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Eric Vaughan, CEO of enterprise-software powerhouse IgniteTech, laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he'd do it again


“It was extremely difficult,” IgniteTech CEO Eric Vaughan tells Fortune. “But changing minds was harder than adding skills.”

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