Growth Strategies with Jonathan Mills Patrick

Growth Strategies with Jonathan Mills Patrick

The Final Moat

Why Authenticity is the Only Defense Left in the Age of AI

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Jonathan Mills Patrick
Mar 08, 2026
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Growing a business used to feel like building a fortress. You dug a moat of technical complexity, filled it with the crocodiles of high capital requirements, and sat comfortably behind your stone walls.

Today? The moat is bone-dry, the crocodiles are handbags, and the walls are made of cardboard.

Technology has a funny way of democratizing things until th…

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