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A former CIA analyst left Google to build an AI company. Her reason stopped me cold. She said Big Tech treats AI like a product to sell. She wanted to treat it like a problem to solve. That distinct
A former CIA analyst left Google to build an AI company. Her reason stopped me cold.
She said Big Tech treats AI like a product to sell. She wanted to treat it like a problem to solve.
That distinction matters more than any feature list you've been handed.
If you've ever paid for an AI tool that your team quietly stopped using, you're not bad at technology. You were sold a product when you needed a solution. There's a big difference — and it's not your fault for not seeing it sooner.
The consultants and vendors pitching you are optimized for the sale, not the result. The CIA trains people to strip out the noise and identify what actually moves the needle. That's the skill most AI implementations are missing entirely.
Here's what actually works: Start with one broken workflow your team complains about every week. Not a new capability. A current pain point. Then find the simplest tool that removes that friction. Nothing else. That's your first win.
No ripping out systems. No retraining your team from scratch. Just one problem, one fix, one proof point.
What's the one workflow in your business that costs the most time every single week?
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Candice Bryant spent nearly 16 years at the CIA before joining Google. She shares why she left Big Tech and the philosophy that's guided her ...
