The FastForward newsletter delivers cutting-edge insights on AI and enterprise tech trends every Friday. This archive includes editions since the independent relaunch. Earlier issues are available here: https://fastforward.boldstart.vc/fastforward-newsletter/
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Hi everyone. There was no newsletter last week as I was moderating a CEO fireside at Pax8 Beyond in Salt Lake City on Monday, then flew to Vegas on Tuesday for the Zscaler Zenith conference where I recorded a video interview with their EVP of the Agentic AI Security Startup
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Hi everyone. I'm writing from the west coast this week. The enterprise AI picture keeps getting more more complicated. Everyone's doing it, but not many companies are seeing results. I dig into why this week. Just a heads up that next week is a work week,
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Welcome back to the latest issue of FastForward, and thanks for reading. If you like my newsletter, please share this week’s edition with a friend, it really helps.💌 Sign up here. ForwardThinking 🤔 Lies, damned lies and AI When Mark Twain popularized the phrase 'lies, damned lies and statistics,
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This week on the FastForward on PPN podcast, I spoke with Box CEO Aaron Levie. Please have a look and let me know what you think at feedback@fastforward.blog. And if you like my newsletter, please share this week’s edition of FastForward with a friend, it really helps.
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We hear so much about the impact of AI on jobs, but is AI killing jobs or is the cost of the infrastructure forcing companies to find ways to pay for it? If you like my newsletter, please share this week’s edition of FastForward with a friend, it really
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I spent the early part of the week in Boston at IBM Think. Boston is a town with a lot of colleges. The talk of AI mixed with upcoming graduations got me thinking about entry level jobs. If you like my newsletter, please share this week’s edition of FastForward
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Hi everyone. As we turn to May with the flowers blooming and the apple trees in my yard bursting, I've been thinking a lot about the value we humans bring in a world of AI hype. This week, I decided to explore that idea. If you like my
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Hi everyone. As agents take center stage (at least in the hype cycle), this week I explore the notion of headless everything. If you like my newsletter, please share this week’s edition of FastForward with a friend, it really helps.💌 Sign up here. ForwardThinking 🤔 Get ready for headless everything
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Hi everyone, spring finally sprung here this week, and I launched the FastForward on PPN podcast. You can watch the pilot episode here. If you like my newsletter, please share this week’s edition of FastForward with a friend, it really helps.💌 Sign up here. ForwardThinking 🤔 Wall Street keeps falling
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Editor’s Note: I was at HumanX this week, so this is an abbreviated newsletter without the News of the Week section. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at feedback@fastforward.blog. ForwardThinking 🤔 AI hype...AI reality I spent the first part of the week at
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ForwardThinking 🤔 Oracle's Tuesday morning massacre On Tuesday morning, thousands of Oracle employees were sent packing with an email. While there is no great way to conduct a mass layoff, this move felt particularly cold, waking up to an impersonal missive with the line: "We are sharing some
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ForwardThinking 🤔 Everyone hates AI Well, it's been building up inside of me For, oh, I don't know how long I don't know why, but I keep thinking Something's bound to go wrong ~Beach Boys, Don't Worry Baby A backlash against