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“It is not enough for a professional to be right: An advisor’s job is to be helpful.” David Maister - The Trusted Advisor
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Here’s the punchline - I think Google is missing the mark with their AI search efforts. In this post I have a concrete proposal and a prototype you can try yourself that shows a different approach for the future of search. An approach that’s better for users and in a way that’s beneficial to the open web at the same time.

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LinkedIn is not a social or professional network, it's a learning network

The world of work is changing.

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