About the Book
Everyone's chasing AI. Almost nobody's ready for it.
After 30+ years leading technology transformations at Fortune 500 companies and startups alike, Kenneth R. Stott has seen every flavor of hype cycle — and the wreckage left behind when organizations chase trends without building foundations.
"The companies that will win with AI aren't the ones moving fastest. They're the ones who did the hard, unglamorous work of becoming genuinely intelligent organizations first."
Simple is Hard cuts through the marketing fog to address what actually determines whether AI initiatives succeed or fail — and it's not the technology. It's the organizational intelligence that most companies never bother to build.
About the Author
Kenneth R. Stott
A technology executive with three decades of experience spanning Fortune 500 enterprises, risk consulting, and high-growth startups. Former CIO/CTO at Koch Industries and Enron, risk consultant at Deloitte, and field CTO at multiple technology companies.
Kenneth writes weekly on LinkedIn about the realities of AI implementation — what works, what doesn't, and why most organizations are getting it wrong. He's pro-innovation, anti-hype, and allergic to marketing BS.
30+
Years in
Enterprise Tech
F500
CIO/CTO
Experience
∞
Patience for
AI Hype