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Never would I ever have thought

September 9, 2026

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If I asked you what step one of building an AI strategy looks like, you'd probably say something about tools or a roadmap.

My co-host Trisha Merriam had the same instinct — and said so live, out loud, mid-show.

"Never would I ever have thought that you would say that step one to building an AI architecture is asking people what they think AI is good at versus what they think they themselves are good at. I did not imagine that that would be the first question."

Architecture comes second. The first question is a people question.

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The next step

That's the moment. Here is how you make it yours.

Build something realTake what you learned and build something concrete. valuefirstagent.com is where your build becomes a working agent.valuefirstagent.com(opens in a new tab)

And then, the rest of the path:

  1. Join the conversationainativehumans.org(opens in a new tab)
  2. Practice with peersvaluefirstcollective.com(opens in a new tab)
  3. Teach the next personthe Academy