THE LAB

The Lab is where CIOs and enterprise technology leaders write about what they're seeing and figuring out. In their own words, under their own names.

Expect arguments, frameworks, and honest takes from experienced CIOs on enterprise AI, governance, orchestration, and the work of leading IT today.

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Eli Potter

VC/PE Executive Advisor

October 26, 2026

The CxO’s New Product: The Organization

AI agents learn from how your people work and what your data records. Eli Potter explains why organization design has become the C-suite’s AI job and how CxOs can treat the organization as a product.

September 29, 2026

Bridging The Post-Close Gap: A CIO’s Blueprint for M&A Integration and Crisis Control

Jason James

CIO at Acumatica

October 12, 2026

Former Intel CIO Motti Finkelstein On How AI Is Changing The Build Or Buy Equation

Motti Finkelstein

Founder of EMDO Inc

October 13, 2026

The 72-Hour Rule: Manage Acquisition Chaos Before It Spreads

Jason James

CIO at Acumatica

September 1, 2026

Be The Human In The Lead

Eli Potter

VC/PE Executive Advisor

Jason James

CIO at Acumatica

Latest: Bridging The Post-Close Gap: A CIO’s Blueprint for M&A Integration and Crisis Control

Scott Smeester

Founder at CIO Mastermind

Latest: Your Most Expensive Knowledge Gap Is Not The Board's

Motti Finkelstein

Founder of EMDO Inc

Latest: Former Intel CIO Motti Finkelstein On How AI Is Changing The Build Or Buy Equation

Ann Dunkin

CEO of Dunkin Global Advisors

Latest: The Federal Government Wants a Seat at the Frontier AI Model Launch Table

Todd Mazza

CIO / CTO | Enterprise Technology Transformation

Latest: Is AI Creating Technical Debt Faster Than It Can Fix It?

Andres Ramirez

Chief Strategic Architect at Workato

Latest: Why Your Board And Developers Are Having The Same Fight About AI Governance

Stuart Evans, Ph.D.

Retired Distinguished Service Professor at Carnegie Mellon University

Latest: What Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Should Teach Every CIO About Adaptation

Eli Potter

VC/PE Executive Advisor

Latest: The CxO’s New Product: The Organization

Carter Busse

CIO at Workato

Latest: Your Employees Want to Use AI. Who’s Going to Lead That?

Massimo Pezzini

Head of Research at Workato, former distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner

Latest: To Succeed With Agentic AI, You Need An Orchestration Strategy

FROM THE LAB

Is AI Creating Technical Debt Faster Than It Can Fix It?

September 2, 2026

Is AI Creating Technical Debt Faster Than It Can Fix It?

Todd Mazza

CIO / CTO | Enterprise Technology Transformation

Your Most Expensive Knowledge Gap Is Not The Board's

September 15, 2026

Your Most Expensive Knowledge Gap Is Not The Board's

Scott Smeester

Founder at CIO Mastermind

Open vs. Closed AI: Why Governance, Not Model Type, Is the Real Question for CIOs

August 10, 2026

Open vs. Closed AI: Why Governance, Not Model Type, Is the Real Question for CIOs

Todd Mazza

CIO / CTO | Enterprise Technology Transformation

The Federal Government Wants a Seat at the Frontier AI Model Launch Table

August 11, 2026

The Federal Government Wants a Seat at the Frontier AI Model Launch Table

Ann Dunkin

CEO of Dunkin Global Advisors

Why More CRM Data Makes Your RevOps Agent Worse

August 4, 2026

Why More CRM Data Makes Your RevOps Agent Worse

Eli Potter

VC/PE Executive Advisor

To Succeed With Agentic AI, You Need An Orchestration Strategy

August 3, 2026

To Succeed With Agentic AI, You Need An Orchestration Strategy

Massimo Pezzini

Head of Research at Workato, former distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner

August 4, 2026

The Real Cost of Not Canceling Anything

Scott Smeester

Founder at CIO Mastermind

Don't Skip The Fine Print: A CIO's Data Room Checklist

July 20, 2026

Don't Skip The Fine Print: A CIO's Data Room Checklist

Jason James

CIO at Acumatica

THE LAB

The CxO’s New Product: The Organization

Bridging The Post-Close Gap: A CIO’s Blueprint for M&A Integration and Crisis Control

Former Intel CIO Motti Finkelstein On How AI Is Changing The Build Or Buy Equation

The 72-Hour Rule: Manage Acquisition Chaos Before It Spreads

Be The Human In The Lead

FROM THE LAB

Is AI Creating Technical Debt Faster Than It Can Fix It?

Your Most Expensive Knowledge Gap Is Not The Board's

Open vs. Closed AI: Why Governance, Not Model Type, Is the Real Question for CIOs

The Federal Government Wants a Seat at the Frontier AI Model Launch Table

Why More CRM Data Makes Your RevOps Agent Worse

To Succeed With Agentic AI, You Need An Orchestration Strategy

The Real Cost of Not Canceling Anything

Don't Skip The Fine Print: A CIO's Data Room Checklist

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