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🎧 🖥 "How to Use Claude Code as a Second Brain" by Rhea Purohit/AI & I: Noah Brier, cofounder of the strategy firm Alephic, has made Claude Code into a thought partner. In this episode of AI & I, Brier walks through how he’s transformed the coding assistant into a research tool that can sift through 1,500-plus Obsidian notes, organize ideas, and help him think more clearly—all from his phone. 🎧 🖥 Watch the full interview on X or YouTube, or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

"Build Places, Not Products" by Lucas Crespo/Source Code: Most apps we interact with feel sterile—but Lucas Crespo, Every’s creative lead, argues it doesn’t have to be this way. He shares how the Every team designed the email assistant Cora to feel like somewhere you actually want to be. Read this if you want to understand why art direction isn't just decorative fluff but essential product architecture in an increasingly AI-generated world.

"Why 95 Percent of AI Pilots Fail—And How to Avoid It Happening to You" by Marc Malott: Corporate America has a dirty little secret—the AI revolution is proving to be a bumpy road. A whopping 95 percent of AI initiatives are crashing and burning because companies are obsessed with immediate ROI. Marc Malott learned this the hard way after his own AI transformation hit an invisible wall when his firm started chasing quick returns. Read this to learn how successful companies are building trust-based operating systems.