4 AI Strategies The Biggest Companies Are Using

31 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In a concise monologue, Eric Siu shares insights gathered from conversations with AI operators at large, 9‑ to 10‑figure enterprises. He highlights four key observations: (1) almost all executives would rebuild their IT team first, indicating a foundational weakness; (2) concrete examples of AI‑driven margin expansion are scarce, with most claims limited to customer‑service improvements; (3) cost considerations dominate strategy, leading companies to blend frontier models with open‑source alternatives and to focus on open weights; and (4) founder‑led AI initiatives tend to move faster and more effectively than those handed off to a chief AI officer, which often slows progress. Siu ends with a call‑to‑action, inviting viewers to comment “newsletter” for deeper content on AI, business, and marketing.

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So here's what I learned talking to AI operators running 9 to 10-figure companies. First and foremost, when I asked if they would rebuild one team, what would it be? Almost everyone said their IT team. Second is when it comes to margin expansion, when it comes to AI, nobody really has a good example. And so people might be saying that they're seeing margin expansion when it comes to customer service, but they're not really seeing it in other areas. The third piece is everyone is thinking about cost, everyone's thinking about open weights, everyone is thinking about how they utilize the frontier models, but also keep cost in mind, and that definitely means leveraging open-source models. And the last thing I'll say is that these operators know that a founder-led AI initiative is going to move a lot faster versus a founder trying to hand it off to a chief AI officer. That never ends up going that well. Things end up moving slower. So if you want more on this around AI, business, and marketing, just comment newsletter and we'll send you more.