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Your Website Is Answering the Wrong Questions

Your Website Is Answering the Wrong Questions

Why Content Strategy Requires Funnel Architecture, Not Just Good Writing

Jan 30, 2026

When Systems Break: The Strategic Case for Building Your Own Interface

When Systems Break: The Strategic Case for Building Your Own Interface

Why European SME Leaders Should Stop Optimizing for Broken Platforms and Start Creating Their Own Points of Contact

Jan 26, 2026

The Information Product Era Is Ending: What Replaces It Matters for Every Knowledge Business

The Information Product Era Is Ending: What Replaces It Matters for Every Knowledge Business

European SME Leaders Must Understand Why Static Expertise Delivery Is Losing Value and What the Shift to Interactive Learning Experiences Means for Competitive Positioning

Jan 22, 2026

One Person Now Competes With Your Team: What the Solopreneur Boom Means for European SMEs

One Person Now Competes With Your Team: What the Solopreneur Boom Means for European SMEs

How AI-Enabled Solo Founders Are Reshaping Competitive Dynamics and What Established Businesses Must Understand About the New Talent Landscape

Jan 21, 2026

The Content Game Split: Why 2026 Rewards Focused SMEs Over Mass Reach Brands

The Content Game Split: Why 2026 Rewards Focused SMEs Over Mass Reach Brands

Six Social Media Shifts That Create Disproportionate Opportunity for European Business Owners Who Understand What Actually Changed

Jan 20, 2026

The "Company Assistant" Playbook for Holland

The "Company Assistant" Playbook for Holland

How prompt training plus a shared, document-grounded AI assistant cuts errors, speeds onboarding, and makes expertise available to everyone without blowing the budget.

Jan 19, 2026

Google Just Made Your Business a Non‐Entity — Fix It with Video Verification

Google Just Made Your Business a Non‐Entity — Fix It with Video Verification

In 2026, Google Business Profile verification is the entry to the Knowledge Graph. Nail a 1–2 minute continuous video and align your entity signals across platforms—or disappear from AI Overviews and the local pack.

Jan 14, 2026

Why Your Content-Social Integration Is Failing (Fix It Now)

Why Your Content-Social Integration Is Failing (Fix It Now)

Most brands waste 70% of their content potential by treating social media as a broadcast channel. Here's how to build an integrated system that drives real business results.

Jan 13, 2026

Local Roots, Global Intelligence: How First AI Movers Serves the Netherlands and Beyond

Local Roots, Global Intelligence: How First AI Movers Serves the Netherlands and Beyond

At First AI Movers, we believe that while Artificial Intelligence is borderless, business is personal.

Jan 8, 2026

AI Agents for Business: The Non-Technical Executive's Guide to Reliable Automation

AI Agents for Business: The Non-Technical Executive's Guide to Reliable Automation

Deploy AI agents without coding. Four proven tools, a reliability framework, and practical exercises for executives. Start delegating today.

Jan 5, 2026

AI Cybersecurity for EU SMEs: Detect Fast, Contain Faster

AI Cybersecurity for EU SMEs: Detect Fast, Contain Faster

A practical guide to AI-driven threat detection and response that fits the reality of resource-constrained teams.

Jan 3, 2026

Autopilot Systems For SaaS: Turn Manual Chaos Into Scalable Operations

Autopilot Systems For SaaS: Turn Manual Chaos Into Scalable Operations

Automate fragile SaaS workflows into reliable revenue systems in 30 days. Reduce manual work, improve visibility, and scale faster without extra headcount with Autopilot Systems.

Jan 2, 2026

The Line Between Chaos and Productivity Is the Method: Why Spec-Driven AI Adoption Wins

The Line Between Chaos and Productivity Is the Method: Why Spec-Driven AI Adoption Wins

Turn AI from demos into durable systems with a spec. Free Template Available

Dec 31, 2025

Choosing Automation Platforms for SMBs 2026: n8n, Make, Zapier & Lindy Decision Framework

Choosing Automation Platforms for SMBs 2026: n8n, Make, Zapier & Lindy Decision Framework

How to match n8n, Make, Zapier, or Lindy to your business outcomes, technical capacity, and budget constraints

Dec 30, 2025

AI Literacy for EU SMBs: The Practical Guide to Article 4 Compliance and Real-World Adoption

AI Literacy for EU SMBs: The Practical Guide to Article 4 Compliance and Real-World Adoption

AI literacy is now a business capability in the EU: it reduces risk, improves decisions, and makes AI adoption actually stick. Discover how First AI Movers can help you today.

Dec 26, 2025

The Ultimate AI Model Guide for SMBs 2026: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity & Beyond (Part 2/2)

The Ultimate AI Model Guide for SMBs 2026: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity & Beyond (Part 2/2)

The SMB automation playbook—when to add n8n, Make, Zapier, or Lindy, and how to turn AI into measurable outcomes

Dec 25, 2025

Make.com 2026: AI Agents, Visual Automation & No-Code Workflow Guide

Make.com 2026: AI Agents, Visual Automation & No-Code Workflow Guide

Understanding Make's AI-powered automation platform and how it transforms business processes

Dec 23, 2025

Zapier 2026: Pricing, Platform Comparison & Choosing Between Make, n8n, and Lindy

Zapier 2026: Pricing, Platform Comparison & Choosing Between Make, n8n, and Lindy

Automation platforms in 2026: Zapier’s unified tiers vs Make, n8n, and Lindy for high‐volume, AI‐ready workflows

Dec 18, 2025

Supply Chain Diversification Tools: The Automation Blueprint to De-Risk Your Tech Manufacturing

Supply Chain Diversification Tools: The Automation Blueprint to De-Risk Your Tech Manufacturing

When Headlines Become Production Halts: The Hidden Cost of Supply Chain Vulnerability (Dutch: Wanneer Headlines Productiestops Worden: De Verborgen Kosten van Kwetsbaarheid Toeleveringsketen)

Dec 16, 2025

Why 2026 Is the AI Consulting Gold Rush for Solopreneurs (Especially in Europe)

Why 2026 Is the AI Consulting Gold Rush for Solopreneurs (Especially in Europe)

European SMEs need AI help now. Learn how solopreneurs can capture the €70B AI consulting market with Make, Claude, and ChatGPT implementation skills.

Dec 12, 2025

EU-INC 28th Regime: AI Tools for European Startup Compliance

EU-INC 28th Regime: AI Tools for European Startup Compliance

Europe's 28th regime creates one legal entity for 27 countries. Learn how AI helps founders/businesses navigate EU-INC compliance, funding, and cross-border scale.

Dec 11, 2025

Talent Shortages in the Dutch Labor Market: Why “Easing” Isn’t Enough and How AI Recruitment Can Help SMEs

Talent Shortages in the Dutch Labor Market: Why “Easing” Isn’t Enough and How AI Recruitment Can Help SMEs

Dutch labour tightness may ease, but structural shortages will persist. Show SME decision-makers how AI-driven, skills-based recruitment closes the talent gap in 2026.

Dec 10, 2025

ABN AMRO’s GenAI Playbook: AI Execution Lessons for C‐Suites

ABN AMRO’s GenAI Playbook: AI Execution Lessons for C‐Suites

How ABN AMRO’s 25+ GenAI use cases expose the AI execution gap—and what C‐level leaders must fix in decision flows, data, and productivity to win.

Dec 9, 2025

95% AI Adoption, 5% Value Creation: How Dutch SMEs Can Close the Gap in 2026

95% AI Adoption, 5% Value Creation: How Dutch SMEs Can Close the Gap in 2026

95% of Dutch organizations use AI, but only 5% see real value. Discover why skills gaps, workflow redesign, and measurement determine 2026 competitiveness.

Dec 8, 2025

The Netherlands Leads Europe in AI Adoption—Yet Only 5% Capture Real Value. Here's Why

The Netherlands Leads Europe in AI Adoption—Yet Only 5% Capture Real Value. Here's Why

95% of Dutch organizations use AI, but only 5% see real value. Discover why skills gaps, workflow redesign, and measurement determine 2026 competitiveness.

Dec 6, 2025

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About the Author

Hi, I’m Dr. Hernani Costa, founder of First AI Movers. With a PhD and over 25 years of hands-on experience in technology, AI consulting, and Venture Building. I help EU SMEs create real business value through practical and ethical AI solutions. If you want to know more about what’s possible, email me at [email protected]

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