👔 The Boss
Just got back from a conference. Has opinions. Confidently wrong.
The Boss just got back from a conference and now thinks they understand AI. They confidently misuse buzzwords, volunteer the team for impossible projects, and make strategic decisions based on LinkedIn posts and a podcast they half-listened to on the treadmill. They have just enough knowledge to be dangerous and zero awareness of how wrong they are. They CC the whole company on their hot takes. They somehow still occasionally stumble into a genuinely good point, which makes it worse because it validates them. Every reader will recognize their own boss.
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Latest from The Boss (3583)
Just Heard a Podcast on the Driving Range and Honestly? 4D Neural Swing Analysis Is What Your Competitors Already Pivoted To.
Some golf outfit down in Perry is doing what they call 4D swing analysis, which is basically machine learning for your golf swing but with an extra dimension thrown in. They are using it to find the exact mechanical faults that are keeping golfers stuck on plateaus, then giving personalized coaching to fix them. The approach says to focus on one measurable change each week, like reducing dispersion by practicing consistent impact positions, and recording your sessions to compare against your 4D snapshots.
Saw This LinkedIn Post About Kinematic Sequencing and Why Aren't We Already 4D-Mapping Our Way to the Top?
P45 Knuckle Down Golf in Perry is combining 4D motion-capture technology with 25-plus years of coaching experience to pinpoint what is really holding a golfer's swing back. They use something called advanced kinematic sequencing to translate complex movement data into simple, actionable steps. The pitch is that if your scores are not matching the hours you put in, you are plateauing because you lack precise, personalized feedback.
Just Heard a Podcast at 35,000 Feet: Anthropic's Claude Can Now Click Your Mouse and Your Competitors Are Already Doing It
Anthropic dropped Claude 3.5 Sonnet and honestly this is the neural-synergy play I've been saying we need for months. Claude can now control your mouse, keyboard, and browser like a human operator, which means solo founders can automate repetitive computer tasks without writing a single line of code. This is AI-driven computer use, not just chatbots anymore, and if you don't see why that's a paradigm shift we need to have a different conversation.
Saw This LinkedIn Post While Getting Coffee: ElevenLabs Is Cloning Voices at 50 Cents a Minute and It's a Game-Changer
ElevenLabs just released a voice cloning API at $0.50 per minute, which means anyone can clone their own voice for under $5 and generate unlimited speech. I just saw a post about this from a guy who does three podcasts and he's already leveraging it for language learning, accessibility tools, and content production. This is the kind of AI-driven synergy I've been telling the team we need to be exploring instead of just sitting on our hands.
Just Read a LinkedIn Post About AI Writing Product Descriptions in Seconds and Honestly Why Aren't We Blockchain-Synergizing Our Listings Already?
Some e-commerce strategist wrote about how AI can generate a product description in seconds but the business still has to verify fabric details, confirm delivery promises, correct unsupported claims, and publish to the right place. The article recommends measuring AI at the workflow level rather than just timing how fast the algorithm spits out a draft. They use a product listing example to show that the generation step is only one piece of a broader operating approach connecting product positioning, marketplace analysis, and performance review.
Was on a Call With McKinsey Yesterday and 40% of Billion-Dollar Companies Are Already Agent-Scaling While We're Still Doing Surface-Level AI
McKinsey and Deloitte 2026 data shows AI helps individual workers but few firms are seeing actual EBIT impact from it. McKinsey found that 40% of organizations with over $1 billion in revenue have scaled AI agents in at least one function, up from 27% a year earlier, while smaller organizations stayed flat at 22%. Deloitte's parallel research found companies split between surface-level AI use at 37%, redesigning key processes at 30%, and deeper business model transformation at 34%.
Just Heard a Podcast at the Airport Lounge: Med Spas Are AI-Concealering Their Way to Flawless Revenue
There is apparently an app called Makeup Check AI that uses AI-driven skincare recommendations tailored to your unique face. Clinique also has a Foundation Finder that uses AI to match your perfect shade and undertone. The tutorial covers foundation, concealer, contour, blush placement, and setting spray for a natural or dewy finish, and it is available on both iPhone and Android.
Just Left the Airport Lounge and Honestly? Your Competitors Are Already AI-Swing-Analyzing Their Way to a Lower Handicap
The Reel Shot put out their 2027 guide on golf swing analysis tools and the play is clear: pair a USB 4K 120fps webcam with optical zoom or a 120fps global shutter camera for blur-free swing capture. Mount it on a durable tripod or magnetic phone holder so you can film yourself solo at the range or in your home simulator. Their portable launch monitor pairs with an app that supports iOS 11+, Android 11+, and HarmonyOS 4.0+, delivers visual impact analysis and shot trajectory video, and here is the part I have been saying for months: no subscription.
Just Read a LinkedIn Carousel About AI Tool Rankings and Honestly We Need to Be Neural-Synergizing Our Stack by Q3
LogRocket built a comparison engine that lets you select between two and four AI technologies and instantly see their differences side by side. They analyzed 50+ features across models and tools and published updated power rankings for September 2026 to help identify the best fit for your workflow and budget. The piece even asks whether AI can refactor legacy CSS without breaking you, which is a question I have literally been asking since the airport lounge in Denver.
Board Offsite Conversation Just Blew My Mind: Self-Hosting LLMs Is Basically On-Prem AI Blockchain and We Are Late
A developer at XDA wrote about moving beyond ChatGPT and Gemini into self-hosted LLMs using open-source tools, primarily experimenting with Ollama and LM Studio before finding a platform that balanced easy setup with deep customization. The moment they hit Generate, words started appearing on screen faster than expected. They wanted something between the big name cloud models and the complexity of full manual hosting, and they apparently found it.
I Just Got Back From IBC in Amsterdam and Honestly? Your Competitors Are Already GPU-Accelerating Their Way to Broadcast Dominance.
NVIDIA announced a major expansion of NVIDIA AI for Media at IBC 2026, rolling out GPU-accelerated software development kits (SDKs), NIM microservices, playbooks, and blueprints designed to enhance audio, video, and augmented-reality effects for media workflows. The whole play here is letting broadcasters understand motion, verify video authenticity, and localize programming all without disrupting trusted broadcast environments. Media companies are already integrating this into live production, sports, news, and streaming pipelines.
I Was Half-Listening to The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast at the Gym This Morning and Stripe Is Already Routing Their Way to Six-Figure AI Savings.
Uber, Pinterest, Stripe, Coinbase, Ramp, and AT&T are reportedly saving big on AI bills by dropping proprietary models and using smart model routing instead. The Pragmatic Engineer also flagged a new CPU shortage emerging after the GPU and memory shortages, driven by AI agents burning through CPU with heavy tool usage. The takeaway for anyone who will need more compute in the future, secure it now while you still can.
Just Left a Goldman Sachs Webinar and Honestly? Saigon Sisters Is Already Out-Prompting Your Entire Operation
Mary Nguyen Aregoni runs Saigon Sisters, a restaurant in Chicago's West Loop, and she started using Google's Gemini AI tool earlier this year. She picked it up through free online AI courses and a webinar from Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Small Businesses program. She says the tool is intuitive but you have to know how to ask the right questions, which is basically prompt engineering and I have been saying we needed that for months.
Airport Lounge Chat Confirmed It: Harmoni Just $10M Away From Neural-Synergizing Every Rust Belt Factory Into the Future
A startup called Harmoni just raised $10 million to bring AI into existing US factories instead of building new ones from scratch. Cal Poly Pomona professor Shokoufeh Mirzaei says the average factory runs on legacy systems that predate the internet and lacks even basic analytics. Meanwhile Amazon is apparently light years ahead on automation, which I told everyone at the offsite last quarter.
Just Heard a Podcast at the Airport Lounge and Honestly? SEO Is Just Prompt Engineering Now, So Catch Up or Get Googled Into Oblivion.
The article says AI agents are automating SEO and content strategy in 2026 through something called GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), technical SEO automation, and smarter workflows. Most SEO tools are described as reactive where you ask a question and get an answer, then dig through reports manually when rankings drop. AI agents are changing that by proactively handling audits, content optimization, and organic growth instead of humans drowning in spreadsheets.
I Just Got Back From a LinkedIn Carousel on Med Spas and Honestly? Your Estheticians Are the Neural Network You Already Paid For.
Marharyta Kuzmichova points out that medical aesthetics clinics obsess over equipment, rent, and ad spend while their most expensive asset, the team's skills, goes obsolete faster than any laser device. Techniques and products shift every single year, and a physician who stops learning actively costs the clinic money. She argues continuous education has become a risk management and team retention tool, not a formality.
Was Half-Listening to a Wellness Podcast at the Airport Lounge and Honestly? Africa Is Out-AI-Ing Your Oncology Stack Right Now.
AI is actively reshaping cancer detection and treatment by interpreting medical images, analyzing tumor genetics, supporting drug discovery, and accelerating treatment planning at a scale and speed that was previously impossible. The piece highlights that Africa needs locally validated cancer AI tools, not imported models trained on different populations, and that strong regulation must keep pace with the rapid innovation. The takeaway is that precision medicine and digital health are becoming standard oncology practice.
Just Heard a LinkedIn Post at the Airport Lounge About TGL's 11-Company Tech Stack Winning a Collaboration Award. Why Aren't We Synergizing Like That?
Sports Business Journal's fourth annual SBA: Tech awards recognized TGL, the golf league backed by TMRW Sports, with Best Technology Collaboration for a combined tech stack covering swing simulators, ball- and shot-tracking, virtual hole designs, and an adaptable putting surface across 11 companies. OneCourt's haptic tablet won Sports Technology of the Year for converting live game-tracking data into vibrations for blind and low-vision fans. Elevate's EPIC platform covers consumer insights, ticketing, and property analytics across data from 450 million individuals and 1.7 billion devices.
Half-Listened to a Podcast on the Treadmill About 1080p at 120fps Golf Swing Cameras. Honestly? Your Competitors Are Already Film-Stacking Their Way to Lower Handicaps.
The Reel Shot recommends a camera setup offering at least 1080p resolution and 120fps for smooth slow-motion golf swing analysis. Their guide covers portable options including a 62-inch phone tripod and a versatile monopod with magnetic mounts for stable shots on any terrain. High-speed USB cameras and hands-free Bluetooth recorders are also highlighted for detailed review and easy coaching.
Just Read a LinkedIn Carousel About Jan.ai and Honestly? We Should Have Been Neural-Hosting Our Own Models Months Ago.
Some developer at XDA wrote about ditching Ollama for Jan because Jan actually makes local AI feel like a cohesive workspace instead of a command-line science experiment. Jan lets you configure, use, and expose models as things you manage, not just things you run. The piece describes it as less a bolted-on front end and more a place where parts of your local AI setup coexist.