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    Welcome to The Readiness Report: Foundation First. AI Second.

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    The Readiness Report: Foundation First, AI Second

    Dr. Mike Donaldson introduces The Readiness Report, a bi-monthly show focused on helping small businesses get practical answers about AI and operations. Emphasizing “Foundation First, AI Second,” the series tackles common operational headaches by answering key questions using a mix of lean strategy and AI automation. The goal is to provide direct guidance that helps business owners stop wasting time and start scaling by solving tough business problems one process at a time.

    00:00 Small Business AI Questions

    00:06 Meet Dr Mike Donaldson

    00:11 More Than Technology

    00:15 Weekly Problems Solved

    00:23 Scale With Guidance

    00:28 One Process At A Time

    00:34 The Readiness Report

    00:35 Lets Get To Work

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    1. 0:00Welcome to The Readiness Report

    Transcript

    You have questions about AI, but most of the answers out there are built for Silicon Valley, not for your small business. I'm Dr. Mike Donaldson and this is The Readiness Report: Foundation First. AI Second.

    This isn't just a show about technology; it's a show about answers. Every week, I take the most common operational headaches and solve them by answering your key questions with a mix of Lean strategy and AI automation. I'm here to provide the direct guidance you need to stop wasting time and start scaling. Join me as we solve your biggest business problems by answering your toughest questions, one process at a time.

    This is The Readiness Report. Let's get to work.