Adedeji Olowe: equal AI tools produce unequal outcomes. Agency, taste, grit, and curiosity determine who thrives — AI amplifies the gap between the intentional and the passive.
When Freshworks discontinued Freshteam, Adedeji Olowe's team built a replacement HRMS using Codex — launching a better system by April 1. This raised an uncomfortable question: if they could replace enterprise software, what stops anyone from building a competitor to any product? The answer is no longer technology. Everyone has access to the same AI tools. What determines outcomes are four human attributes AI cannot replace.