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The CEO AI Playbook.

The operating system for AI in mid-market companies. Second Edition.

Written to be read, not presented. Each playbook is a single thesis with one decision attached, and most ship with a tool you can print and use this week. New pieces publish weekly; every topic links to its First Edition ancestor until its rewrite ships.

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The CEO AI Playbook in 20 minutes
The whole playbook in one sitting: where AI actually pays, how to buy it without getting burned, and what to do first.
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Contents
Part 1

The economic case

Part 2

Buying AI without getting burned

Part 3

Your first agent

Part 4

The company brain

Part 5

Running it safely

Part 6

Taking your people with you

Also publishing

Field notes

First-person, dated operator notes.

Tools

Printable instruments that ship with the playbooks.

The slide-based First Edition (2026) is preserved in full. First Edition archive