Checking in with Inadev's new Chief Strategy Officer, Naina Leo | OrangeSlices AI

You don't need an AI strategy. You need one AI win. Most business owners I talk to aren't behind because they're slow. They're stuck because every expert is selling a transformation when all you actu

You don't need an AI strategy. You need one AI win.

Most business owners I talk to aren't behind because they're slow. They're stuck because every expert is selling a transformation when all you actually need is a starting point.

"We bought that AI tool but nobody uses it." I hear this constantly. You're not bad at technology. You bought a solution before you identified the problem. That's a sales failure, not your failure.

Here's what's quietly happening in small business: companies are earning formal AI competency recognitions — not by overhauling everything, but by solving one specific operational problem well. Then building from there. No ripped-out systems. No six-month learning curves. Just a documented process that actually works.

The insight worth borrowing: AI competency isn't about having the most tools. It's about proving one tool works, measuring the result, and repeating that.

One practical step you can take this week: pick your single most repetitive task — the one your team complains about most — and ask whether AI could handle just that one thing. Nothing else. Start there.

That's how the quiet winners are pulling ahead right now.

What's the one task in your business you'd eliminate tomorrow if you could?

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... AI Competency, and its distinction as the first small business to earn that competency. These accomplishments demonstrate both technical ...