Leadership Insights
Practical wisdom and reflections from decades of engineering leadership experience
Agent Talent: Pioneering the AI Agent Workforce Economy
An analysis of how Agent Talent is creating a new paradigm for AI workforce marketplaces, with strategic recommendations for product and engineering leaders exploring this emerging space.
Howard Ekundayo
April 17, 2025
The Disintermediation Revolution: How GenAI is Reshaping eCommerce Strategy
An analysis of how generative AI is fundamentally transforming commerce patterns through search disintermediation, multimodal interactions, and the emergence of agent-based shopping experiences.
Howard Ekundayo
April 9, 2025
Character.AI: Reimagining AI Entertainment Through Meaningful Character Relationships
An analysis of how Character.AI could transform from a text-based chat platform into an immersive entertainment ecosystem by focusing on multimodal experiences, IP partnerships, relationship progression, and safety infrastructure.
Howard Ekundayo
April 6, 2025
Beyond Performance: The Strategic Imperatives for Consumer AI Agents in 2025
As model capabilities become increasingly commoditized, the true differentiators for consumer AI agents will be user experience, deep vertical integration, and ecosystem strategy. This analysis explores the evolving competitive landscape for consumer AI products.
Howard Ekundayo
April 3, 2025
The Death of Traditional SEO: Navigating the AI-First Content Revolution
An analysis of how AI is fundamentally transforming search and content discovery from traditional SEO to Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), with strategic recommendations for businesses navigating this shift.
Howard Ekundayo
March 17, 2025
Strategic Considerations When Joining Frontier AI Companies
Insights from my experience at OpenAI on evaluating opportunities at leading AI labs and what engineering leaders should consider before making the leap.
Howard Ekundayo
February 18, 2025
Engineering Leadership in the Age of AI
How AI is transforming engineering organizations and what leaders need to know to stay ahead.
Howard Ekundayo
February 10, 2025
Leadership Lessons from the AI Frontier: My OpenAI Experience
Key insights and hard-won wisdom from leading engineering teams at one of the world's most innovative AI organizations.
Howard Ekundayo
January 16, 2025
13 Leadership Tenets From My 15-Year Tech Journey
Essential principles I've developed while building products and leading teams at Goldman Sachs, Google, Netflix, OpenAI and beyond.
Howard Ekundayo
November 2, 2024