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Architecting Resilience in the Intelligence Age
We’re entering a post-labor economy where value shifts from human effort to compute ownership. As AI becomes the operating environment—not just a tool—the real work moves from creation to verification. Specialists give way to “hyphenate” orchestrators who audit, guide, and stress-test intelligent systems. In this world, resilience—not productivity—is the metric that defines winners.

Jennifer Borchardt
14 hours ago5 min read


The IRL Rebellion: Why Real People and Real Experiences Are Rewriting the B2B Playbook
After years of digital overload and AI-generated noise, B2B is snapping back to what actually builds trust: real human interaction. This piece explores the rise of the “IRL Era,” where influence flows through communities, practitioners, and in-person experiences—not funnels, forms, or automation—and why companies that show up will win.
Rio Longacre
Apr 237 min read


Agentic Aftermath: Who Wins (and Loses) When Media Becomes Negotiated
Who wins and who loses when media buying goes agentic? AdCP isn’t just a new protocol—it’s a shift in where media decisions happen. As allocation moves upstream from auctions to agent-driven negotiation, DSPs, SSPs, publishers, and agencies all face structural disruption. This isn’t about better automation. It’s about control—and a fundamental reshaping of how the market operates.
Rio Longacre
Apr 1311 min read


The GTM Slop Problem, Part 3: WTF is GTM, Anyway?
The current market is full of adjacent providers and short on anyone willing to own the full chain between product value and commercial execution. What fills that gap is not just strategy and not just execution. It is GTM Intelligence.
By GTM Intelligence, I don't mean RevOps dashboards, sales intelligence, or pipeline inspection tools.
I mean the decisioning layer that determines what matters, what deserves focus, what the market needs to hear, and where the commercial
Brett House
Apr 96 min read


The Family Operating System Doesn’t Exist. That’s the Problem.
Mike Vincenzino shares the story behind building Kindora, a family operating system inspired by caring for his mother with dementia. This piece reframes caregiving as a systems problem—and argues that while we’ve built powerful tools for companies, families are still left managing chaos with fragmented, inadequate tech.

Michael Vicenzino
Apr 37 min read


The GTM Slop Problem, Part 2: Why the Old Martech Stack Is Finally Breaking
The old martech stack is not just messy. It is starting to get in the way. In this GTM Slop piece, Brett House breaks down Scott Brinker’s new report on the AI-era martech stack and explains why the shift from rigid stacks to composable systems matters for speed, integration, data, and growth. The real advantage will not come from buying more tools. It will come from building a growth system that moves faster, decides better, and executes with less friction.
Brett House
Mar 318 min read


The UX Reckoning, Part II: From Interfaces to Intent
UX isn’t being redesigned—it’s being replaced. As AI shifts systems from navigation to action, interfaces fade and design moves upstream. This piece explores the collapse of traditional UX, the rise of agentic systems, and why the future of design is about orchestrating outcomes—not building screens.
Rio Longacre
Mar 308 min read


The GTM Slop Problem, Part 1.5: When Coding Agents Become the New Gatekeepers
What if your next biggest competitor is not another vendor, but Claude Code deciding your category does not need to be bought at all? This piece looks at how coding agents are starting to shape technical vendor selection, why that changes GTM, and what B2B software and AI companies need to do now to avoid getting bypassed before a salesperson ever gets involved.
Brett House
Mar 246 min read


From HoldCos to Operating Systems
The agency model is splitting. Some holdcos are evolving into integrated operating companies built on data, platforms, and AI. Others remain loosely connected portfolios of services. As media becomes automated and margins compress, the winners will be those who own the infrastructure behind marketing — not just the execution in front of it.
Rio Longacre
Mar 2312 min read


The GTM Slop Problem, Part 1: The Real Reasons B2B Tech Launches Fail
Most B2B software and AI product launches fail due to weak go-to-market execution—not product quality. Companies struggle to translate value into a clear story, target audience, and proof, creating “GTM slop.” Success requires strong narrative, alignment across teams, focused ICP, and real market readiness—not just campaigns, content, or hype.
Brett House
Mar 1711 min read

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