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No. 008September 8, 2026This week Read the whole issue
74 percent of the companies that got an agent in front of customers have already pulled it back out. At the ones with fully mature guardrails the rate is 81 percent.
The Rollback BillThree numbers. It prices what the cut saves against what the rollback costs, before anybody signs a severance agreement.
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95 percent of the organizations that put money into generative AI got nothing measurable back. The demo was the product, and the vendor booked revenue either way.
The Pilot CharterFour fields. It writes the one page that gives a pilot a number and a date, with the reference call script underneath it.
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There is a ranked list of the ten best courses for starting an AI agency, updated six days ago. The man who ranks them closes the page explaining why he prefers a different business model.
The Builder TestThree fields. It writes the four questions that separate somebody who built it from somebody who bought the answer, and tells you how to read what comes back.
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The work AI added to your most exposed roles is 2.5 times more likely to need judgment than the work it took away. Your job posting still leads with a tool list.
The Judgment InterviewThree fields. It turns the three decisions a role owns into the interview, the scoring note and the offer argument.
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87 percent of finance staff say they would move money on a call from the chief executive. 57 percent can send it with nobody else's approval. One of those calls is not going to be you.
The Callback RuleThree fields. It writes the one page policy that stops a cloned voice from moving your money, and the test that tells you whether it is real.
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No. 007August 24, 2026 Read the whole issue
Banks cut their loan spreads almost twice as hard for the company one size up from you last quarter. Your renewal letter will not mention it.
The Renewal LetterFour fields. It writes the note that goes to your banker before the renewal, with the survey split and the ask in it.
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There is a deduction buried in your 2022 to 2024 returns that comes back in full on the return you file next month, and the version where nobody claims it is the one that takes no work from anybody.
The Three QuestionsTwo fields. It writes the note to your CPA that turns a silent default into an answer on the record.
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Your broker is paid a percentage of a premium that just went up fourteen percent. The healthy groups already left the risk pool you are still buying in.
The Renewal GapThree numbers. It prices the distance between the renewal as offered and where you intend to land.
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Your payroll system built the box. Nobody told it which of your overtime is the kind that counts, and the bill for guessing is $680 an employee.
The Correction WindowTwo numbers. It prices the same mistake at three different moments, which is the whole argument for doing it in September.
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On October 1 the same deal supports about eight percent less debt. The clock runs on a number your lender has not told you whether you will get.
The Eight PercentTwo numbers. It shows what the same cash flow supports before and after October 1, and what the difference is in equity.
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No. 006August 17, 2026 Read the whole issue
The 50 percent Canadian tariff lands 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, deal or no deal. Route this week's arrivals by the entry date, not the ship date.
The Wednesday ClauseFour fields. It writes the tariff rider for your open quotes and the expedite note for your broker, both sides of Wednesday covered.
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Wholesale prices are up 4.7 percent on the year; consumer prices 3.4. The difference comes out of somebody's margin. Decide whose.
The WedgeThree numbers. It prices the gap between your cost inflation and your price increases, to the dollar per year.
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Shoppers cut back in July while owners planned expansion. Only one of them spends money at your register; order for that one.
The Soft QuarterThree inputs. It prices what a consumer pullback does to your next quarter, and sizes the buffer that covers it.
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Two inflation reads moved September to a hold, priced near two to one. Test any fixed-rate offer against that before you sign it.
The Lock TestThree numbers. It prices a fixed-rate offer against your floating rate and counts the hikes needed before the lock pays.
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Anthropic canceled September's 50 percent AI price increase and OpenAI cut up to 80. The floor under your AI line items just moved. Ask for it.
The Vendor NoteFour fields. It writes the renewal email that names the public price cuts and asks for your share of them.
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No. 005August 10, 2026 Read the whole issue
Payrolls went negative in July. Price both Septembers before the Fed picks one.
The September SpreadTwo numbers. It prices what a quarter-point move on September 16 does to your floating-rate debt, to the dollar.
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QuickBooks raised its prices again August 1. Audit the tier before you renew it.
The Tier CheckTwo selections. It prices your plan at the new rates and shows what a downshift keeps, this year and over three.
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Washington has returned $86 billion in tariff refunds. Check whether some of it is yours.
The Refund ScreenThree fields. It writes the broker email that pulls your entry history and the checklist that sorts what comes back.
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A 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods lands August 19. Reprice before it reaches your invoices.
The Landed-Cost RepriceThree numbers. It prices what the new duty adds to your month, and when your inventory buffer stops protecting you.
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Insurers want 14 percent more for small-group health cover next year. Start the renewal now.
The Renewal NumberThree numbers. It prices the proposed increase against your actual bill, per year and per covered employee.
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No. 004August 5, 2026 Read the whole issue
A federal court ruled the shopping agent is the shopper. Decide what your front door does.
The Front Door PolicyThree fields. It writes your agent access policy and the ten-minute audit that goes with it.
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AI-referred shoppers tripled in a year, and they buy. Shopify posted the receipts.
The AI Referral MeterFour numbers. It prices what the AI channel is worth to your store this year, at the conversion rates just reported.
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Stolen cards are buying AI credits in ninety dollar bites. Set the alerts today.
The Card WatchThree fields. It writes the one-page card watch: your approved AI spend list and the same-day dispute drill.
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Washington reviewed its first AI safety test Tuesday. You do not get to read it.
The Incident CardThree fields. It writes the one-page card your team follows in the first hour after an AI tool goes wrong.
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Google Assistant dies September 4. Find your "Hey Google" habits before then.
The September AuditThree fields. It writes the voice-habit audit and the staff note that gets everyone through September 4 without surprises.
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No. 003August 3, 2026 Read the whole issue
Shared AI chats surfaced on Google this weekend. Write down what never goes in one.
The AI Use PolicyThree fields. It writes the one-page policy that keeps company data out of public chats.
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Anthropic's own models broke into three real companies. Instructions are not walls.
The Access RegisterList your AI tools, one per line. It writes the one-page register that shows your blast radius.
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Europe's AI disclosure law went live Sunday. It follows the customer, not the company.
The Label SetYour company and your channels. It writes the disclosure labels and where each one goes.
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The wholesale price of AI fell again Friday. Your per-seat AI fees did not.
The AI Line-Item AuditTwo numbers. It prices your stack's AI fees per year and arms the renewal question.
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AWS retired its flagship agent platform at age two and a half. Get your exit in writing.
The Exit ClauseName the build and who maintains it. It writes the email that gets your exit in writing.
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No. 002July 27, 2026 Read the whole issue
Visa, Stripe and Amazon just built AI a wallet. Nobody wrote your spending limit.
The Agent Spend AuthorityFour lines. It writes the spending policy to adopt before any agent touches money.
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OpenAI's own model broke out of its box. Your approval button is not a control.
The Unreviewed-Action CheckWhat your agents do without a human in front of it, priced. It updates as you type.
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You are probably already paying for the agents you are about to buy.
The Reclaimed-Hours CheckTime one repetitive task honestly. This turns it into a yearly number.
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Tomorrow the wiring under your AI tools changes. Ask who owns the migration.
The Vendor Readiness NoteName the vendor and what it touches. It writes the email that gets you a version and a date.
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Five states now fine you for not saying it is a bot. One sentence fixes it.
The Disclosure LineYour company and your channel. It writes the sentence and where it has to appear.
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No. 001July 21, 2026 Read the whole issue
Intelligence got repriced in thirty days. Most AI bills did not.
The Re-Price CheckYour current AI spend, at today's prices instead of last quarter's.
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The biggest AI job is now paperwork, not code.
The Delegation BriefFill the five lines. It writes the brief you paste in when you hand the work over.
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Voice AI stopped sounding like software. Missed calls are now a choice.
The Missed-Call CostWhat silence on the line is costing you. It updates as you type.
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The per-seat license is dying. The billable hour is next.
The Re-Bid NoteName the vendor and your volume. It writes the email that reopens the price, with the three clauses attached.
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Two people studied your AI exposure this year: your insurer and your fraudster.
The Two-Line DefenseYour company and your threshold. It writes the broker letter and the payment rule, ready to send.
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