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Technology, as promised.

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IT is broken.

The traditional model no longer serves modern businesses.

It’s bloated, misaligned, and designed to benefit vendors—not you.

Here’s what we believe must change:

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Stop buying technology.

Start buying outcomes. 📊

Before approving any software, ask:

"What business outcome will this deliver?"

No measurable outcome = no technology investment.

🧭 Strategy first.
💼 Technology second.

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❓ Ask your cybersecurity provider this:

"How do I know my business is protected?"

A good answer isn't a list of products.

It's:

🖥️ Infrastructure
👤 People
🧩 The gaps between them

If they can't explain it simply, ask why.

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Behind every company page is a marketing team begging people to be in videos 🫠

#marketing #corporatelife #worktok

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⚠️ Don't buy AI based on the sticker price.

Ask about the total cost of ownership. 📊

📈 Scaling costs
🔄 Support & updates
🔒 Vendor lock-in

The cheapest tool today isn't always the cheapest long-term.

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Happy Fourth of July from Blackline to your family! Wishing you a safe and happy holiday with the people you love.

Enjoy the fireworks! 🎆

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Want to reduce AI fear?

Stop talking about AI.

Start talking about workflows. 📋

Improve one process.
Measure the outcome. 📈
Govern the new risks. 🛡️
Repeat. 🔄

That's how successful AI adoption actually happens.

https://t.co/5fgfcvc9bA

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⚠️ A technology audit uncovered $400K/year in IT spend producing zero value. 📉

The CEO wasn't careless.

The system lacked a process for retiring unused technology.

Technology waste isn't a people problem; it's a process problem. ♻️

https://t.co/5fgfcvc9bA

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Technology used to be a department. Today, it's the business.

Every technology investment needs accountability, not just implementation. 🎯

Because when ownership drifts, ROI disappears. 📉

Take the Assessment: https://t.co/5fgfcvc9bA

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Before there was AI, there was Dad.

The original source for troubleshooting, life advice, and answers to questions nobody else could solve.

Happy Father's Day from the team at Blackline. 🖤

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Happy Juneteenth from all of us at Blackline.

Wishing everyone a meaningful day spent celebrating, reflecting, and connecting with community.

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The most important AI question isn't "What can it do?"

It's "Who owns it when it gets something wrong?"

AI mistakes are inevitable.

⚠️ No owner = no accountability
⚠️ No accountability = unmanaged risk

Take the free assessment: https://t.co/5fgfcvc9bA

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5–12 disconnected tools = silos, manual work, and conflicting data. 💸

AI changes the equation.

🔗 Connect systems
📊 Create a single source of truth
⚡ Scale smarter

Take the free assessment: https://t.co/5fgfcvc9bA

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🚨 100 AI ideas ≠ 100 AI projects.

Start with the business outcome:

💰 Revenue growth
📈 Scale without headcount
⚙️ Efficiency gains

If a use case doesn't support the goal, it isn't a priority.

Take the free assessment: https://t.co/IAM4P0IbNW

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⚠️ AI governance is not a slowdown strategy.

It is how you avoid spending $500M you never planned to spend. 💰

🔒 Govern first.
📈 Scale second.

Take the free assessment before the invoice becomes the strategy: https://t.co/5fgfcvc9bA

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Generative AI is powerful. 🤖

But autonomous? Not quite.

It still needs human context, direction, and judgment.

🎧 Full episode available now: https://t.co/sVwOGQKIRY

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The AI opportunity is massive. 🤖

But getting into the AI narrative is much easier than executing on it.

🎧 Watch the full episode: https://t.co/NgrZ9PVNn7
💡 Find out where your business stands with AI: https://t.co/5fgfcvc9bA

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If you haven’t started with AI, start. 🤖
If you have, add structure.

🎙️ Listen to the full conversation: https://t.co/8wwNJKrF2t

🚀 Ready to assess your AI readiness? Find out where your business stands with AI: https://t.co/5fgfcvc9bA

#AI #Leadership

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Could AI replicate a leader’s thinking? 🤖

Maybe. But leadership still needs presence, coaching, and human connection.

🎧 Full episode: https://t.co/8wwNJKrF2t
💡 Find out where your business stands with AI: https://t.co/5fgfcvc9bA

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AI adoption doesn’t have to start with a huge strategy.

Start with 20 minutes a day. ⏱️

Read. Research. Test. Watch a webinar. Use it on one real task.

Small daily reps can turn curiosity into capability.

🎧 Full episode: https://t.co/8wwNJKrF2t

#AI #smallbusiness

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AI isn’t replacing your team.

It’s becoming the worker your small business can’t afford yet.

Jonathan breaks down how AI helps him with job posts, knowledge gaps, and the small tasks that eat up your day.

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/PrL3F8hHsL

#AI #SmallBusiness #Podcast