This creator investor on the truth about the AI gold rush | Term Sheet - Fortune

The AI gold rush is real. But most business owners are buying shovels they'll never use.

You're not alone if you've stared at a SaaS invoice for an AI tool your team quietly abandoned. That $200/month isn't just wasted budget — it's wasted trust. And it makes the next decision feel twice as risky.

Here's what the smart investor crowd is saying behind closed doors: most AI tools fail not because the technology doesn't work, but because nobody matched the tool to an actual business pain first. The gold rush rewards the sellers, not the buyers.

The businesses quietly winning with AI right now aren't doing anything radical. They picked one repetitive problem — a task someone on their team does every single week — and tested one tool against it. That's it. No ripping apart systems. No six-month rollout.

One problem. One tool. Thirty days to prove it.

Start there. Not with a strategy deck. Not with a consultant's roadmap. With the thing that wastes your team's time most every single week.

That first small win changes everything — how your team sees AI, how you see AI, and how your competitors will eventually see you.

What's the one task in your business you'd eliminate tomorrow if you could?

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