Ramstad: We've been through massive physical tech investments before, but not like this
PushButton AI Team ·
Ramstad: We've been through massive physical tech investments before, but not like this
The AI hype cycle isn't new. We've seen this before with every major tech wave. But this one feels different — because the pressure on you to act fast is louder than ever.
If you've already paid for
The AI hype cycle isn't new. We've seen this before with every major tech wave. But this one feels different — because the pressure on you to act fast is louder than ever.
If you've already paid for an AI tool your team ignores, you're not alone. Most business owners in your position didn't fail because they picked wrong. They failed because no one helped them match the right problem to the right solution first.
Here's what the Star Tribune piece on tech investment cycles reminded me: massive infrastructure bets often collapse under their own debt before the real business value arrives. The companies selling AI right now are carrying enormous costs. That pressure gets passed down as hype, urgency, and overselling.
You don't owe them your urgency.
What actually works is smaller and slower than the gurus promise. Pick one repetitive task your team does every week. Something manual, time-consuming, low-stakes. Test one tool against that single task for 30 days. Measure the time saved. That's it.
One win. One process. Thirty days. That's how you build real confidence — without blowing budget or breaking what already works.
What's the one task in your business that still feels embarrassingly manual in 2025?
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