John Alexander Adam speaks on AI strategy. He believes the future is AI-native and organisations and individuals who invest in it in a smart, structured way now will lead tomorrow.
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3 Value Bombs
1. Success isn’t about originality or rigid frameworks—it’s about adaptability and the creative synthesis of proven ideas.
2. Most companies are still early in their AI journey—meaning now is the perfect time to explore high-ROI, low-complexity use cases.
3. The future belongs to those who act early, experiment thoughtfully, and build modular systems designed to evolve.
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Show Notes
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Today’s Audio MASTERCLASS: AI in Business: From Chaos to Competence with John Alexander Adam
[1:21] – John shares something he believes about success that most people disagree with.
- Success isn’t about originality or frameworks—it’s about synthesis.
- Great outcomes emerge by mixing and matching proven ideas to solve problems in new contexts.
- Blindly applying frameworks is risky—they’re designed for ideal environments, not evolving realities.
[3:39] – John talks about how real entrepreneurs are implementing AI in business.
- AI use cases fall into five primary buckets:
- Cost savings (automating rules-based, repetitive processes)
- Service improvement (faster task completion, better CX)
- Productivity gains (automating research, doc parsing, workflow bridging)
- Risk mitigation (preemptive failure alerts, compliance monitoring)
- Revenue generation (simulations, R&D, discovery tasks)
[6:58] – John tells how late adopters can catch up with AI.
- Most companies—even mid-market and enterprise—are still early.
- Start with low-complexity, high-frequency, rules-based tasks to prove ROI fast.
- Involve the team to reduce defensiveness and build early internal trust in AI.
[10:05] – A timeout to thank our sponsors!
- HighLevel: The ultimate all-in-one platform for entrepreneurs, marketers, coaches, and agencies! Learn more at HighLevelFire.com!
- Public: Build a multi-asset portfolio of stocks, bonds, options, crypto, and more. Go to Public.com/fire to fund your account in five minutes or less!
- All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1890144), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. Alpha is an experimental AI tool powered by GPT-4. Its output may be inaccurate and is not investment advice. Public makes no guarantees about its accuracy or reliability—verify independently before use. *Rate as of 6/24/25. APY is variable and subject to change. **Terms and Conditions apply.
[13:08] – John talks about the main pitfalls to avoid.
- Lack of governance: Every organization should set up clear AI usage policies.
- Poor observability: Pilot projects often lack tracking, leading to misuse or compliance issues.
- Lock-in risk: Build modular systems that can swap tools and providers as tech evolves.
- Avoid complex systems with hardwired dependencies—they’ll age fast.
[16:32] – John talks about what can AI do—and what can’t it do.
- AI excels at: high-volume, rules-based tasks like data parsing, structured content, and factual synthesis.
- AI struggles with: ambiguity, edge cases, human intuition, and multi-step logic with shifting variables.
[18:37] – What does the near future of AI look like?
- More efficient models with less compute power.
- More powerful context handling—larger token windows and better multi-step comprehension.
- Natural language prompting will improve, but systems still perform best when prompts are semi-structured.
- Big breakthroughs will come as companies fine-tune models on their own internal data and documentation.
[21:35] – John gives his key takeaway.
- Just get active. You don’t have to be technical—read a book, build a custom GPT, experiment.
- The bar is still low, and most people are behind. Start small and you’ll quickly stand out.
[23:10] – Call to action:
- John Alexander Adam LinkedIn – Connect with John on LinkedIn to assess AI opportunities in your business.
- AimProsoft – Check out his company website and explore strategic AI integration.
[24:08] – Thank you to our Sponsor!
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