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Two companies buy the exact same AI — same models, same vendors. One pulls in 5x the revenue gains. The other gets nothing. The difference isn't the tool. It's a decision.

In this episode I break down why 56% of CEOs report zero return on AI while a tiny 5% are running away with it — using the same models everyone else can buy. We get into what the winners actually decided (and did first), why the gap is compounding instead of closing, the EU AI Act deadline bearing down with fines up to 7% of revenue, and the Three-Decision Stack that separates the companies getting results from the ones still stuck "piloting."