Ed Axe

If you want to: → Scale your business → Save more of your time → Stay ahead of your competition Then you need to hire a Chief Automation Officer. Here's why (and how it'll upgrade your business): [MASTERCLASS THREAD]

@Dan4Bowling @Ric_RTP @alexisohanian 👏🏼👊🏼

@Ric_RTP @alexisohanian We told everyone we’re going to empower their careers with AI. We created “Most Valuable Actions” at every job level and we’re using AI to give everyone more valuable and meaningful work. Not letting anyone go.

Jensen Huang just called out every CEO who’s been firing people “because of AI.” Jim Cramer asked him why companies are laying people off if AI is supposed to make everyone MORE productive. Jensen's answer: "For companies with imagination, you will do more with more. For companies where the leadership is just out of ideas, they have nothing else to do. They have no reason to imagine greater than they are. When they have more capability, they don't do more." Read that again. The man who built the most important tech company on Earth just told you that if your CEO is using AI to cut headcount, it means one thing: They have no imagination. They have no vision for what comes next. They got handed the most powerful tool in human history and their FIRST instinct was to fire people. This is the CEO of NVIDIA. The company whose chips power every AI system on the planet. If anyone on Earth has the right to say "AI replaces workers," it's Jensen Huang. And he said the OPPOSITE. He said every carpenter could become an architect. Every plumber could become an architect. AI elevates capability. It doesn't eliminate it. But here's where it gets really interesting... During the same interview, Jensen revealed something nobody's talking about: He said AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic are seeing their revenues increase by one to two billion dollars a WEEK. And he wishes these companies were public so the world could see what he sees. One to two billion per week. That's a $50 to $100 BILLION annualized run rate. For companies that most people think are burning cash and making nothing. The entire Wall Street narrative that "AI companies aren't profitable" might be completely wrong. Jensen sees their numbers. He sees their compute orders. He sees their growth. And he's saying the revenue is real. So if the money IS real, why are other companies firing people? Because they're not building AI products. They're not creating new revenue streams. They're not using AI to expand into new markets. They're using AI as an EXCUSE to cut costs because they ran out of ideas 3 years ago and need something to tell the board. Jensen's company added $500 billion in new orders in 5 months. He expects $1 trillion in cumulative revenue through 2027 from just two product lines. That number doesn't include the new chips, systems, or partnerships announced this week. And he's not cutting people. He's hiring. Because when you have imagination, more capability means MORE opportunity. Not less headcount. Meanwhile Salesforce cut thousands. Meta cut thousands. Amazon cut thousands. All blaming "AI efficiency." Jensen's response: You're out of imagination. He also said something that stuck with me. Cramer asked if he ever thought he'd build a $10 to $20 trillion company while waiting tables at Denny's. His answer: "I was just trying to make it through the shift." Biggest tip he ever got? Two, three dollars. Now he's building tech that increased computing demand by one million times in two years. He announced OpenClaw, which he says is as big as ChatGPT. And he's got 21 months of new business that isn't even counted in the trillion dollar figure yet. When asked how long he plans to keep working? "I'm hoping to die on the job. And I'm not hoping to die anytime soon." This is a man who believes every single thing he's building. And his message to every CEO using AI to justify layoffs is simple... You're not innovating. You're surrendering. The technology wasn't built to shrink companies. It was built to make them limitless. If your leadership can't see that, the problem isn't AI. It's THEM.

@Dan4Bowling 👏🏼👏🏼

One of the most difficult things a CEO has to do is make decisions. Here’s how to simplify it: Do what scares you the most. Here is why: "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand"

@levelsio I live 3 blocks away and work 1 block away from it (WeWork office) The food there is decent

@itsedaxe The fuck it is

🇧🇷 My favorite thing about Brazil is the buffets They're everywhere and you can get fresh made whole foods like meat and vegetables priced per kilogram And with nice medium rare steak usually Here's my almost 1kg/2lbs regular lunch every day One difference with buffets rest of world where I'd never ever touch buffets there because the food is usually old and stale, in Brazil it's almost always fresh and hot It's a bit like the Warungs in Indonesia btw

@JoeydeWit_ 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Lots of businesses are dropping $20K+ on AI builds right now. Always looks very cool, but the ones I've been involved with aren't seeing real returns yet. Not saying that AI isn't the way. But don't just invest for the fomo. Make sure you solve real problems.

@moseskagan Agree 100%

Excellent post

I just finished a 16-minute breakdown on how we automate CPA workflows so firms can take on 3x more clients without adding staff. If you want the system, like this post and comment “CPA” I’ll send it to you directly. (You must be following so I can DM you.)

Every messy workflow has a cost. Not in dollars, often in lost momentum. When your team spends their day chasing information, fixing errors, and repeating steps, growth becomes a fight. Clean the workflow. The results will follow.

Most firms don’t realize how much capacity they lose to manual intake systems. A client came to us with no capacity, slow-paying clients, and a fully manual retainer workflow slowing everything down. We built a centralized CRM and automated their retainers, intake, and communications. The result? High capacity operations and 24% more billings without adding staff. Automation isn’t a luxury. It’s leverage.

AI won’t replace your team. But it will replace the part of your business that refuses to adapt. The companies winning right now aren’t the biggest. They’re the ones that turned chaos into workflows, and workflows into systems that scale.

A simple rule for deciding what to automate: If a task is - repeatable - predictable - and done more than twice a week …it should not be done by a human. Start with the tasks you’re bored of. Those are usually the most expensive ones.

AI isn’t a trend anymore, it’s the new operating system for business. I just recorded a deep-dive breakdown on 6 AI tools that can help you: - Remove manual tasks - Scale ops without hiring - Close more deals - Create more content with less effort If you want the video, like this post and comment “AI” I’ll DM it to you.

A nonprofit team drowning in manual drafting scaled with an AI system we built. More output, zero errors, always on time. Growth comes from systems that increase capacity, not headcount.

Netflix layoffs were not the end. Revenue slowed and the cost structure no longer fit the market. They resized early to stay aligned. Strength comes from resilient systems, not big teams.

Automation does not fix messy operations. It exposes them. If the workflow is broken, automation breaks it faster. Map the process first. If it works manually, then automate it.

A SaaS team lost 10 hours a week cleaning their CRM. We automated routing and updates. Result: faster first touch, more booked calls, accurate CRM. You scale by removing friction, not adding people.

Automation is not supposed to save time at the start. It forces you to clean workflows and drop old habits. Clean systems create growth. Messy systems create chaos. Build foundations then automate.

Most companies say they use AI. In reality they added a chatbot and called it transformation. AI amplifies whatever exists. Fix your workflows first so AI becomes a multiplier.

A law firm thought they had no capacity left. Turns out the real issue was internal friction and manual intake. We automated retainers, forms, and reminders. Capacity rose. Billings up 24 percent. Stop relying on memory. Build systems that move work forward.

Nokia didn’t fail overnight. Small warnings were ignored. Decisions slowed. Products slipped. Companies don’t fall from one big blow but from quiet, compounding drift. Are you catching the small signals before they stack up?