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'No poaching' our people, China's AI behemoth DeepSeek reportedly tells investors - CNBC
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The best AI companies in the world aren't worried about tools. They're worried about people. DeepSeek just told its investors: don't poach our staff. Non-negotiable. For a company reshaping the AI la
The best AI companies in the world aren't worried about tools. They're worried about people.
DeepSeek just told its investors: don't poach our staff. Non-negotiable. For a company reshaping the AI landscape, that's a telling priority.
Here's what that means for you as a business owner trying to figure out AI.
You probably didn't fail at AI because you picked the wrong software. You failed because nobody on your team owned it. The $200/month tool nobody uses? That's not a tech problem. That's a people problem wearing a tech costume.
The businesses winning with AI right now didn't buy more tools. They found one person internally — already on payroll — who was curious enough to champion one specific use case. One workflow. One repeatable win.
That's your actual first step. Not a vendor demo. Not a consultant. Identify the one person on your team who leans into new tools naturally. Give them two hours a week and one defined problem to solve.
No new hires. No system overhaul. Just one person, one problem, thirty days.
That's how a real AI win starts.
What's the one repetitive task in your business you wish someone else could handle — and have you ever tried handing it to AI?
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Founder Liang Wenfeng has a non-negotiable term for investors: no poaching DeepSeek's staff or encouraging them to start their own companies, ...