Key Takeaways:
- The businesses using AI best prioritize adoption over perfection.
- Building real tools with real application isn’t failure: it’s data.
What Does a Failure of Technology Look Like?
I’ve practiced a lot of failure in the last few months.
Failure looks like:
+2 new consumer tools that haven’t stuck:
-Parent Pulse: an email aggregation tool for schools & extracurriculars to catch only important things for busy parents: (*only 2 customers generated- and the app was FREE lol)
-Instant Insider: a daily news aggregator tool to keep white collar pros up-to-date on industry and occupational trends (*only 1 customer generated)
+1 new agency tool that hasn’t stuck:
-QA. ai: a tool to QA text-based ad copy (currently being leveraged, but ONLY by my team).
Do Businesses Undervalue AI Adoption?
Sitting in that failure sucks, and it makes it tricky to figure out what to offer social media. But through all this, something specific became apparent.
Like a business itself, adoption doesn’t just HAPPEN. Even on a free tool, even on tools that in my own brain make all the sense in the world to use.
But right there’s the opportunity.
What Moves the Needle With AI Tools?
If you’re into coding/building new tech with Claude, if you ever want this out the door, you have to figure out how to put your entire weight into it, and find the right words to sell the value to people.
People who can figure THAT out make real impact with their tech.
I’ve done a terrible job of it the last few months, and I’ve been too fixated on adding features and over-perfecting things I’ve built.
Supporting References and Demos
Meanwhile, the agency tool is proprietary and not mine to share, but if you want to check out Instant Insider or Parent Pulse, I’ve attached demos below:
https://parent-pulse-xi.vercel.app/demo
https://instant-insider.vercel.app/demo
And by the way, I’ll choose failure over blissful ignorance every day of the week.
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