Peggy talks about a new benchmark that tests AI models on real freelance projects—and what percentage of AI systems complete tasks at professional human standards. She says we need to consider AI our partner in crime, but we need to determine how to augment, not replace.
She also discusses:
· The state of the market.
· Some of the biggest hurdles we still face today.
· How two key trends are colliding at the exact same time.
Peggy Smedley and Eddie Hartman, partner & board member at Simon-Kucher Partners, and coauthor of Scaling Innovation: How Smart Companies Architect Profitable Growth, talk about why startups fail. He says if you created something people want to buy and pay for, then your startup wouldn’t fail, and we must begin with the question: but do they?
They also discuss:
· Pricing, packaging, and go-to-market strategy.
· The Blockbuster phenomenon—and how markets shift.
· What a single-engine track is—and how to become a profitable growth architect.
Peggy Smedley and Reddy Mallidi, AI strategist, and author, Leading With AI Agents, talk about how AI agents are transforming industries. He says AI agents represent something fundamentally different than ChatGPT, and the distinction matters for manufacturing leaders.
They also discuss:
· How they represent a shift from reactive to proactive intelligent partners.
· Examples of how to scale with AI agents.
· What keeps manufacturing executives up at night.
We have all learned a thing or two in the past five years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit—and since that time things continue to change fast and furious in the supply chain. We have rising costs, global shocks, fragmented logistics, climate risks, and increasing customer demands. The numbers always tell an interesting story.
We see 91% of customers demand seamless end-to-end service and yet 75% of logistics leaders admit they have lagged on digital transformation and innovation. There is a disconnect here.
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