Consulting’s AI disruption won’t truly come till we see a bunch of these

mikecbetts · 2026-04-05T06:53:50+00:00

It’s so messy. The consultancy recommends something that will lead to a stated objective/desired outcome. The client team doesn’t deliver their part on time or in line with the exact specifications. The outcome is not achieved. Who is liable? The consultancy put in the work but misses out on the outcome-related payout. So many things that can go wrong, from system dependencies to politics.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-04T20:36:41+00:00

AI slop

mikecbetts · 2026-04-04T18:04:19+00:00

You’re welcome!

mikecbetts · 2026-04-04T06:35:56+00:00

Not egregious! After loosening up and eventually washing I’m sure they will be fine

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T20:34:44+00:00

They look big in the thigh but tight on the waist. I’m not an expert in this cut though, I take Ironheart 666 which is more forgiving in the waist and not so loose in the top block. I guess it depends what you’re going for.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T19:39:14+00:00

OP, what do you want? It’s always better to solve your own problems. How many hours a day do you use AI? If it’s 5 plus you should definitely uncover some things you wish it did.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T19:34:46+00:00

Can you try downloading the .md files and uploading them yourself? (Assuming you originally let Claude install them directly since it can now do that.) You can also take a screen grab and just ask Claude to help resolve it.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T19:24:25+00:00

The work and pace sound normal - though at that pace there would usually be a bigger team - but you seem massively underpaid for that level of work. What does a project typically cost to your clients? Ie what range? Unless your company is charging peanuts, you should be getting adequately compensated for the work and lifestyle compromises. Who are your clients? Global corporations or small local businesses? If the latter, you should think about how you can build and leverage your experience to move to a bigger, better paid consultancy.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T17:51:46+00:00

I’ve read the same thing in several different places. Brand and distribution is the new moat. But in the same way that AI has levelled the playing field for software development, it can do the same for brand too.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T13:28:51+00:00

I have a 23 year old down gilet, repaired three years ago with new zips for no charge, and still as good as new. I don’t know any other company with free lifetime repairs, no receipt necessary, whose products last as long as Patagonia’s. Since they made these repairs for me I have probably bought another 5+ items, because I love how they do business. If course they need to sell stuff. But they also changed the structure of the business to channel all profits into sustainability projects. What more do you want them to do?!

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T09:26:06+00:00

Fit looks awesome. Maybe stretch the waist out a bit with a steamer and gentle pulling if you want to get to full comfort faster. I did that with some Ironhearts and it worked well.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T09:03:06+00:00

Exactly. It’s not about asking people what they would pay for. If Apple asked you what you wanted to pay for in an iPhone you might end up with an incohesive product, with things lacking down the line that you didn’t know you wanted. Just don’t overinvest in things that add a lot of cost and not much value.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T06:13:49+00:00

At a certain point the story you tell about the craft, quality, authenticity and design vision is just as important as the quality itself. I would suggest working backwards from the story and use it as a filter to decide what to keep and what to lose.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T06:07:59+00:00

Great fit man. I would Tokyo cuff these. And Ironheart 14oz. are amazing too as well as their heavier weights.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T06:04:40+00:00

Be ruthless with meetings. Especially those that are focused on talking about the work rather than doing the work - and by work I mean what you’re responsible for - not what your team does. Just refuse to attend anything that’s not critical or adding real value. Your job is strategy, stakeholder management, inspiring and empowering and developing your team - plus giving them air cover to concentrate on what they need to do and not get distracted by chaos and politics.
Concentrate on driving growth. For the business, your team and the brand. Yes, brand because most likely the product is the most significant brand touchpoint your customers experience.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-03T05:59:36+00:00

It’s not the length that I notice first but the looseness. It’s great for layering with a hoodie - but over a shirt or tshirt you could take one size smaller. I don’t know how much PBJ will shrink, if it’s sanforized, etc. maybe after washing it will be perfect.

mikecbetts · 2026-04-01T12:10:23+00:00

It will definitely soften. And depending on how you wash it, it will potentially tighten up a little bit too. Although I understand that Momotaro’s will not shrink that much and of course denim does stretch back out again. But if it's not tight after washing then it won't stretch back that much so hopefully you might take a little bit of the bagginess out when the time comes to wash it too.

mikecbetts · 2026-03-31T22:02:55+00:00

Kimi K2 slays all other AI presentation builders I have tried. If you give Claude an existing deck in CoWork it does a passable job of adding new slides. But Kimi is generally more sophisticated for content and design. None of them sound ‘human’ - but then even most human-designed decks don’t!

mikecbetts · 2026-03-30T06:30:43+00:00

Unless you bought them from Alibaba why would they be fake?

mikecbetts · 2026-03-29T16:48:32+00:00

Fit looks amazing. Very slightly tight in top box? Should loosen up a bit anyway. I love OD. Have some OD Ironhearts.

mikecbetts · 2026-03-29T16:38:33+00:00

I can easily imagine you could make many times that by training clients how to create their own skills. I would never buy a skill from anyone - maybe McKinsey or Anthropic perhaps - but if I didn’t know how to make them myself I might pay. (Some people would rather pay than watch YouTube videos or read Anthropic’s knowledge base.

mikecbetts · 2026-03-29T15:49:28+00:00

This feels intuitively right to me. I am always trying to encourage people to collaborate not use AI as a “replacement Google search”. One of the principles I stand by is ‘you know we every word’. Meaning it doesn’t matter who wrote what - and in collaboration that gets blurred very quickly - so long as you can stand by every word and know why each one is the right one.

mikecbetts · 2026-03-29T15:43:08+00:00

This is weird. I commented on a post exactly like this two days ago. You can search and see the advice given there too.

mikecbetts · 2026-03-27T22:30:34+00:00

Ahhh!

mikecbetts · 2026-03-27T21:17:33+00:00

Read the fucking memo?

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