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Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
You're Probably Buying AI Tools Before Your Data Is Ready

Sep 9, 2026

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2 min read

You're Probably Buying AI Tools Before Your Data Is Ready

Most small businesses are setting themselves up for disappointment, and a new report explains exactly why.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your AI Tools Are Underperforming Because Your Data Is a Mess

Sep 8, 2026

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2 min read

Your AI Tools Are Underperforming Because Your Data Is a Mess

Three things owners are actually doing to get real results from AI, and why your bank's fancy features probably aren't one of them.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
AI Just Replaced a Call Center. Here's What That Means for Your Business.

Sep 7, 2026

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2 min read

AI Just Replaced a Call Center. Here's What That Means for Your Business.

Starlink is handling 15,000 support calls a day with zero human agents. The bar just moved.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your Bookkeeper Is About to Get Very Nervous

Sep 6, 2026

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3 min read

Your Bookkeeper Is About to Get Very Nervous

AI is doing real accounting work now, NYC just drew a line in the sand on school AI, and OpenAI is inside the medical record system your doctor uses.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
OpenAI Just Declared the AGI Era. Here's What That Actually Means for Your Business.

Sep 6, 2026

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3 min read

OpenAI Just Declared the AGI Era. Here's What That Actually Means for Your Business.

Plus: an honest owner's report on AI agents across his whole company, and why your AI food photos might be killing sales.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
The Invisible Ink Inside Your AI Content (And Why the EU Made It Happen)

Sep 4, 2026

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3 min read

The Invisible Ink Inside Your AI Content (And Why the EU Made It Happen)

Anthropic just started watermarking Claude outputs. Here's what that actually means for your business.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your AI Bill Just Got Cheaper Without You Doing Anything

Sep 3, 2026

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4 min read

Your AI Bill Just Got Cheaper Without You Doing Anything

Claude got smarter and cheaper at the same time, Meta's new superapp can operate your computer, and ChatGPT is now a real ad channel.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your Claude Bill Is About to Change (And the Math Is Confusing on Purpose)

Sep 2, 2026

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4 min read

Your Claude Bill Is About to Change (And the Math Is Confusing on Purpose)

A usage reset, an EU power grab, and an AI dialer that replaces a call center, here's what matters.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your AI Social Strategy Might Be Getting Buried Right Now

Sep 1, 2026

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3 min read

Your AI Social Strategy Might Be Getting Buried Right Now

Instagram just made disclosure a ranking factor, OpenAI pulled out of a popular coding tool, and most owners still can't use AI well enough to matter.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your AI Tools Are Failing Because Your Job Descriptions Are from 2019

Aug 31, 2026

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2 min read

Your AI Tools Are Failing Because Your Job Descriptions Are from 2019

Adding AI without fixing how you assign work is like putting a sports car engine in a car with no steering wheel.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your One-Person Business Just Got a Silent Employee

Aug 30, 2026

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2 min read

Your One-Person Business Just Got a Silent Employee

AI crossed a line two weeks ago and most owners missed it.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your AI Agents Are Not Under Your Control

Aug 29, 2026

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2 min read

Your AI Agents Are Not Under Your Control

A new OpenAI incident report is the wake-up call every owner building on agents needed to hear.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your Small Business Is Losing the AI Race to Slightly Bigger Companies

Aug 28, 2026

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3 min read

Your Small Business Is Losing the AI Race to Slightly Bigger Companies

The firms pulling ahead aren't the giants. They're the ones just above you on the org chart.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your AI Assistant Just Stopped Giving Advice and Started Doing the Work

Aug 27, 2026

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3 min read

Your AI Assistant Just Stopped Giving Advice and Started Doing the Work

ChatGPT can now log into websites and complete tasks for you. That's a different product than what you had last week.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
That "Temporary" Price Cut Was a Lie (In Your Favor)

Aug 13, 2026

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3 min read

That "Temporary" Price Cut Was a Lie (In Your Favor)

Anthropic blinked, your AI costs just dropped permanently, and two other things worth five minutes of your day.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your Restaurant Is Still Losing to DoorDash (Here's How to Take It Back)

Aug 12, 2026

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2 min read

Your Restaurant Is Still Losing to DoorDash (Here's How to Take It Back)

Plus, the fastest-growing companies aren't adding AI to old software. They're throwing the software out.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Walking and Working

Aug 11, 2026

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2 min read

Walking and Working

AI let me ditch the desk. It can do the same for you.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
The EU Just Made Your AI Chatbot Illegal (Unless You Do This)

Aug 9, 2026

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2 min read

The EU Just Made Your AI Chatbot Illegal (Unless You Do This)

A new law took effect August 2nd, and most small business owners have no idea it applies to them.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Running a "Premortem" on Every AI Build Will Change How You Ship

Aug 6, 2026

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2 min read

Running a "Premortem" on Every AI Build Will Change How You Ship

The habit that catches expensive mistakes before they go live.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
You're Probably Already Leaking Business Data Into ChatGPT

Aug 5, 2026

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3 min read

You're Probably Already Leaking Business Data Into ChatGPT

Three habits owners think are harmless that security researchers say aren't.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
You're Using AI Wrong (And You Probably Already Know It)

Aug 4, 2026

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2 min read

You're Using AI Wrong (And You Probably Already Know It)

Most owners are dabbling. Here's how to stop.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
LinkedIn Just Called Your AI Posts Fake (And It's Right)

Aug 1, 2026

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2 min read

LinkedIn Just Called Your AI Posts Fake (And It's Right)

The platform that built your business network is now weaponizing its users against AI-generated content. Here's what that means for you.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
The People Building AI Are Asking for a Slowdown. Here's What That Means for Your Business.

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

The People Building AI Are Asking for a Slowdown. Here's What That Means for Your Business.

Over 1,200 AI employees just signed a letter that every small business owner relying on AI tools should read.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
The Google Trick That Took One Brand From 1% to 90% AI Visibility Overnight

Jul 29, 2026

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3 min read

The Google Trick That Took One Brand From 1% to 90% AI Visibility Overnight

It wasn't a new website, a bigger budget, or an SEO agency. It was two words.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
Your AI Assistant Can't Actually Do Anything Yet. That's Changing Today.

Jul 28, 2026

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3 min read

Your AI Assistant Can't Actually Do Anything Yet. That's Changing Today.

OpenAI just gave ChatGPT the ability to stay logged into your tools and take real actions, here's what that means for your business.

Scott McIntosh
Scott McIntosh
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