corporate travel companies. Not to replace it. To run it better. Same brand, same people, smarter operations underneath.
That's the pattern worth stealing. The best AI implementations don't blow up what works. They quietly improve the engine behind it.
Your version of this isn't a billion-dollar acquisition. It's picking one repetitive business process — scheduling, follow-up emails, reporting — and asking "could AI handle this?" Just one. Thirty days. Measure it.
That's your first win. Small proof beats big promises every time.
Start with the task that costs you the most time every week. Not the sexiest problem. The most annoying one.
What's the one process in your business you're still doing manually that you'd pay good money to never touch again?
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Long Lake Management will acquire American Express Global Business Travel in a $6.3 billion all-cash deal, continuing to use the Amex name while ...
