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The Solo Chief

Jurgen Appelo, Joel Salinas
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Survival kits and decision maps for solo workers and one-person businesses in the age of AI. Navigation for creatives on Substack.

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    Rethinking the one-person business in the age of intelligent machines. Author. Founder. Substack observer.

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    Top Substack AI strategy coach (jsalinas.org). 2x founder. Creator of the AI Leadership Triad. Writing for leaders who want to apply human-centered AI strategy \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf4 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8

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