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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 58 MIN

Most Businesses Use AI to Cut Costs. That's the Small Prize

from The Dumb Monkey Show - Simplifying AI for business leaders · host Aamir Qutub

Send us Fan MailMost leaders treat AI as a cost-cutting exercise. Innovation Bay co-founder Phaedon Stough argues the bigger money sits on the other side of the ledger — using AI for business to lift top-line revenue without lifting headcount.Aamir Qutub and Phaedon get into what's actually working: sales teams doing more through AI automation instead of more hires, founders making faster calls off better information, and why Innovation Bay's aggregated job board is growing, not shrinking. They cover agents, defensibility, why the tools race changes weekly, and Phaedon's blunt take that founders who ignore AI may struggle to survive the next 24 months. Plus the farmer test every SME should apply before buying anything.Practical, occasionally uncomfortable, and useful whether you run a startup or a business that's been running for decades. Follow Dumb Monkey for more.Resources & Links:📲 Dumb Monkey AI Academy → https://dumbmonkey.ai/📱 Dumb Monkey App → https://dumbmonkey.ai/dl 📘 The CEO Who Mocked AI (Until It Made Him Millions) → https://mybook.to/dumbmonkeypodcast 🚀 Enterprise Monkey → https://enterprisemonkey.com.au 🏝️ Innovation Bay → https://innovationbay.com/

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Send us Fan Mail Most leaders treat AI as a cost-cutting exercise. Innovation Bay co-founder Phaedon Stough argues the bigger money sits on the other side of the ledger — using AI for business to lift top-line revenue without lifting headcount. Aamir Qutub and Phaedon get into what's actually working: sales teams doing more through AI automation instead of more hires, founders making faster calls off better information, and why Innovation Bay's aggregated job board is growing, not shrinking. ...

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