Leveraging AI Amid Economic Challenges: Strategies for Success

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Pieter John Huyer

• Apr 29

Translation: we are feeling the touch of recessional activity. And no one is too confident that AI growth alone will carry us through it. The winners over the next little will be the ones who don't get caught in that economic squeeze. https://www.ey.com/en_us/newsroom/2026/04/ey-parthenon-survey-80-percent-of-executives-say-growth-is-becoming-more-challenging-and-look-to-ai-as-growth-catalyst

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EY-Parthenon Survey: 80% of Executives Say Growth is Becoming More Challenging and Look to AI as Growth Catalyst

The 2026 EY-Parthenon Growth Survey findings explore how first movers can differentiate themselves by using AI to accelerate growth. Read the press release.

Benjamin Scheiter

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• 15h

Quick question for 2026👇 How do you really feel about the future of AI?

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Saima Shakeel

• 1d

“Every founder who hires me says the same thing: 👉 ‘Make it look good.’

And every time, I ask them one question back:

👉 ‘What do you want your visitor to do in the first 3 seconds?’

Silence.

And that silence? That’s exactly why most landing pages fail.

Because design isn’t decoration. It’s direction.

If your page doesn’t instantly tell users: ✔ Where they are ✔ What you offer ✔ What to do next

You’ve already lost them.

Good UI makes things look nice. Great UX makes people take action.

Next time you design (or hire a designer), don’t start with: ❌ “Make it pretty”

Start with: ✅ “What’s the one action that matters most?”

That’s where real design begins.

💬 Curious—what do YOU think users should feel or do in the first 3 seconds?

#UIUX #UXDesign #LandingPage #ProductDesign #ConversionDesign #Figma #DesignThinking #UserExperience #DigitalMarketing #StartupTips

Aishwarya Joshi

• 18h

𝐀𝐈 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞? Used AI to bring few designs to life from complete brand identity & website design I did! Complete project- https://contra.com/p/6P3WXPFg-rian-ai-or-brand-identity-and-ui-design?referralExperimentNid=DEFAULT_REFERRAL_PROGRAM&referrerUsername=aishwarya_joshi_visualdesigner

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