On this Enterprise Mind episode, Dave Hamilton celebrates the twentieth anniversary of his first podcast, Mac Geek Gab, reflecting on how a direct e-mail to Steve Jobs led to Apple that includes his present on the launch day of their iTunes podcast listing. This second serves as a springboard for a broader dialogue with Shannon Jean concerning the significance of constructing relationships with decision-makers early—earlier than you want them. Shannon shares the same story from his time promoting on Poshmark, the place connecting with the corporate’s executives by way of LinkedIn ultimately led to main promotional help. The takeaway: set up invaluable connections upfront, and don’t hesitate to achieve out immediately—it’s usually the “third door” to alternative.
The second half dives into rising makes use of of AI as private assistants. Shannon shares a strong case research from Nick Hulinski, who makes use of Claude (an AI mannequin) to streamline his calendar, e-mail, and weekly planning—basically changing the necessity for a human assistant. Dave and Shannon categorical curiosity in constructing the same setup and lament Apple’s slower tempo of integrating these AI instruments in a privacy-conscious manner. In addition they contact on how instruments like Claude and ChatGPT are serving to customers construct private working techniques and frameworks for decision-making. The episode wraps with an invite to attach, watch the dwell stream, and have interaction with the hosts immediately by means of LinkedIn or e-mail.
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