AI Just Changed Everything for Small Businesses | Akriti Dokania

📅 April 16, 2026

About This Episode

Building a company isn’t just strategy it’s mindset.
We dive into why founders in the US think bigger, how UK culture holds people back, and why being “positively aggressive” might be your biggest advantage.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:30 – Why pivoting = survival
02:45 – UK vs US mindset
06:00 – Ambition gap in founders
07:20 – New B2B growth expectations
09:30 – AI creating bigger outcomes
11:40 – SMB market opportunity
14:00 – Dev costs collapsing
17:30 – Show up & stand out
21:30 – “Positively aggressive” mindset
23:10 – Don’t disrupt, improve processes
25:00 – AI in legacy industries
29:30 – Generational shift
31:50 – Power of experimentation
33:00 – Contrarian idea
36:00 – Family & closing

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