{"id":7178,"date":"2025-10-17T05:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T05:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/?p=7178"},"modified":"2025-10-17T05:09:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T05:09:27","slug":"insights-17-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/insights-17-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Insights &#8211; 17 October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/how-executives-could-overcome-ai-anxiety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Executives Could Overcome AI Anxiety<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"7157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/how-executives-could-overcome-ai-anxiety\/pexels-photo-3861969\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pexels-photo-3861969.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1254&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1880,1254\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo by ThisIsEngineering on &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/code-projected-over-woman-3861969\/\\&quot; rel=\\&quot;nofollow\\&quot;&gt;Pexels.com&lt;\/a&gt;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;code projected over woman&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-photo-3861969\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by ThisIsEngineering on &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/code-projected-over-woman-3861969\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pexels.com&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pexels-photo-3861969.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pexels-photo-3861969.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"code projected over woman with ai anxiety\" class=\"wp-image-7157 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pexels-photo-3861969.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pexels-photo-3861969.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pexels-photo-3861969.jpeg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pexels-photo-3861969.jpeg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In AI&#8217;s relentless surge, 60% of CEOs fear tech change as their top threat, fueling executive anxiety. Dr. Ankoor Dasguupta reveals how to reframe it as a leadership superpower\u2014with strategies like mindset shifts, incremental experiments, and self-awareness. Turn uncertainty into advantage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/how-executives-could-overcome-ai-anxiety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read now and lead boldly.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/the-rise-of-ai-led-gtm-strategy-a-blueprint-for-early-stage-startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Rise of AI-Led Go-To-Market (GTM) Strategy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"6991\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/the-rise-of-ai-led-gtm-strategy-a-blueprint-for-early-stage-startups\/pexels-photo-18069694\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pexels-photo-18069694.jpg?fit=1880%2C1058&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1880,1058\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo by Google DeepMind on &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/an-artist-s-illustration-of-artificial-intelligence-ai-this-illustration-depicts-language-models-which-generate-text-it-was-created-by-wes-cockx-as-part-of-the-visualising-ai-project-l-18069694\/\\&quot; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a startup ecosystem where 60% fail within three years due to poor market entry, Hitesh Chopra draws from his Fortune 500 experience to deliver a 5-phase AI-led GTM blueprint to turn AI into a strategic co-founder and outpace giants: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/the-rise-of-ai-led-gtm-strategy-a-blueprint-for-early-stage-startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read now to fuel sustainable growth<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/recession-busting-solutions-and-strategy-tips-for-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recession-Busting Solutions and Strategy Tips for Success<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"7006\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/recession-busting-solutions-and-strategy-tips-for-success\/pexels-photo-7108722\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-photo-7108722.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1253&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1880,1253\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo by Tiger Lily on &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/a-group-of-people-having-a-meeting-in-the-office-7108722\/\\&quot; 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Don&#8217;t just weather the storm\u2014emerge stronger: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/recession-busting-solutions-and-strategy-tips-for-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read now and recession-proof your enterprise.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n                \n                    <!--begin code -->\n\n                    \n                    <div class=\"pp-multiple-authors-boxes-wrapper pp-multiple-authors-wrapper pp-multiple-authors-layout-boxed multiple-authors-target-shortcode box-post-id-4120 box-instance-id-1 ppma_boxes_4120\"\n                    data-post_id=\"4120\"\n                    data-instance_id=\"1\"\n                    data-additional_class=\"pp-multiple-authors-layout-boxed.multiple-authors-target-shortcode\"\n                    data-original_class=\"pp-multiple-authors-boxes-wrapper pp-multiple-authors-wrapper box-post-id-4120 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