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You don’t control data center policy.
You do control how seriously you treat your dependency on the grid.
What’s one change you could make this year to be less fragile if power costs keep climbing?
Everyone’s dunking on “greedy AI data centers” for rising electric bills.
That’s the loud take.
The quieter truth: this is really a story about who gets preferential access to energy while the rest of the economy takes whatever’s left.
The second-order effect:
As AI demand grows, the gap widens between businesses that proactively manage inputs (energy, compute, infra) and those that assume “it’ll just work out.”
That gap shows up directly in profitability and resilience.
13/ Final thought:
Costco didn't just beat earnings.
They showed you the future of service businesses:
Mobile-first.
Friction-free.
Membership-driven.
The question is: Are you building for that future?
Or are you still stuck in 2019?
Costco just posted their Q1 earnings.
What they revealed about consumer spending will change how you think about your service business in 2026.
Here's what happened (and what it means for you):
12/ So here's your 2026 checklist:
☐ Do you have a membership or recurring revenue model?
☐ Are payments, scheduling, and communication in ONE place?
☐ Do you own the client relationship, or does a third-party platform?
If "no" to any of these, you're leaving money on table.