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Writing on AI leadership, hiring, and comp.
Leadership · 7 min
Hiring an AI CTO in 2026: the new scorecard
The role formerly known as CTO has fractured. Here is the scorecard we now use for the AI-era equivalent.
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Strategy · 9 min
RAG vs Agentic AI: a primer for the boardroom
Boards keep asking us why their CEO keeps talking about agents. Here is the version that fits on one slide.
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Comp · 6 min
Compensation benchmarks for $500K+ AI talent
What you actually have to put on the table to win a top-decile AI hire in the current market.
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