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Your competitors aren't winning because they understand AI better than you. They're winning because they started smaller than you think. The HubSpot founder just said Massachusetts is getting lapped
Your competitors aren't winning because they understand AI better than you. They're winning because they started smaller than you think.
The HubSpot founder just said Massachusetts is getting lapped by California in AI adoption. That stings. But here's what that headline doesn't tell you — most California companies aren't running complex AI systems. They're just using simple tools consistently.
If you've already paid for an AI tool your team ignores, you're not alone. That's not a you problem. That's a rollout problem. The tool wasn't wrong. The starting point was.
The real gap isn't budget or tech savvy. It's picking one boring, repetitive task your team does every week and automating just that. Not your whole operation. One task. That's how California companies actually started — not with a strategy deck, with a Tuesday afternoon problem they got sick of solving manually.
Here's your one move: List the three tasks your team repeats most. Pick the one that eats the most time. That's your first AI project. Nothing else.
Thirty days. One workflow. Measurable time saved. That's a win you can build on.
What's the one task you'd eliminate from your week if you could?
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Brian Halligan and Eric Paley discuss Boston's tech competitiveness at a panel during Boston Tech Week, organized by a16z.