Why Enterprise AI Projects Fail: Platform-First Thinking

A $2.3M AI platform launch resulted in zero adoption after 90 days. David Ohnstad explains the critical mistake: building infrastructure before understanding what problems it actually solves. The real roadmap starts with user demand, not infrastructure. Full article: https://davidohnstad.net/why-enterprise-ai-projects-fail-platform-first/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-02
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23892686
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Artificial Intelligence Applications
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Why Enterprise AI Projects Fail: Platform-First Thinking

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Why Enterprise AI Projects Fail: Platform-First Thinking

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Abstract

A $2.3M AI platform launch resulted in zero adoption after 90 days. David Ohnstad explains the critical mistake: building infrastructure before understanding what problems it actually solves. The real roadmap starts with user demand, not infrastructure. Full article: https://davidohnstad.net/why-enterprise-ai-projects-fail-platform-first/

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