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Matt Leta

Digital leader, 20+ yrs exp. Founded startups, 2 exits. Bestselling author. Unlocks AI value. Founded Future Works.

 The hidden AI tax in your workflows

Mar 13, 2026

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8 min read

The hidden AI tax in your workflows

Wall Street warns of unprepared infrastructure, elite teams rewrite engineering hiring, and broken workflows trigger burnout.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
AGI moves from pilot to production

Mar 6, 2026

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8 min read

AGI moves from pilot to production

Mark Zuckerberg pivots Meta to execution, Oracle trades human capital for compute, and US permits lock down Nvidia chips.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
The 2028 global intelligence crisis

Feb 27, 2026

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8 min read

The 2028 global intelligence crisis

China builds an AI-native workforce, intelligence costs hit hardware budgets, and the talent war becomes a closed loop.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Building your AI roadmap to ROI

Feb 20, 2026

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8 min read

Building your AI roadmap to ROI

AI roadmaps demand ROI, VCs back industrial AI over chatbots, and China closes the hardware gap in a year.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Your people are the AI problem

Feb 13, 2026

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8 min read

Your people are the AI problem

Apple’s drop taxes AI mediocrity, Wall Street shorts AI laggards, and Microsoft reframes AI from assistance to attrition.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
AI ambition is your biggest liability

Feb 6, 2026

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8 min read

AI ambition is your biggest liability

KPMG kills human rates, Anthropic signals the enterprise is ready to hire software, and Reddit proves friction is premium.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Your neglected tech will kill your AI

Jan 30, 2026

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8 min read

Your neglected tech will kill your AI

Dow trades 4,500 humans for autonomous ops, Anthropic engineers stopped coding, and Microsoft’s $360bn drop proves revenue beats hype

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
CIOs are not longer in charge of AI

Jan 23, 2026

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8 min read

CIOs are not longer in charge of AI

OpenAI's new innovation tax, the executive disconnect on AI, and the end of the job title.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
The great AI reality check

Jan 16, 2026

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9 min read

The great AI reality check

Monetary policy is the real job killer, the trades shortage is the new AI bottleneck, and the supply chain is now a national security risk.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Thought Piece: The most important AI skill

Jan 13, 2026

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4 min read

Thought Piece: The most important AI skill

A surprising study of 600 users reveals the #1 AI skill isn’t technical, which means most companies are hiring for the wrong one.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Your biggest AI mistake

Jan 9, 2026

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9 min read

Your biggest AI mistake

The productivity payoff is here, the race for regulated markets has begun, and the AI talent war is now a national security issue.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Fastest-scaling software ever

Dec 19, 2025

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9 min read

Fastest-scaling software ever

The fastest software expansion in history, the pivot to reliable agents, and the autonomous refactoring of legacy code.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Your data's biggest threat

Dec 12, 2025

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7 min read

Your data's biggest threat

The race for autonomous teammates, the hidden costs of the infrastructure race, and AI's move from R&D to core strategy.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
The $45 billion agentic AI shift

Dec 5, 2025

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10 min read

The $45 billion agentic AI shift

The end of big models, the real workforce debate, and why your data's location is your new edge.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Thought piece: The efficiency trap

Dec 3, 2025

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4 min read

Thought piece: The efficiency trap

waiting for AI to get cheaper is a dangerous strategy

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
The blueprint for tripling AI success

Nov 28, 2025

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8 min read

The blueprint for tripling AI success

Why 93% of companies fail to scale AI, Google's CEO on the non-technical developer, and the new economic reality of Gen AI.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
The new mandate for measurable ROI

Nov 21, 2025

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9 min read

The new mandate for measurable ROI

The new mandate for measurable ROI, the AI bubble's reality check, and my #1 bestsellers for FREE

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Thought piece: The golden thread

Nov 18, 2025

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5 min read

Thought piece: The golden thread

Find the single point of leverage that unlocks real transformation.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
The playbook for AI results

Nov 14, 2025

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9 min read

The playbook for AI results

The financial truth of the AI boom, navigating the hype without a map, and the playbook for moving from pilot to profit.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
How to de-risk your AI strategy

Nov 7, 2025

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8 min read

How to de-risk your AI strategy

The collapsed AI timeline, the hidden infrastructure crisis, and the new playbook for resilience.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Thought piece: The innovator's blind spot

Nov 5, 2025

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6 min read

Thought piece: The innovator's blind spot

Why your success is your biggest risk

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
How to bridge the AI ROI gap

Oct 31, 2025

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9 min read

How to bridge the AI ROI gap

The trillion-dollar AI bet, the dangerous ROI gap, and my banned book is back.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Your AI advantage for the next decade

Oct 24, 2025

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9 min read

Your AI advantage for the next decade

The winner-take-all AI economy, the 95% failure rate as a strategic advantage, and the smart AI play for the next decade.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
Thought piece: Solving the GenAI divide

Oct 21, 2025

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4 min read

Thought piece: Solving the GenAI divide

If 95% of projects are failing, how do the winners cross the divide?

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
The 2x digital shift

Oct 17, 2025

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9 min read

The 2x digital shift

The core leadership paradox, the jobless growth economy, and the digital strategy that delivers 2x faster.

Matt Leta
Matt Leta
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🗼 Lighthouse — Newsletter by Future Works

🗼 Lighthouse — Newsletter by Future Works

Lighthouse is the newsletter for CEOs, COOs, CIOs, and Transformation Leaders driving success in the digital age.We deliver actionable insights that create real change in systems and culture. Discover proven AI frameworks, high-ROI strategies with minimal risk, and leadership approaches that help your teams excel in the age of AI.


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