HOW AI CAN HELP FOUNDERS

AI is giving founders something we haven’t really had before: support for our own growth in the middle of the work.

Most of us wake up already focused on our to-do list for the day. Look at yours and I am sure you’ll find meetings to attend, decisions to make, and tough conversations to have. And as our companies scale, they ask even more of us than they used to.

That creates a real paradox. Leadership capacity has never mattered more, yet the space to intentionally work on ourselves feels harder to protect than ever. Our teams are bigger, our systems are more complex, and there never seems to be enough time to tackle everything. So we end up relying on the same thinking patterns that worked when the company was smaller, even though those patterns no longer match the reality we’re leading in.

Read more in How AI Can Help Founders Truly Level Up.

What’s missing isn’t desire or discipline. It’s a way to support our own growth while the business keeps moving. Used well, AI doesn’t replace reflection, wisdom, or responsibility. It makes leadership development more accessible, more consistent, and more embedded in our every day.

So here’s a question for you: Are you using AI to grow as a leader?

PERSPECTIVES

“Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean." — Steve Jobs

MARK MY WORDS

I’ve been thinking about how to incorporate AI into Ninety since 2012. Even back then, I knew I wanted to build something that could help founders grow while they were doing the work.

Today, Ninety has Maz.

What excites me most is the opportunity to make leadership development part of the day-to-day work instead of something that lives outside of it. Used well, AI can help us think more clearly, reflect more consistently, and strengthen our judgment in real time.

That’s the real opportunity. Not just moving faster, but growing alongside your company.

ON THE CALENDAR

Your Ninety tools work best when your team uses them with clarity and consistency, but that’s easier said than done. In this live session, TJ Kneale, Ninety’s Head of Product, will walk through Maz, Ninety’s AI companion, and show how it helps leaders think more clearly and work more effectively inside the platform.

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ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD

In case you missed it, here’s more from Founder’s Framework:

How AI Is Reshaping Our Work

AI isn’t just helping founders move faster. It’s reshaping how we think, how we lead, and how our teams engage with the work itself. In this piece, I share what that shift looks like inside a growing company.

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Growth starts when you stop defaulting to how you’ve always done it.