How Investors can Use AI for Success

Question: How can I play financially in this AI era to capture value? My response. This video podcast, “Playing the Game of Artificial Intelligence,” provides an overview of the current AI revolution and its profound impact on market systems and economic architecture. Here, I highlight the unprecedented growth of AI companies like OpenAI and NVIDIA as evidence of the immense opportunities available. The core of the presentation revolves around three key strategies for individuals and professionals to engage with AI for financial gain: Building AI Systems: This involves developing applications, particularly at the generative AI level, by leveraging existing foundational models. It encourages entrepreneurship and innovation in creating new AI-powered products and services. #Build. Using AI Systems: This strategy focuses on integrating AI tools into daily work to enhance productivity, improve performance, and accelerate career growth. AI is presented as an indispensable “co-pilot” for the modern professional. #Use. Investing in AI: This encompasses various investment avenues, including public companies (hardware providers like NVIDIA, cloud services like Microsoft and Google), promising AI startups across diverse sectors (medical, logistics, government), and specialized AI investment funds. #Invest. Crucially, I dispel the notion that AI is merely a temporary “hype,” by noting the substantial investments in hardware and data centers, parabolic-curve revenue growth and industrial realignments, as proof of its enduring presence and future growth. In the end, I conclude by emphasizing that these participation strategies are not exclusive and can be combined to maximize engagement and financial benefit in the evolving AI landscape for professionals https://lnkd.in/eGrEGWiW Tekedia Daily w/ Ndubuisi Ekekwe >> podcasting revelations on business

Investors aren't looking for AI companies. They're looking for companies that use "fax machines". But good news... AI makes every company a "fax machine" company. • 78% still use manual processes • 82% haven't implemented basic AI • 94% are vulnerable to AI-driven competitors 4 lessons from the biggest wealth creation opportunity of the next decade: The Fax Machine Effect When buyers acquired companies in the 90s, having a fax machine was considered advanced. The real opportunity wasn't in selling fax machines - it was in buying companies WITH no AI and adding AI. Today's equivalent? The 32.5 million SMBs without AI implementation. The idea of taking non-technical companies and upgrading them isn't new. In fact, Brad Jacobs, a seriel entrpreneuer who literally wrote the book "How to Create One Billion Dollars" used this framework multiple times (and is doing it again)--among other PE firms. The Value Gap The average business without AI automation is operating at 30-40% efficiency compared to competitors who have implemented even basic AI solutions. This creates a massive value gap that smart investors are exploiting. Example: Slow Ventures, General Catalys, Bessemer, Thrive among others  (VCs looking more like PE these days). The Acquisition Formula The winning formula isn't complex: • Find businesses with outdated workflows • Implement existing AI solutions • Increase efficiency by 2-3X • Cut costs by 30-50% • Sell at 3-5X purchase price    One investor I know has flipped a business using this exact formula in the last 18 months. The Implementation Opportunity You don't need to build AI to capitalize on this trend. The biggest opportunity is in IMPLEMENTING existing AI solutions in businesses that need them. That's why we're seeing a new breed of "AI transformation consultants" who are making millions by helping businesses bridge the gap. This isn't speculation. One consultant I know made $2.8M last year implementing AI solutions for local professional service firms. The bottom line: The next wave of millionaires won't come from building AI. They'll come from finding the businesses with fax machines and dragging them into the future. Will you be one of them?

The AI revolution is here, but many organizations are still struggling to turn potential into profit. The question remains: How do we achieve measurable value, and quickly? The latest insights from Harvard Business Review reveal how private equity firms are paving the way with strategic AI implementation:  - Leadership alignment: Secure buy-in at both the PE firm and portfolio companies to drive momentum.  - Talent acquisition: Hire data scientists or leverage outside consultants with business know-how to build and deploy solutions at scale.  - Data discipline: Prioritize data quality before scaling AI.  - Targeted use cases: Focus on practical applications that create transferable value to a future buyer.    Structured diligence: Assess AI’s impact early in the investment process.    The private company formula of strategic focus and disciplined execution can act as a guide for organizations turning AI potential into measurable results.     https://lnkd.in/gpNG_2-7