Your capital is your catalyst—spend it on what's next, not what’s familiar.

If You’re Trying to Add AI to Your Business Without Rebuilding It, You’ve Already Got It Wrong.

August 21, 20253 min read

“Your capital is your catalyst—spend it on what's next, not what’s familiar.

-Christa Hill


If You’re Trying to Add AI to Your Business Without Rebuilding It, You’ve Already Got It Wrong.

Are you still organizing your team around a 9-to-5 schedule and task lists that haven’t changed in a decade?

While we debate if AI belongs in the workplace, a new wave of companies is skipping the debate entirely. They’re building their businesses around it.

AI isn’t an add-on. It’s the foundation.

They don’t ask, "Should we use AI for this?" They assume they will. The only question is how.

Meanwhile, many established companies are stuck. Flat growth. Burned-out teams. Stale products. Waiting for another round of market research.

Yes, some have AI pilot teams quietly experimenting. But let’s be honest: it’s time to 10x that team and reduce the operational cost of your legacy business.

A pilot won’t cut it. AI has to be central.

The next generation of leaders is already on the field—moving fast, experimenting boldly, and letting AI unlock creativity and strategy.

To compete, you have to change everything.

That means rethinking

  • How you define a workday

  • What productivity really looks like

  • Who builds your products (hint: it’s not just humans)

  • What leadership must understand to make calls that matter

And here’s what we don’t talk about enough: The capital you’ve built? The stability you’ve counted on? It’s all at risk.

Now is the time to get lean. Not reactive—strategic. What are you spending on that doesn’t serve your future? What can you drop to free up capital for your next move?

"Legacy budgets won't build the future. Get lean or get left behind. Reinvention needs runway. Start clearing the space now."

This is about making space for reinvention.

But more than anything, this takes a complete energy reset.

This is founder energy. The kind that built your company. The kind that hasn’t been required in decades. The kind that moves fast, sees clearly, and acts boldly.

We know the bureaucracy is real. It built comfort, vacations, balance, and flexible culture.

But let’s be real: the pace that got you here won’t get you there.

It’s wartime in your business. If you’re not moving like it is, someone else already is.

They’ll take your market share, your clients, and the stability you’ve relied on.

Ask your team: What problems are our customers facing right now? Where’s the friction, the lag, the waste?

Then ask: How can AI solve it? That’s your wedge. That’s your growth.

You don’t need to become a coder. But you do need to be AI fluent. Technical folks need context. Business folks need to get technical. Strategy depends on both.

The companies we’re working with? They’re turning AI pilots into flagship products in under a year. Rebuilding ops. Unlocking new lines. Accelerating real growth.

They didn’t get fooled by the COVID spike. They knew the threat was still there.

Your customers’ problems are evolving faster than ever.

If AI isn’t working side by side with your users, you’ll miss the target. Because it’s already moved.

The world used to move slow. Your products could too. Not anymore.

Customer expectations, tech literacy, and behavior are evolving in real-time. Are you? Are your products? Are your teams?

This is the energy shift. This is the founder energy your company needs to stay in the lead.

This isn’t about adopting tools. It’s about learning a new playbook.

You ready? Let us show you how.

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Co-Founder & CEO of Tacit Edge Product Leadership as well as The International Product Foundation (IPF), where she blends her industry expertise to fuel our economy with empowered, innovative, and diverse leaders who embody the entrepreneurial spirit. Her love of Product Management and AI stemmed from a unique perspective on problem/solution-based innovation, a deep curiosity for the world, and a fundamental drive to make it better.

Christa Hill

Co-Founder & CEO of Tacit Edge Product Leadership as well as The International Product Foundation (IPF), where she blends her industry expertise to fuel our economy with empowered, innovative, and diverse leaders who embody the entrepreneurial spirit. Her love of Product Management and AI stemmed from a unique perspective on problem/solution-based innovation, a deep curiosity for the world, and a fundamental drive to make it better.

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