by John Macdonald | Jun 20, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
One of the first things I learned when working on a construction crew as a teenager was, “clean up after yourself!” Don’t leave the tools, scrap material, and extra material lying around. It’s fine during the work process, but we cleanup and leave it tidy before we go... by John Macdonald | Jun 17, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
We have two kinds of AI trolls. The first are humans trolling AI. These aren’t dangerous. An AI doesn’t care if it gets trolled. The second is AI trolling humans. These are dangerous. Humans care about getting trolled. Let’s think about this as we continue to weave AI... by John Macdonald | Jun 14, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
Growing your human team still matters. In fact, in today’s world of AI teams augmenting human teams, it might even matter more as personnel budgets split between humans and tokens. Each person on the team matters more. And they must not only interface with other... by John Macdonald | Jun 11, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
I know it when I see it. So do you. But what is it in the age of generative AI? Spoiler alert: It doesn’t mean handmade. Or live. Or no tech. It does, however, take insight. And creativity. And emotion. And perspective. Art is still the same as it ever was. You know... by John Macdonald | Jun 9, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
Do you know how your phone works? Do you know how GPS works? Do you know how Netflix works? Not how to make it work. Not generally speaking. Not at some basic level. Do you know the details? The circuitry, the RF signals, the semiconductor devices, the software. The... by John Macdonald | Jun 7, 2026 | AI, Leadership, Technology, The250
Right now, the CEO’s are saying, “Do more with AI! Go faster! More agents! Use as many tokens as you can!” The investors are on board. “How much can we get done with less people? Can we build a $1B company with 3 people? I’ll keep investing in your token costs. Max it...