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Alex Miguel Meyer

50% of SMEs are stuck in Phase 1.

Another 30% are stuck in Phase 2.

That's 80% of companies that bought AI tools and got nothing back.

Here's why:

They skipped the ladder.

AI adoption isn't a tool decision.

It's a 4-phase climb.

Skip a phase and the gain disappears.

Phase 1: Foundation
Executive ownership of outcomes. Strategy tied to business goals.
Honest readiness audit before tools are bought.

Phase 2: Enablement
Clean data. Governance guardrails.
2 to 3 high-impact pilots running in parallel.

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