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What You Can Access Matters More Than What You Know

Published 7 months ago • 2 min read

If you missed last week's workshop…

Josh and I shared how business leaders from our first two Second Brain Enterprise cohorts are using AI to transform their operations, while most companies are stuck in stage 1.

​Watch the replay to see the 4 stages of business evolution and the 3-part framework we use to systematically integrate AI into every business function.

Cohort 3 starts Oct. 27. Applications close Oct. 22.

Over 100 companies have participated across two cohorts. 75.8% exceeded expectations, with a combined NPS of 60.

One CEO told us: "I haven't felt this energized about my business since we started it 5 years ago."

While your competitors are still figuring out ChatGPT, you could be building AI-first systems with 1.5x to 10x productivity gains.

Why You Are Losing Customers Without Even Knowing It

Serial entrepreneur Hayden Miyamoto is back on the channel to walk through a pattern we've seen with over 100 companies in our Second Brain Enterprise program.

Most businesses focus entirely on customer acquisition while the real growth happens in stages they're not even tracking.

We'll break down the complete six-stage customer journey and show you the counterintuitive order to fix each stage.

I'm also sharing the exact mapping exercise we use inside the course so you can identify where your business is losing momentum.

Boundary Intelligence: Why What You Can Access Matters More Than What You Know

We've always thought intelligence was about processing power. How fast you can think or how much you know. But AI is forcing us to rethink that definition entirely.

The new frontier is not what's inside your brain. It's what you can access at its edges.

In this piece, I explore how intelligence has evolved from memorization to computation to something far more interesting: boundary intelligence.

The ability to know what to remember, when to retrieve it, and how to navigate the ocean of external memory around us.

Join a Celebration of Unique Minds

My friend Chris Guillebeau is hosting the second NeuroDiversion conference on March 20-22, 2026, in Austin, Texas, and I thought it might resonate with many of you.

This is an event for people with ADHD, autism, or anyone who's wired differently. It's designed to be neuro-friendly, with quiet spaces, short talks, and flexible scheduling.

You'll hear from speakers who get it, connect with a community that understands, and leave with practical strategies you can actually use.

If you've been looking for people who genuinely understand how your mind works, this could be worth checking out. Early bird tickets are available now.

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