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Cloudflare CEO explains what AI may mean for the future of small businesses
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The CEO of one of the internet's biggest infrastructure companies just said something about AI and small businesses that nobody is quoting. And it's the first honest thing I've heard in a while. If
The CEO of one of the internet's biggest infrastructure companies just said something about AI and small businesses that nobody is quoting.
And it's the first honest thing I've heard in a while.
If you've already paid for an AI tool that collects dust, you're not alone. Most business owners I talk to have the same story — bought the promise, got the invoice, saw zero results. That doesn't mean you picked wrong. It means nobody helped you start right.
Here's what the Cloudflare CEO got right: AI's real value for small businesses isn't replacing what you do. It's handling the repetitive work underneath what you do. The stuff that eats hours but doesn't require your judgment.
That's a completely different question than "which AI tool should I buy?"
The better question is: where does your team lose the most time to low-value, repeatable tasks?
Answer that first. Then match a tool to that specific problem. That's how you get ROI in 30 days — not by chasing the shiniest platform.
Start with one workflow. One problem. One measurable result.
That's your proof of concept. Everything else comes after.
What's the one task in your business that you'd automate tomorrow if you knew it would actually work?
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