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Tip for founder-led teams: don't automate a task nobody owns.
Before any tool, answer three questions:
• Who decides when a case doesn't fit?
• Who sees the exception first?
• Who signs off on the output?
If you can't answer them, the first fix is the handoff, not the software. Once there's an owner, AI can prepare the work and flag what's unclear. The person keeps the decision.
Which workflow in your business still has no named owner?
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