Alphabet postQ snapshot: AI momentum drives Cloud surge; capex outlook rises
PushButton AI Team ·
Alphabet postQ snapshot: AI momentum drives Cloud surge; capex outlook rises
Google just announced billions more in AI infrastructure spending.
And you're still trying to figure out if that $200/month tool your team never opens was a mistake.
Both things are true. And neithe
Google just announced billions more in AI infrastructure spending.
And you're still trying to figure out if that $200/month tool your team never opens was a mistake.
Both things are true. And neither one is your fault.
The AI industry is built for investors right now, not operators. When companies like Google report "AI momentum driving Cloud surges," that's a signal for Wall Street — not a roadmap for a 50-person business trying to solve a real problem next quarter.
Here's what that news actually tells you: the big players are doubling down because enterprise demand is real. But enterprise AI adoption looks nothing like what's being sold to small business owners. The tools trickling down to you were built for different problems at different scale.
That gap is where most AI purchases go wrong. Not because you chose wrong. Because the fit was wrong from the start.
One thing you can do this week: write down the single most repetitive task your team complains about. Not the biggest problem — the most repetitive one. That's where your first AI win lives. Small, specific, measurable.
No new systems. No coding. Just one boring problem worth solving.
What's the AI tool you bought that nobody on your team actually uses — and what problem were you hoping it would solve?
