After a decade building everything from iPhone apps at early stage startups to medical AI systems at major tech companies, I’ve watched countless organizations rush headfirst into AI adoption only to stumble when reality hits. The numbers tell a sobering story: 74% of companies struggle to achieve and scale value from AI, and 42% abandon their AI initiatives before reaching production. The problem isn’t the technology itself, but the way we’re approaching it.
The core issue? Most AI projects fail because they’re treated as machine…








