After 40-plus years in high-tech, I have seen many exciting breakthroughs. However, the greatest lesson I have learned—and continue to learn—is the following: Ten to fifteen years from now, we will look back on today’s “generative AI tech—including ChatGPT—with the same dismissive attitude we now view floppy disks, 286 computers, modems, and dot matrix printers.
I want you to keep this in mind as you read today’s post.
I remember when SalesForce came on the scene in 1999. Over the years, it has been interesting to see the company’s evolution from one of the early stars of the dot-com era. As a side note, I sold my self-learning algorithm, a nascent AI company, for $12 million in 2001. Sometimes, I regret getting out so early—sometimes, not.
Here is what I wrote about SalesForce in a 2008 article excerpt about Emburse Certify – https://bit.ly/3wXW0JQ
“With a wealth of knowledge and an abundance of experience, the concept for the Certify “expense management made easy model” is similar to the highly successful SalesForce.com self-service platform.”
Last evening, May 30th, 2024, I wrote another article in which I again referenced Salesforce – but for different reasons – https://bit.ly/3R73aT2
The key line from this most recent post is as follows:
“The Dow Jones Industrial Average faltered Thursday thanks in large part to a massive selloff for software giant Salesforce, as “rosy artificial intelligence dreams” have proven unable to support the blue-chip stock index’s record highs.”
How do you go from being a shining example of how to build a business to getting lost in the woods?
How did SalesForce go from being a problem-solver to a technology (AI) pusher?
Additional Takeaway: Check out emburse certify and ask the question – where have you gone, Marc Potash?
“We humanize work by empowering employees, approvers, finance professionals, and CFOs to eliminate manual, time-consuming tasks so they can focus on what matters most.”
It’s not about the technology – it never has been. It is about the people – the experience and expertise behind the technology to solve problems!
A Simple Success Formula:
- People-Process-Technology, an agent-based approach = Sucess
- Technology- Process-People, an equation-based approach = Failure
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After 40-plus years in high-tech, I have seen many exciting breakthroughs. However, the greatest lesson I have learned—and continue to learn—is the following: Ten to fifteen years from now, we will look back on today’s “generative AI tech—including ChatGPT—with the same dismissive attitude we now view floppy disks, 286 computers, modems, and dot matrix printers.
I want you to keep this in mind as you read today’s post.
I remember when SalesForce came on the scene in 1999. Over the years, it has been interesting to see the company’s evolution from one of the early stars of the dot-com era. As a side note, I sold my self-learning algorithm, a nascent AI company, for $12 million in 2001. Sometimes, I regret getting out so early—sometimes, not.
Here is what I wrote about SalesForce in a 2008 article excerpt about Emburse Certify – https://bit.ly/3wXW0JQ
“With a wealth of knowledge and an abundance of experience, the concept for the Certify “expense management made easy model” is similar to the highly successful SalesForce.com self-service platform.”
Last evening, May 30th, 2024, I wrote another article in which I again referenced Salesforce – but for different reasons – https://bit.ly/3R73aT2
The key line from this most recent post is as follows:
“The Dow Jones Industrial Average faltered Thursday thanks in large part to a massive selloff for software giant Salesforce, as “rosy artificial intelligence dreams” have proven unable to support the blue-chip stock index’s record highs.”
How do you go from being a shining example of how to build a business to getting lost in the woods?
How did SalesForce go from being a problem-solver to a technology (AI) pusher?
Additional Takeaway: Check out emburse certify and ask the question – where have you gone, Marc Potash?
“We humanize work by empowering employees, approvers, finance professionals, and CFOs to eliminate manual, time-consuming tasks so they can focus on what matters most.”
It’s not about the technology – it never has been. It is about the people – the experience and expertise behind the technology to solve problems!
A Simple Success Formula:
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