Seven Things I've Learned Getting Companies to Use AI

This post was originally a tweet thread in response to Sam Parr asking how people get their teams to adopt Claude. It touched a nerve, so I wanted to expand on it. I recently joined Every Consulting as the head of tech consulting, where we work with mid-to-large-sized companies on AI training and adoption. Here’s what’s working.—Mike Taylor

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Entrepreneur Sam Parr asked a question on X the other day: “How is everyone getting team adoption for Claude? I spent a lot of time on Twitter, as do you. We see all this AI stuff popping up. We’re on top of it, or at least sorta. But how are all you people getting your team to actually use it effectively without spending all their time on Twitter and learning?”

I hear this question in some form on every single consulting engagement. I know the advice I have resonates in meetings, but I’m short on time. So I dictated this post through Monologue and used Claude to shape it into something readable. (Let me know if this format works for you.)

Here are seven learnings from working with companies through Every Consulting:

1. Buy the model direct, not third-party tools

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