<![CDATA[Frontier Notes: AI for Creatives]]>https://frontiernotes.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2PpY!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F258eea13-6cc1-470f-b7bc-8bf04affb860_1280x1280.pngFrontier Notes: AI for Creativeshttps://frontiernotes.comSubstackSun, 12 Apr 2026 05:33:26 GMT<![CDATA[Deep Research Is the New AI Operator's Edge]]>https://frontiernotes.com/p/deep-research-is-the-new-operatorhttps://frontiernotes.com/p/deep-research-is-the-new-operatorTue, 10 Jun 2025 08:54:09 GMTWe're back.

I took a few weeks to step away from the noise and focus on what's actually working in AI workflows versus what's just filling up LinkedIn feeds. What I found changes how I'm approaching everything.

Most AI thought leadership right now is philosophical speculation dressed up as business strategy. I'm more interested in the practical reality of…

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]]><![CDATA[AI Agents Are on the Horizon. What Should You Buy (and Avoid) Right Now?]]>https://frontiernotes.com/p/ai-agents-are-on-the-horizon-whathttps://frontiernotes.com/p/ai-agents-are-on-the-horizon-whatMon, 19 May 2025 11:56:23 GMTHey everyone — Before we dive in, I want to say thanks. The response to last week's newsletter blew me away—your comments and the conversations that spun out of it have been amazing. It's clear this community is full of sharp thinkers and authentic operators, and I'm grateful to be building this with you.

Frontier Notes just cracked the top 100 on Substa…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlock the Ops Power Move: Why Voice Is the New Secret Weapon in AI]]>https://frontiernotes.com/p/the-most-overlooked-advantage-inhttps://frontiernotes.com/p/the-most-overlooked-advantage-inMon, 12 May 2025 13:36:15 GMTWe're making a change today. As you’ll notice, this newsletter is now called Frontier Notes for AI Leaders.

The shift from Remote Ground came from listening to you. The conversations that resonated most deeply were about AI transforming leadership in real time. You engaged when I explored how these tools reshape decision-making, creativity, and team dyna…

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]]><![CDATA[Is Your Org Doomed by Latency? The Operator’s Guide to Breaking AI Bottlenecks]]>https://frontiernotes.com/p/the-latency-gap-why-your-org-canthttps://frontiernotes.com/p/the-latency-gap-why-your-org-cantMon, 05 May 2025 15:46:07 GMTI can't keep up anymore. Can you?

AI moves daily now. On Monday I'm mastering Gemini's quirks, by Wednesday Claude throws a model curveball, and before the week ends OpenAI drops image capabilities that make all competitors obsolete (for now). The pace is relentless. The learning curve vertical. When acceleration becomes your baseline, even my tech-obses…

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]]><![CDATA[How Elite Teams Build AI Playgrounds, Not Playbooks]]>https://frontiernotes.com/p/the-best-teams-build-playgroundshttps://frontiernotes.com/p/the-best-teams-build-playgroundsTue, 29 Apr 2025 15:05:25 GMTAI models are evolving faster than the weather on the west coast—Gemini 2.5 leads today, but who knows about next Tuesday. Spring’s hitting its stride, and so is disruption. With tariffs causing anxiety and careers shaking under corporate America, Frontier Notes is sharpening its focus: helping emerging leaders weather the storm.

We've been here before. …

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]]><![CDATA[Why AI Is Mandatory Now—What Shopify Knows That Ops Leaders Can’t Ignore]]>https://frontiernotes.com/p/reflexive-ai-usage-is-the-new-digitalhttps://frontiernotes.com/p/reflexive-ai-usage-is-the-new-digitalMon, 14 Apr 2025 15:04:20 GMTI finally finished Severance and White Lotus last night—a weight lifted that means I can get back to the good stuff: sending newsletters your way. Perfect timing too.

While everyone's chasing the latest AI announcements and debating hypothetical futures, the real story is happening behind closed doors. This is where leadership teams are making the decisi…

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]]><![CDATA[Why Prompt Chasing Is Dead—And the Real AI Skill Every Operator Needs Now]]>https://frontiernotes.com/p/forget-prompt-engineeringhttps://frontiernotes.com/p/forget-prompt-engineeringMon, 07 Apr 2025 14:31:05 GMTGood day! Between the market swings and the pace of tech change, it feels like we're all on some kind of rollercoaster that nobody signed up for. Even the weather over here on the west coast has gone from beautiful sunny days to a stormy start to the week—nature mirroring the tech landscape, perhaps?

Anyway, I try to save the really, really good stuff fo…

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]]><![CDATA[The Hidden AI Advantage: Why Fast Teams Lose and Smart Operators Win]]>https://frontiernotes.com/p/when-everyone-has-aihttps://frontiernotes.com/p/when-everyone-has-aiSun, 06 Apr 2025 03:11:51 GMTIt's Saturday evening and I'm coming at you live from a large Diet Coke. I hope you're having a great weekend and you're not as sad as I am about the new Mario Kart requiring a remortgage on the house.

Over the past few months, we've had countless discussions about AI with our colleagues, friends, and strangers. I've noticed a pattern: people tend to mix…

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]]><![CDATA[The Rookie Mistake Killing AI Teams (And How Operators Spot It Instantly)]]>https://frontiernotes.com/p/details-dont-matter-when-problem-is-wronghttps://frontiernotes.com/p/details-dont-matter-when-problem-is-wrongWed, 02 Apr 2025 07:01:00 GMTI grabbed coffee over the weekend with David, a brilliant mentor of mine. As we shared experiences about problem-solving in today's digital environment, he dropped a line that stopped me in my tracks:

"Asking the wrong question is more dangerous than giving the wrong data."

I appreciated the insight. Look at the paradox we're facing in 2025: we have acce…

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]]><![CDATA[Why AI Fails at Most Companies: The Buy-In Playbook No One Talks About]]>https://frontiernotes.com/p/technology-adoption-stalls-when-hypehttps://frontiernotes.com/p/technology-adoption-stalls-when-hypeMon, 31 Mar 2025 08:27:00 GMTThere's something about that extra spring daylight after work that shifts everything—same planet, different energy. I’ve been thinking about how the tech world does this same dance with trends. Last week was quiet, and this week the internet’s losing its mind over ChatGPT’s image upgrade, turning real life moments into Ghibli moments. That contrast got …

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]]><![CDATA[The AI Agent Surge: How to Make Yourself Irreplaceable Before It’s Too Late]]>https://frontiernotes.com/p/ai-agents-the-next-era-of-workhttps://frontiernotes.com/p/ai-agents-the-next-era-of-workSun, 30 Mar 2025 03:45:23 GMTAfter weeks of procrastination, I'm putting my thoughts about AI agents into the world instead of just letting them bounce around my head at 3AM. I’ve also been mainlining Billie Eilish's latest album all week—that has absolutely nothing to do with AI agents, but something about that blend of hard and soft is the perfect soundtrack for processing how ra…

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