Blog - Lauren Pearl · Lauren Pearl
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20 May 2026Profit
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About Blog - Lauren PearlFirst up, a quick ad for a product I stand behind!If you’ve ever felt like your FP&A work should have more influence in the business, this might beworth checking out:The FP&A Mastery Signature Program by Carl Seidman focuses on helping finance professionals move beyond reporting into real decision support — with practical skills you can actually use.Carl is someone I look up to a lot, and his training is excellent. If you're interested, the above link will get you $10 off registration.Okay, on to the blog! ⬇️______I spoke in a recent newsletter about the dangerOf thinking your AI line-chef activity will make you irreplaceable(it won't.)[Quick plot recap for those who missed our last episode:"AI Skills" will soon be table-stakes, easy to acquire, and not a differentiator.And the vibe-coded tool you built that saves your company millionsBelongs to your COMPANY, not you. So not really…
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Apollo layer
What a founder can learn
Founder takeaway
Don’t mistake AI proficiency or a useful internal AI tool for a durable advantage. Assume those skills will become common, and build differentiation around stronger judgment, decision support, and capabilities the company can retain and compound.
Why it matters
Tool fluency can improve productivity without making the business—or an individual—meaningfully harder to replace. Turning AI-enabled work into repeatable decision systems creates more enduring value than relying on the novelty of the tool itself.