How should founders experiment with AI tools for value?

Most answers emphasize frequent, low-cost experimentation and iteration with AI tools, while some stress the importance of clear goals, thoughtful use, and maintaining an open, optimistic mindset.

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  • Eric Ries

    Chair, LTSE Services · Long-Term Stock Exchange

    Use AI as a thought partner

    Eric Ries says to use AI as a thought partner—to critique, suggest, and reveal blind spots—rather than having it do the work, since letting it do so leaves no way to do something original.

    Stanford eCorner · Stanford eCorner · Listen at 12:09

  • Eric Siu ✓

    CEO · Single Grain | Start Growing

    Run many cheap experiments

    Eric Siu says founders should run many cheap experiments because AI makes it easier and cheaper to crank out multiple product ideas and test what gains traction.

    Marketing School - Daily Marketing Tips · Watch on YouTube

  • Dan Martell

    Founder & CEO · Martell Ventures

    Start early, iterate fast

    Dan Martell says to be at the inception of every idea and then use AI to get it to the world as fast as possible.

    Dan Martell · Watch on YouTube

  • Reid Hoffman

    Co-Founder, Executive Board Chair · Manas Ai

    Adopt a gaming mindset

    Reid Hoffman says founders should start with a gaming mindset, experimenting to learn which things they do before doing something serious.

    Reid Hoffman · Watch on YouTube

  • Matt Taylor

    Founder · Trepo

    Try, then revisit

    Matt Taylor says to try a few things out and always revisit it, because you have to be particular about what you offload to AI tools.

    NZ Tech Podcast · Watch on YouTube

  • Eric Kimberling

    CEO and Founder · Third Stage Consulting Group

    Start with a clear why

    Eric Kimberling says to start with a clear why, because getting outcomes from technology requires going back to that why and solving a real problem people can attach to.

    Transformation Ground Control: Digital Transformation, ERP Implementation, Change Management, and Digital Strategy · Transformation Ground Control: Digital Transformation, ERP Implementation, Change Management, and Digital Strategy · Listen at 55:08

  • Todd Olson

    CEO / Founder · Pendo.Io

    Be open-minded and optimistic

    Todd Olson says the key soft skills are open-mindedness, experimentation and being optimistic — the big ones he's seeing — adding that it's a heyday for people who try a bunch of things, since we still need a lot of experimentation.

    DataCamp · Watch on YouTube

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