Build a Business That Runs Itself - 5 Stages of AI Integration
Channel: Tiago Forte
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[0:00] What if I show you that the journey from
[0:02] I am the business to the business runs
[0:05] itself isn't just possible, it's
[0:08] actually predictable. Stage one is
[0:10] you're the hero, but you're also
[0:12] exhausted. [music] Stage two is you've
[0:14] begun to delegate to a team, but you
[0:16] still lack consistency. At stage three,
[0:19] you have your processes documented and
[0:21] you can grow predictably, but that
[0:23] growth is still linear. Stage four is
[0:26] you're now using AI to augment your
[0:28] talent. And at stage five, AI is
[0:30] automatically running [music] certain
[0:32] aspects of your business. And today,
[0:34] with two of the smartest business
[0:35] transformation experts that I know,
[0:38] we're going to show you how to navigate
[0:40] this journey. Here's the best part.
[0:42] We've created a diagnostic tool that
[0:44] will tell you exactly where you are in
[0:47] less than [music] 5 minutes. But first,
[0:49] we'll show you what each stage really
[0:52] looks like. Starting with the one that
[0:54] traps probably 80% of business owners.
[0:57] Hey guys, welcome back to the channel.
[1:00] So, we're now going to build on our
[1:01] previous discussion where we talked
[1:03] about AI readiness, like are you ready
[1:05] or not? How ready are you? And kind of
[1:08] zoom in and get more specific. Let's go
[1:10] right ahead and start with stage one.
[1:12] What does it mean? And what does it look
[1:14] like to have a heroic effort business?
[1:17] The stats suggest that, you know, 80
[1:20] maybe 90% of founders and business
[1:22] owners
[1:24] >> get stuck in what you might call a
[1:26] heroic or or founder uh organization.
[1:30] Heroic is is is a good term for it. But
[1:33] what that looks like is tha