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Honest AI

In an era where technology evolves unprecedentedly fast, staying educated and appreciating ethical boundaries is more crucial than ever. I desire to bring you "Honest AI" to make sense of the complex world of artificial intelligence, ethics, and the future of work. Understand what’s genuine—honest!— vs. the hype. 

Honest AI is a publication that includes short essays, blog posts, a podcast and a newsletter. 

By subscribing to Human Override (the weekly Honest AI newsletter), you become part of a movement towards responsible innovation and ethical awareness in the digital age.

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Scope opportunities for addressing AI Risk and contributing to the Complex AI Risk Think Tank. AI is a great technology. The risk management industry has the historic opportunity to play a pivotal role in enabling its safe adoption.

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Genade Inc.

Genade was a nice learning experience :)

We built digital products to help insurance agents, brokers, wholesalers to automate customer acquisition, lead qualification tasks, and the quoting process. Some examples were interactive web apps that run prospects' fact-finding, qualify leads, pre-populate ACORD forms, and organize information in a super simple CRM. Insurance agents and brokers who used our tools saw a significant increase in time savings and could manage twice as many customers.

We were honored to win the support of:
• 2018 - 19 NYU 300K Entrepreneurs Challenge (Semi-finalist)
• 2019 NYU Summer Launchpad
• 2019 NYU Summer Sprint
• Ignite Fellowship Beta

Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic introduced team and sales dynamics that made our quest difficult to drive forward.

Genade's story ended in December 2020. Many challenges in the world of insurance agents' productivity, lead management, and customer acquisition remain unsolved, and we failed to create a sustainable platform for running an insurance agency on autopilot.

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AI can be both technically brilliant and used to build a deeply human future.

I've built AI systems from the ground up, written "The Ethics of AI," and advised hundreds of leaders navigating this transformation. I've learned most teams get lost chasing shiny tech while forgetting the humans who actually use it.

I see everywhere this pattern:

- AI projects that sound impressive but fail in practice
- Teams paralyzed by ethical concerns
- Leaders afraid they're falling behind
- Products that work on paper but frustrate real users

My focus is simple: helping you build or use AI that actually serves people. That works for you, and not against you.

Not AI for AI's sake. Not algorithms that impress other engineers. AI that solves real problems and creates genuine value.

I work with founders and leaders who want to:

☑ Build products users actually love
☑ Navigate ethical challenges with confidence
☑ Create sustainable competitive advantages
☑ Sleep well knowing their AI makes the world better

If you're tired of AI hype and want practical guidance on building technology that matters, let's connect.

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Alberto Chierici

Most people hyping the latest AI tool haven't built anything beyond a 30-minute demo.

Josh did the opposite. Product-focused CTO with 25 years of coding experience:

He went all-in, spending 3 months using AI to write every line of code for a new product (attention! Not a toy project.) as a real test of what happens when you actually commit.

The product shipped. It worked. He felt productive.

Then he needed to make a simple change and couldn't confidently modify his own code.

"Who owns that product, Josh? You or Claude Code?" Bob Galen asked him.

The answer: Claude Code owned it. Josh had become a passenger in his own product development.

This is the intellectual honesty the AI conversation needs. Not another breathless demo. Not another "look what I built in 10 minutes" post. An actual engineer doing the hard work of understanding what happens when delegation replaces comprehension.

His November deep-dive article shares what he learned the hard way, five principles that aren't sexy or revolutionary, but are real, sustainable, and work beyond the honeymoon phase:

1️⃣ Own the architecture
2️⃣ Make the hard decisions
3️⃣ Maintain the context
4️⃣ Understand the why
5️⃣ Take responsibility when it breaks

That's how you actually integrate this technology without eroding the skills that make you valuable.

Josh's story matters because he had the courage to admit what happened when he delegated too much. And more importantly, he documented exactly how to avoid making the same mistake.

Read his full story: https://lnkd.in/e7ZE7VgB

His November article with the complete breakdown: https://lnkd.in/ekC38xD4

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3x Founder | AI Specialist (for real) | Making AI work for people, not against them.

🌍 Global Fintech Advisor | Scaling Businesses via Digital Transformation & M&A | $500M+ Deals Executed | Empowering CXOs to Drive 10x Growth | Architect of Hypergrowth Strategies

Transformative fintech executive with 20+ years of impact across global markets, steering digital growth, scaling business models, and enabling market leadership across 3 continents.

📈 $300M+ in revenue growth.
🌍 Product Launch & Expansion into 10+ countries.
🤝 $500M+ in strategic M&A.

I specialize in executive advisory, strategic planning, go-to-market strategy, digital transformation, and international expansion; helping organizations unlock scale, efficiency, and sustained competitive advantage.

From digital banks to embedded finance, I’ve led fintechs, NBFIs, banks, software firms, and telecoms through large-scale transformation and innovation. My approach blends boardroom strategy with hands-on execution, building scalable operating models, navigating regulatory complexity, and launching high-impact digital products.

I advise ambitious institutions and founders on how to:
✔️ Build and scale in high-growth markets
✔️ Design business & operating models that drive profit and resilience
✔️ Align vision with execution for long-term impact

If you're building the next wave of financial innovation or navigating inflection points in growth, I bring the clarity, playbook, and momentum to help you lead from the front and make it a success.

Nadir Ali

You can replace a position.

But not passion.

That’s the real currency of performance and the hardest one to manufacture.

Across every transformation I’ve led, one truth stands out:
➟ People don’t quit jobs. 
➟ They quit indifference.

Here’s how leaders keep passion alive inside high-performance teams 👇

1. Connect role to purpose
↳ Don’t let titles define contribution.
↳ Show how every task ladders up to impact that’s where ownership begins.

2. Recognize effort, not just output
↳ Reward the behaviors that drive progress.
↳ When people feel seen, they give more than what’s measured.

3. Build psychological safety
↳ Passion dies in fear-based cultures.
↳ Let ideas breathe, innovation thrives where judgment pauses.

4. Empower, don’t hover
↳ Micromanagement breeds compliance, not creativity.
↳ Trust is the oxygen for initiative.

5. Model the energy you expect
↳ Passion is contagious.
↳ If you’re not inspired, no one else will be.

Leadership isn’t about filling positions.

It’s about fueling purpose.

♻️ Repost if you believe passion outperforms process every time.
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Success isn’t the goal. Integrity is.

Most people chase outcomes at any cost.

High performers do the opposite.
They protect the one thing that compounds forever: their values.

Here’s the real equation behind principled leadership 👇

1. A compromised win is a hidden loss
↳ If you sacrifice values to hit a target, you’re not winning.
↳ You’re trading long-term credibility for short-term approval.

2. A principled miss is strategic integrity
↳ Falling short while staying true isn’t failure.
↳ It’s proof your standards survive pressure.

3. Values matter most when they cost you
↳ The right choice is rarely the easy choice.
↳ Character is revealed when the stakes rise.

4. Principles compound like reputation capital
↳ Consistency builds trust faster than performance alone.
↳ People follow leaders whose values don’t fluctuate with outcomes.

Because at the end of every goal, one question always remains:
Did you win the right way or just win?

Choose the version of you you’ll respect in ten years.

♻️ Repost if you believe winning without integrity isn’t winning at all.
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Mastery is multi-disciplinary.

The best leaders borrow from every profession.

Because peak performance isn’t about knowing more, it’s about thinking better.

Here’s the multi-disciplinary playbook behind better judgment and execution 👇

1. Speak like a Lawyer
↳ Articulate with precision.
↳ Win arguments through clarity, not volume.

2. Express like a Philosopher
↳ Simplify the complex.
↳ Ask better questions, not longer ones.

3. Analyze like a Psychologist
↳ Understand motives before making moves.
↳ Influence begins with empathy.

4. Observe like a Detective
↳ See patterns others overlook.
↳ The smallest clue often hides the biggest truth.

5. Decide like a Judge
↳ Separate fact from feeling.
↳ Wisdom is balanced reasoning under pressure.

6. Create like an Artist
↳ Connect dots, don’t copy them.
↳ Innovation is discipline in disguise.

7. Work like an Engineer
↳ Build systems that scale.
↳ Reliability beats brilliance every day.

8. Lead with the balance of them all
↳ Leadership is integration, not imitation.
↳ Mastering perspective is the ultimate leverage.

Great leaders don’t stay in one lane.
They borrow the best mindset from every lane.

♻️ Repost to remind your team: versatility is the new intelligence.
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Most leaders manage people.

The best ones develop leaders.

And from two decades working with top-performing CEOs, I’ve seen one pattern:
➟ They don’t just talk about culture.
➟ They model it daily.

Here’s what the best leaders consistently do 👇

1. Reflect
✅ Stay aware of how your emotions shape your leadership.
🚫 Don’t ignore your emotions or their impact on others.
Tip: End your week asking, “How did I show up as a leader today?”

2. Listen
✅ Validate others’ perspectives before responding.
🚫 Don’t dismiss concerns or feelings.
Tip: In meetings, speak last, you’ll learn more than you expect.

3. Empower
✅ Delegate outcomes, not just tasks.
🚫 Don’t micromanage or withhold trust.
Tip: Define what success looks like let your team decide how to get there.

4. Feedback
✅ Be specific, empathetic, and solution-focused.
🚫 Don’t give vague or harsh feedback.
Tip: Use this frame: “What worked → What to improve → How I can support.”

5. Integrity
✅ Own your actions even when it’s uncomfortable.
🚫 Don’t shift blame to protect yourself.
Tip: Admitting a mistake publicly builds more trust than a perfect track record.

6. Adaptability
✅ Adjust based on new insights and changing contexts.
🚫 Don’t cling to outdated plans or processes.
Tip: Ask your team quarterly: “What should we stop doing?”

7. Purpose
✅ Link daily work to bigger goals and values.
🚫 Don’t rely only on rewards for short-term motivation.
Tip: Start projects with why it matters, not what to do.

8. Composure
✅ Stay calm under pressure.
🚫 Don’t let panic ripple through your team.
Tip: When uncertainty hits, your tone sets everyone’s temperature.

9. Conflict
✅ Address tension early and openly.
🚫 Don’t avoid tough conversations.
Tip: Reframe conflict as problem-solving not personal friction.

10. Burnout
✅ Promote balance and spot fatigue early.
🚫 Don’t overlook your or your team’s limits.
Tip: Protect energy like capital, recovery drives results.

Leadership isn’t about control. 
It’s about creating systems where trust, clarity, and accountability do the work.

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Your team loses 2.5 hours per day to distraction.

Over a year, that’s 5+ weeks of lost execution.

On your watch.

And the fix isn’t more hours.

It’s better systems.

In my career on several executives positions, these 9 time frameworks have helped me and my teams.
➟ Unlock focus.
➟ Reduce friction.
➟ Scale results.

The Time Management Cheat Sheet for Leaders

1. Timeboxing
↳ Block focused work like meetings. Treat it as non-negotiable.

2. Eat That Frog
↳ Start with the task you’re most likely to avoid.

3. Eisenhower Matrix
↳ Prioritize by urgency and importance then act accordingly.

4. 80/20 Rule
↳ Double down on the 20% of tasks that drive 80% of results.

5. 3–3–3 Method
↳ Design your day: 3 deep work, 3 urgent, 3 maintenance tasks.

6. MoSCoW Method
↳ Classify tasks into: Must, Should, Could, and Won’t.

7. Buffett’s 25/5 Rule
↳ Identify your top 5 goals. Ruthlessly ignore the other 20.

8. $10,000/hr Work
↳ Focus on strategic tasks that create leverage. Delegate the rest.

9. Goldratt's Theory of Constraints
↳ Find and fix the one bottleneck limiting your output.

You don’t need to master all 9.

Pick 2. Apply relentlessly.

You don’t scale by doing more. You scale by choosing better.

Which system do you need to start?

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They said he was too young. 

Too early. Not ready.

That’s what people say when they can’t see your pace.

Because most people confuse timing with readiness.

Here’s the truth 👇

1. Readiness is built in motion.
↳ Waiting to feel ready is disguised fear.
↳ You don’t earn confidence first, you earn it through doing.

2. Speed is useless without direction.
↳ Progress isn’t about moving fast; it’s about moving right.
↳ Discipline sets your lane, not emotion.

3. Belief compounds faster than talent.
↳ The mind crosses the finish line before the body does.
↳ Doubt slows execution long before fatigue does.

4. Critics measure by comfort. Winners measure by effort.
↳ Most people project their limits, not your potential.
↳ You don’t need approval; you need consistency.

Cole didn’t wait to be ready.
He became ready by running anyway.

Because performance isn’t about age, timing, or permission.
It’s about pace, purpose, and proof.

Execution reveals what validation never will.

♻️ Repost to remind your network that readiness is a decision, not a milestone.
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When a Fintech crosses $30M–$50M ARR, the problem shifts:
Execution isn’t the constraint, leadership systems are.

Every stalled scale-up I’ve advised in GCC or SEA showed the same five blind spots months before numbers flattened:

1. Fragmented Focus
↳ Multi-market bets too early.
↳ Diluted execution kills momentum.

2. Regulatory Neglect
↳ Compliance gaps destroy investor trust.
↳ Rebuilding confidence costs 3x more.

3. Leadership Lag
↳ The org scales faster than its leaders.
↳ Alignment cracks before execution does.

4. GTM Copy-Paste
↳ One-size-fits-all launches flop.
↳ Local nuance drives true adoption.

5. Cultural Blindness
↳ Ignoring local norms slows velocity.
↳ Behavior beats translation every time.

Before your next funding round or market expansion:
✅ Stress-test leadership capacity before capital capacity.
✅ Map compliance readiness like you map customer journeys.
✅ Localize GTM not just in language, but in decision behavior.

Structure creates speed.

Speed compounds into valuation.

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You can’t scale judgment if you can’t regulate emotion.

In every transformation stall I’ve advised, 
From $40M fintechs in SEA to $300M industrials in GCC, the pattern is the same:
➟ Execution doesn’t break because of strategy.
➟ It breaks because composure collapses.

When markets turn volatile, EQ stops being a “soft skill.”

It becomes your execution discipline.

Here’s how high-EQ leaders create structural advantage 👇

1. Composed Under Pressure
↳ They anchor the room.
↳ Reaction time slows; decision quality rises.

2. Strategic Listener
↳ They decode before they decide.
↳ Listening becomes their competitive intelligence.

3. Emotionally Intelligent
↳ They sense tension before it becomes resistance.
↳ Alignment accelerates because empathy is operationalized.

4. Transparently Imperfect
↳ They own errors early.
↳ Trust velocity increases, politics decrease.

5. Optimistic Realist
↳ They balance hope with truth.
↳ Confidence becomes contagious, not careless.

6. Growth Multiplier
↳ They scale judgment through people, not process.
↳ Teams evolve faster than markets shift.

If you lead large teams or complex markets, 
your EQ isn’t a trait, it’s an asset class.

EQ sustains what strategy starts.
Control the emotion, and you control the execution.

♻️ Repost to raise the bar on how CEOs build EQ into execution.
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Most IT departments don’t fail because of weak tech.

They fail because they’re misaligned with the business.

When IT runs in isolation, innovation turns into noise, not value.
True transformation happens only when IT becomes a strategic partner, not a service provider.

Here’s the 6-level IT Alignment Model to benchmark and elevate your maturity 👇

1. Capability → Foundation of readiness
↳ Build innovation muscle and change adaptability.
↳ Cross-train teams so business and IT speak one language.

2. Architecture → Integration discipline
↳ Define clear standards for how systems connect and scale.
↳ Transparency in architecture prevents costly silos.

3. Partnerships → Shared accountability
↳ Move from vendor mindset to co-ownership of outcomes.
↳ Align goals, risks, and rewards across business and IT.

4. Governance → Strategic orchestration
↳ Build joint steering committees and integrated planning.
↳ Every major IT investment must tie back to business value.

5. Value Measurement → Proof of impact
↳ Track balanced metrics across service, cost, and growth.
↳ Benchmark continuously to sustain improvement.

6. Communication → Cultural alignment
↳ Ensure business understands IT capabilities and vice versa.
↳ Knowledge sharing fuels speed, trust, and collaboration.

IT alignment isn’t a project.

It’s a maturity journey that transforms IT from cost center to growth driver.

How aligned is your IT strategy with your business today?

♻️ Repost to help your team assess where they stand on the IT alignment curve.
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Champions aren’t fearless.

They’re resilient under fire.

Roger Federer said it best:
“You want to become a master at overcoming hard moments.”

That’s the real game not avoiding pressure, but performing through it.

Here’s how to build that skill 👇

1. Expect the hit
Turbulence means you’re stretching capacity, not failing.
↳ Pressure is proof you’re growing.

2. Control the noise
Self-doubt screams louder under stress.
↳ Breathe. Reset. Re-enter.

3. Detach from the outcome
You lost a point, not your potential.
↳ Analyze, don’t agonize.

4. Ritualize resilience
Small resets build big composure.
↳ Reflection, rest, rhythm. Every day.

5. Learn in motion
Pain teaches faster than comfort.
↳ Study the miss. Adjust the move.

Resilience isn’t a trait.
It’s a trained response under chaos.

♻️ Repost to remind your team: skill starts the game & resilience finishes it.
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