Francois Botha

AI gets you 80% of the way there in an afternoon. The last mile is where most builds stall. This Sunday on @andsimpleco Signals. #familyoffice bit.ly/4eZEA37

Every family office sits in one of three technology camps, but the message for all three is the same: there is no single AI tool that does everything your office needs, and the sooner that becomes clear, the better your architecture will be. @andsimpleco hubs.la/Q04dv1sH0

@sebgoddijn This can be inspirational for family offices. Would you be up to share this with the @andsimpleco community and how small private investor orgs might approach this?

After a week of meetings in NYC, one thing can't be missed - AI company billboards (especially in SoHo & Midtown). But not all of them sold on rational benefits. Latest on @andsimpleco Signals: bit.ly/48cZ6t3 #familyoffice #ai #technology

The subscription transfers easily. The memory doesn't. That's the real switching cost in AI. New @andsimpleco Signals. #familyoffice bit.ly/4dE6Doh

The average person speaks at roughly 130 words per minute. Most people type at 40. Spoken interactions when it comes to AI use isn't just more natural. It's three times faster. Here's how voice unlocks context on @andsimpleco Signals #familyoffice #ai bit.ly/4drChVS

Eventually your AI agents will need to talk to your suppliers' AI agents. Are your suppliers building toward that? Latest #familyoffice #ai @andsimpleco bit.ly/3PF7laL

#familyoffice teams want to use AI, but uncertainty around data use keeps them waiting. This week’s Simple Signals explores how to start moving. bit.ly/4lHigfY

In a five-person #familyoffice, the knowledge lives in two people's heads. That's starting to change. New Simple Signals.. bit.ly/4cK3R0f

"Just lie." That's the current AI marketing playbook according to a GS Disruptive Tech panelist this week. Anthropic's own data agrees. New Simple Signals. bit.ly/4s8xJIr

London for the next week. Conferences and coffees. Don't be a blur.

One of the most common things I hear from family offices right now is "we haven't really decided much on AI use yet." The more I sit with that, the more I think the non-decision is the decision. Latest on @andsimpleco #familyoffice hubs.la/Q0446fLj0

Family offices encounter AI through three lenses: As operators. As investors. As owners. Each perspective carries different responsibilities, needs and timelines. Here's where my head is at this Sunday hubs.la/Q0436kHz0

Work is being redesigned, and it seems as if "Skills" are becoming the unit of work design. People are being reskilled. Systems are being built around skills. For family offices, this plays out across teams, operating businesses, and investments. hubs.la/Q042dnj-0

Je suis à Paris. Un café ?

We spend a lot of time onboarding people. We explain how the organisation thinks, what matters, and where judgment lives. As AI moves closer to daily work in family offices, the same principle applies. This Sunday's thoughts on Substack: hubs.la/Q040d8v40

After 8 years and 247 articles on family office leadership for Forbes, it feels like the right moment to turn the page. ➡️ This year the focus is changing and expanding. My weekly column will now live on @andsimpleco Signals and more coming soon. 🤠 hubs.la/Q03_g4BM0

Late last year, we launched @andsimpleco Select in beta: an industry-first vendor selection platform for family offices. Faster comparisons, vetted data, smarter decisions. Now open for selected FOs. DM me.

In December, I was invited to the family office conference at IMD to speak on where I see AI heading and what that means for family offices beyond technology, across people, processes, and decisions we'll need to make. Context will matter more than ever. hubs.la/Q03-xyn-0