Sam Gaddis
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Why 95% of AI Projects Fail

A five-step fix built around portfolios, operator-engineers, and gravel-road prototypes.

Format
Keynote or executive session
Length
30–45 minutes plus Q&A
Audience
Leadership teams, operators, and AI program owners
October 23, 2025
Austin Tech Week AI Track at Capital Factory

Most AI programs put too much weight on one large initiative. This talk makes the case for a portfolio of fast experiments, direct contact with users, and prototypes that are allowed to die.

What people take home

  1. Why one large AI bet is usually the wrong unit of work.
  2. How gravel-road prototypes create evidence before commitment.
  3. The organizational conditions that let useful experiments survive.