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Dan Cucolea's avatar

Thanks for having me, Juan! I really liked your take on the market shifting from promises to proof. It feels true everywhere right now.. People are sick and tired of hearing about potential and want to see actual results.

That actually makes Marco's section on competitive strategy even more important because you need to understand WHAT is actually working and not just what sounds good.

My own work is similar in trying to strip away the jargon and get to what people actually care about.

This was a really practical edition and I appreciate the collab. Looking forward to many more! 💪

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Juan Salas-Romer's avatar

Thank you Dan. Outcome based approaches. AI is taking us begin with the end in mind connecting the different processes the create, deliver and capture value.

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James Barringer's avatar

This blueprint meets each voice where they are:

Nurturers settle when people are named early.

Guardians feel steadier with clear priorities.

Creatives appreciate space to think before acting.

Connectors engage when focus is shared.

Pioneers move decisively once direction is clear.

When these needs are met upfront, the week carries less hidden tension.

It feels like checking the map before setting off, rather than recalculating at every wrong turn.

The journey becomes lighter simply because the direction is known.

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Chris Tottman's avatar

Love the regular does of prompts Juan ✨ thanks for sharing and keep them coming

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Sam Illingworth's avatar

Thanks Juan, another excellent curation. Really great to see all of these founders and builders discuss their expertise. For me, yet again, one of the main things that stood out was the necessity for all of us to have beyond a basic level of AI competence if we want to be able to succeed in our current and future roles.

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Juan Salas-Romer's avatar

100%. Know how to frame problems, judge AI outputs, understand context think in systems..:.etc

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Dennis Berry's avatar

Great post! The emphasis on proof over promises feels timely. Markets, teams, and customers all seem less interested in what AI might do someday and more focused on what actually shows up in margins and results today.

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Juan Salas-Romer's avatar

Spot on Dennis

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Petar Dimov's avatar

Strong signal this week. The shift from productivity to judgment support captures exactly where founders win next, when execution is cheap, discernment becomes the business.

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Peter Jansen's avatar

Optimization is no longer about vanity; it is about capacity.

We are entering an era of high-friction reality. To navigate it, you need a zero-baseline nervous system.

I view this kind of protocol not as a "lifestyle choice," but as clearing the buffer. If your biology is noisy, inflamed, caffeinated, reactive, you cannot hear the signal.

When the external volatility spikes, internal stillness is the only asset that holds value. Build the fortress from the inside out.

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John Brewton's avatar

Discernment becoming the business really sums up the shift.

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