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People are still skeptical about AI tools and they will be the ones left in the dust. Those who are meek at adopting AI tools will NOT inherit the Earth. If you’re waiting for AI to “get good enough” to start integrating it into your business, you’re about to miss out on something massive. Here’s the thing, the average Joe is still stuck in 2022, picturing AI as that quirky chatbot that would confidently tell you Paris is the capital of Germany.  I went to a party in late 2024 where I came across a group of people that tried to sell me (someone who is part of an organization working on AI alignment research) on using AI. “It’s totally game changing!” they said enthusiastically. They were amazed that AI could write witty raps about Godzilla. Is this you? I can’t blame you (but this post here is your come to God moment!)  The first AI tools that hit the market could write and analyze, but they needed constant hand-holding and fact-checking to be truly useful.  The tools were have today are light years away from those from a few years ago. And there’s a huge gap between what people think AI can do and what it's actually capable of. This disconnect is an opportunity in the making, and despite AI being out for several years now, recent development in AI means you’re not late in the game (yet). Which is why…  2025 will be the year that savvy businesses profit from the public’s skepticism. And if you’re ready to start profiting from this AI disconnect and need the right team to make it happen, we’d love to help! Schedule a call with us here: https://lnkd.in/gC2xcFhj

The best opportunities often have the lowest probabilities of success. 🎯 It's common for companies to punish failure, even if the project had a small chance of success to begin with. It's a combination of having many stakeholders, less agility embedded in processes, and the attraction of having a steady yearly bonus reliant on performance. 🏢 Innovation is stagnated. ⚠️ But the best ideas — the ones that change industries — require taking on tough challenges with uncertain outcomes. 💡 At AE Studio, we've worked hard over the years to build a company culture that rewards risk-takers. And we as a company don't need to answer to anybody, we're a fully bootstrapped, profitable business. 🚀 For example, Skunkworks, our internal startup incubator. 🔬 It's where our employees have the freedom to experiment with AE Studio's tools and resources to launch their project successfully. And if it doesn't work out, no one loses their job. Everyone is encouraged to take risks without fear. Another example: AI alignment research where we explore neglected approaches that others overlook, especially where we can leverage our team's expertise in BCI, data science, and machine learning. 🧠 Last example: Your project. We're not afraid to take on the tough problems other agencies shy away from. 💪 Have an upcoming project that needs this kind of expertise? Schedule a call with us now and let's see where we can swing for the fences. ⚡https://lnkd.in/gC2xcFhj

We're extremely excited for one of our superstar researchers Marc Carauleanu! Catch him on the flip side in Vancouver for NeurIPS. And Marc - before you buy maple syrup to bring back home, make sure it can get through airport security.

🚨 Shocking Startup Stat Alert: 65% of startups fail due to co-founder disputes, not bad ideas or lack of funding. At AE Studio, we've developed two practical tools that keep our teams thriving. First, our Internal Core Values Playbook - and this isn't your typical "values on the wall" document. It's an active guide we use daily for everything from making tough project decisions to navigating team conflicts. We refer to it in our 1:1s, during onboarding, and when evaluating potential partnerships. It's a living document that evolves with our team's real experiences. It’s messy but it’s real. Then there's our secret weapon: the PDP Personality Assessment. This powerful tool maps out individual energy styles, communication preferences, and how each team member responds to stress. What makes this combination so effective is that while our core values playbook aligns expectations, the PDP assessment helps us leverage our differences. We've seen remarkable results using this approach. It powers our in-house startup incubator (Skunkworks) and has been crucial to launching successful client projects. The best part? You can start implementing this today. Begin with a living document where your team contributes real examples of values in action, tracking how these principles show up in daily decisions. Want to build an unstoppable team? These tools aren't just for us - they're proven strategies any organization can implement. Because success isn't accidental – it's engineered through strong partnerships, lived values, and exceptional people working in sync. Ready to take your team to the next level? Let's chat about your ambitious ideas and how we can help bring them to life. 🚀 https://lnkd.in/gC2xcFhj #StartupSuccess #TeamBuilding #Leadership #CompanyCulture #Entrepreneurship

🔍 Beyond Vector DBs: Why Graph Theory is powering RAG's next chapter The next big evolution in AI isn't just about better models—it's about smarter data structures. While everyone's obsessing over vector databases, there's a new player in town that's about to steal your girl: Graph DBs. Let me explain why they're the missing piece in RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems. Current challenge: Most RAG setups use vector databases, which excel at semantic similarity search but fundamentally struggle with relationship comprehension (like that friend who remembers every detail of a story but completely misses the point). When your data is scattered across multiple documents, crucial context and relationships get lost in the embedding space. Enter Graph Databases 🕸️ Imagine: "Arya is friends with Jon Snow. She enjoys sword fighting but dislikes court politics. Jon has a direwolf named Ghost.." In a traditional vector DB, this information exists as disconnected embeddings. But in a graph DB, it's structured as interconnected nodes and edges—think less "awkward first date" and more "social butterfly." Each entity becomes a node, with relationships explicitly modeled as edges between them. Why This Matters: • More Natural Data Relationships: Direct representation of complex, multi-hop relationships. Think about a healthcare system that connects your symptoms, medical history, recent lab results, and even your conversation history to suggest personalized treatments. • Better Context Preservation: Maintain hierarchical and temporal data structures. Imagine asking about “Jordan”—the AI can determine whether you mean the country, the athlete, or the sneakers based on the conversation’s context. • Real-time Graph Modifications: Add nodes and edges through natural language. Picture an AI that consumes and understands news in real-time, and maintains a knowledge graph of what is happening in the world. It could connect a sudden drop in oil prices to a major diplomatic event, revealing insights that might otherwise go unnoticed. The Real Game-Changer? 🚀 Graph-based RAGs don't just retrieve information—we have built systems that can create and modify  data through natural conversation. Want to add that "Arya has a new friend Hot Pie who loves baking"? The system automatically generates new nodes and edges, maintaining the semantic structure of your data. Vector DBs aren't going anywhere—they're still unmatched for processing vast amounts of unstructured data and similarity search. But graph-based RAGs are the difference between knowing someone's favorite movie and understanding why they cry every time they watch it. At AE Studio, we're already implementing solutions that go beyond traditional vector DBs. 💡 Building an AI project that needs sophisticated data handling? Let's explore how graph-based solutions could help. Schedule a call with us here: https://lnkd.in/gC2xcFhj

🦨 Guess what our Skunkworks team cooked up? Meet GramSite.com - our latest "why didn't anyone think of this before?" creation that turns your Instagram into a proper website INSTANTLY. (Yes, really!) Built in-house by our Same Day Skunkworks team (fueled by coffee and clever ideas), GramSite is perfect for: Busy entrepreneurs who need a website yesterday Creative souls showing off their awesome work Influencers ready to level up their game The magic? Just copy and paste your Instagram handle, and BOOM 💥 - you've got yourself an SEO-optimized website with custom URLs and all that good stuff. No coding. No headaches. No kidding. Because life's too short for complicated website builders, right? 😉 #BuiltBySkunks #Websitemagic #CreativeTools #StartupLife

Attaboy Randy! We at AE Studio are all about allowing AI to improve our agency, in whatever way possible and Randy has taken that to heart.

🌟 "That Will Never Work" Imagine telling someone in 1903: "That rickety contraption that flew for 12 seconds? It'll revolutionize global travel." They'd laugh you out of the room. But here's the thing about breakthrough technologies: They always start out looking like toys. 🧸 Remember the internet? dial-up noises intensify "Why would anyone need email?" "Who wants to shop online?" "That AOL thing is just a fad" Fast forward to 2024: You're probably reading this on a pocket supercomputer while ordering lunch, checking stocks, and booking a ride - all at once! History doesn't just rhyme. It breakdances. 🕺 Today, we're hearing the same skepticism about: AI (just 2 years post-ChatGPT!) Brain-Computer Interfaces Human augmentation tech But here's the mind-bending truth: We're only 1% of the way there. Let that sink in. Everything we've achieved with AI? 1%. Those BCIs helping paralyzed people move robotic limbs? 1%. The revolution in human agency technology? You guessed it - 1%. And when we reach our current goals? We'll still be just 1% of the way to what comes next. That's the beauty of exponential growth. 📈 The future belongs to those who can see past the awkward early stages of revolutionary tech. To those who understand that today's "impractical toy" is tomorrow's industry standard. 🤔 What technology are you skeptical about today that might be ubiquitous tomorrow? #Innovation #FutureOfTech #AI #BCI #TechnologyEvolution P.S. Remember to laugh next time someone says "that will never work." They probably said the same thing about smartphones. 😉

🌟 "What if we gave customers more control?" That's the question that sparked a $25M revolution. Here's the story 👇 Picture this: It's 2019. A startup founder is burning the midnight oil, drowning in customer service tickets for her vitamin subscription business. Her crime? Running a successful company. Her punishment? Endless nights of manual subscription management. Enter Wesley, our PM (and her roommate), watching this nightly ritual of exhaustion. The problem wasn't the business. It was that customers had zero control over their subscriptions. Every change, no matter how small, required a support ticket. That's when Wesley had a radical idea: What if customers could manage everything... through text messages? 📱 Conventional wisdom said: "Don't give customers too much control. They'll cancel!" Wesley's response? "If we treat people well and give them transparency over their money, they'll stick around longer." Spoiler alert: He was right. We built ElectricSMS - a simple platform that let customers skip, revise, or reschedule orders with a quick text. No apps. No passwords. No hassle. The results? - 22,000+ happy users - $25M+ in processed revenue - 56 merchant partnerships - Plummeting churn rates - One founder who could finally sleep 😴 Then something magical happened... ReCharge (15,000+ brands, 50M+ subscribers) called. They loved our vision. They made an offer. We accepted. The moral? When you empower people, everyone wins. 🤔 What customer pain point keeps YOU up at night? Maybe there's a revolutionary solution hiding in plain sight. #StartupStory #CustomerExperience #Innovation #Entrepreneurship P.S. We're just getting started. Our Skunkworks team is cooking up the next big thing. Stay tuned... 👀 Read our full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/gHHi4KBw

🚀 The Myth of the "10x Developer" In 1995, Steve Jobs noted that while most fields have a 2:1 ratio between average and best performers, in software it could be 50:1 or higher. But here's what everyone gets wrong about "10x developers" 👇 1. They don't appear fully-formed 2. "10x" is actually thinking too small The truth? In today's AI-powered world, we're seeing exponential rather than linear gains. Just look at medicine: from accidental penicillin to brain-controlled robotic limbs in under a century. The real unicorns aren't just fast coders. They're innovators who: - Embrace growth mindset - Take ownership - Master emerging tech - Think differently What's your take on the "10x developer" concept? Has AI changed your view on developer productivity? Read more at our blog here: https://lnkd.in/gB8gun6x #TechInnovation #SoftwareDevelopment #AIinTech #Engineering