AI Needs Guardrails—Not a Freeway With No Speed Limits Last week, the Senate advanced a version of President Trump’s sweeping budget package with a controversial addition: a 10-year moratorium on state-level AI regulation, cleverly tied to broadband infrastructure funding. In plain English? States must keep their hands off AI governance—or…
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Founder Spotlight: How Kristin LaSalle and Vengo AI Are Using Conversational AI to Humanize Sales and Scale Connection
In today’s edition of Founder Spotlight, we’re highlighting Kristin LaSalle, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Vengo AI and Spinnr. Vengo AI is a conversational AI platform helping businesses capture leads and automate customer engagement through chat, voice, and video avatar agents. Spinnr is a social video app designed to…
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Toilet Time = Data Goldmine
What AI Is Learning While You’re on the Loo Spoiler: It’s more than you think — and it’s reshaping sales and customer engagement. Let’s set the scene. You’re on the toilet. Phone in hand. Scrolling. Tapping. Maybe clicking on an ad or watching a short video. It feels harmless —…
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Founder Spotlight: How RJ Burr and Panex Are Reviving American Oilfields with AI
In this edition of Founder Spotlight, we’re proud to feature RJ Burr, President and CEO of Panex, a family-owned energy company based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. With decades of experience across generations, Panex is developing proven oil fields like Bayou Choctaw and inviting accredited investors to participate in the next…
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Founder Spotlight: How Benjamin Talin and MoreThanDigital Are Democratizing Business Strategy with AI
In this edition of the Founder Spotlight, we feature Benjamin Talin, the visionary founder of MoreThanDigital—a global innovation ecosystem that’s redefining how businesses prepare for the future. With the launch of MoreThanDigital Insights, the first 360° business diagnostic platform, Benjamin is breaking down the traditional barriers to expert advice. By…
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Founder Spotlight: How Scott Trumpolt Helps Companies Build Smarter Pay Systems Without Breaking the Bank
In this edition of Founder Spotlight, we’re featuring Scott Trumpolt, a seasoned HR expert and the founder of Trumpolt Compensation Design Solutions. With over 30 years of experience leading compensation strategy across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, Scott now helps growing companies design compensation systems that are fair, compliant, and…
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Hiring Overseas Was Smart in 2010. Not in 2025.
Beyond Cheap Labor In 2025, the Best Conversations Start with AI, Not an Overseas Call Script. The rapidly shifting economic and political climate, more businesses are asking the same question: Is overseas outsourcing still worth it? The answer? Not anymore. Photo by: Vengo AI With rising tariffs, unstable international relations,…
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Smart Teams Use Trendlyzer to Stay Ahead
Insight-Rich Reports in 60 Seconds In today’s market, moving fast isn’t enough—you need to move smart. Every founder, marketer, and sales leader talks about being “customer-centric,” but how many can actually tell you what their customers are thinking right now? Trendlyzer. This is the problem we built Trendlyzer to solve….
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Is AI Holding Us Hostage? A Look at the Dark Side of Our New Digital Best Friend
Digital Influence You’ve seen the videos.AI responding with attitude.Chatbots giving life advice.College kids choosing jobs based on what their AI recommends—even when their parents’ warnings go ignored. It’s funny—until it isn’t. At first glance, it all feels like progress. We’re saving time. Getting smarter answers. Making “data-driven” decisions. But beneath…
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What People Are Really Asking: Keyword Trends & How AI Agents Are Changing Business
Customer Conversations, Decoded The rise of AI agents on websites isn’t just a trend—it’s a transformation. At Vengo AI, we recently reviewed 196 real conversations between website visitors and AI agents deployed by small businesses, creators, and agencies. These weren’t bots running scripts—they were AI-powered assistants answering questions, capturing leads,…