Leaders Designing Rules, Not Deciding Everything

In this episode of Mostly Growth, the number one podcast in product monetization, Kyle and CJ explore one of the most important questions in the AI era: what decisions should we actually delegate to machines? From agents spending money with corporate cards to handling customer support, hiring, and even sales, they break down where automation makes sense—and where it gets uncomfortable. Plus, how leadership changes when your job shifts from making decisions to setting the rules.

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LINKS: 

Mostly Metrics: https://www.mostlymetrics.com

CJ on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cj-gustafson-13140948/

Growth Unhinged: https://www.growthunhinged.com/

Kyle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-poyar/

Slacker Stuff: https://www.slackerstuff.com/

Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/slackerstuff/

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AI Is Breaking SaaS Pricing (Scott Woody)

https://youtu.be/ujkZWqeHpQY

Multi-Year Deals and the Illusion of Better Pricing | Russell Lester

https://youtu.be/lCU0HFrp0YY

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 ChatGPT sold a house

2:13 What are we delegating to AI agents?

3:04 Ramp's agent cards

5:06 Mastercard's open standard

7:14 Dynamic budget reallocation

9:38 Sponsors — RightRev | Tropic | HockeyStack

13:18 Domains of delegation

13:56 Meetings

16:08 Customer interactions

17:22 Sales

20:03 Internal announcements

22:19 Hiring and team management

25:42 Would you let AI buy software?

27:09 Flight rebooking scenario

29:36 Business blunders

30:38 Chipotle blunders

33:11 Credits

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