News Summary

• Do you need AI to run a business in 2026?
• People built profitable small businesses before AI came along, and obviously, plenty still do.
• What's changed is the cost of not using AI relative to competitors who can automate the bulk of their work to move faster and scale up.
• Rather than bolting on every AI tool you can find, start with whatever's eating the most hours in your week, and build out from there.
• Here are my personal picks.