This article by EPSD’s Managing Partner, Nick Selby, appeared in Inc.’s “Innovate” section on 31 December 2025. Read the excerpt below, and please click through for the full text.

Every CEO I meet thinks their AI strategy is simple: implement tools, boost productivity, and stay competitive. The reality is far riskier.

After years of helping companies navigate technical challenges, my colleagues and I have observed a troubling pattern across several verticals and sectors.

AI implementations fail not because the technology “doesn’t work,” but because executives rush into deployment without addressing the fundamental operational concerns of the technology. AI tools are not as safe and predictable as traditional enterprise software.

This approach introduces risks that can cost millions.

The Problem Isn’t the Technology…

I’m not an AI skeptic…

Click here for the full text at Inc.com.