Lani Rosales

Austin

Chief Operating Officer and Contributor at The American Genius

COO at https://t.co/oG8MBvEdFo; co-founder of https://t.co/ZHnw9Ltz29, Austin Digital Jobs (ADJ), Remote Digital Jobs (RDJ). I talk about tech, marcom, housing, & bullshit.

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The all-AI startup that failed: A cautionary case study

1 week ago | theamericangenius.com | Lani Rosales

Picture this: You’re sitting in a college lab with a bunch of researchers, nerding out about this cool idea. “What if we made an all-AI software startup with AI agents performing all of the tasks?” You start tossing ideas back and forth and realize it wouldn’t actually be all that hard – but would it work? Artificial intelligence (AI) can automate the hell out of a calendar, but can it run an entire business? That’s exactly what happened at Carnegie Mellon University.
The 7 main skills marketers need to survive the AI takeover

2 weeks ago | theamericangenius.com | Lani Rosales

When Facebook and Twitter were born, a new era of social media was ushered in, opening the gates for new areas of expertise that hadn’t existed before. At first, we all grappled to establish the culture together, but fast forward a decade and it is literally a science with thousands of supporting technology companies. So as Artificial Intelligence (AI) takes over marketing, doesn’t that mean it will replace marketers?
How to spot (and avoid) networking predators

2 months ago | theamericangenius.com | Lani Rosales

Not all networking is good networking. In fact, some people treat networking events like a Pokémon GO game, running around trying to “catch ‘em all” – except instead of adorable creatures, they’re collecting business cards, LinkedIn connections, and free advice. These are networking predators. They’re not here to build genuine relationships. They’re here to extract value, waste your time, and leave you feeling like you just survived an infomercial.
2025 Big Ass Social Happy Hour dates

Dec 10, 2024 | theamericangenius.com | Lani Rosales

Dates in bold = when we intend on having Bootheasy come do free headshots! – January 8th – February 4th – March 5th – April 8th – May 7th – June 10 – July 9th – August 5th – September 10 – October 7th – November 5th – December 9th It’s great for you to know, but also for any events you’re involved in so fewer dates conflict (but it is Austin after all, so it’s an impossible task). Right? …right? 🥹 BASHH alternates between Tuesdays and Wednesdays in 2025.
A future free from video meetings?

Nov 4, 2024 | theamericangenius.com | Lani Rosales

If you’re living in the year 2023, you’ve been part of conversations digesting how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing our lives, especially work tasks with the advent of ChatGPT.
Why English majors are the future of the AI revolution

Oct 14, 2024 | theamericangenius.com | Lani Rosales

I was first published at age four, read the entire Nancy Drew series before kindergarten, joined the school newspaper in middle school, at age 10 was the only child in an adult writer’s guild working on a novel (and horrified everyone with my gruesome murder stories). I moved on to competitive journalism and creative writing in high school, co-founded the Undergraduate English Association in college, and graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in English Literature.
80 reasons why you didn't get the job interview or offer

Aug 9, 2024 | theamericangenius.com | Lani Rosales

Job hunting is one of the most stressful periods in a person’s life, right up there with a death in the family, divorce, and illness. There’s so much at stake, and it can be frustrating. In Austin, where we’re headquartered, we operate a popular tech job group where the most universal question is “why didn’t I get the job?” after the interview. In almost all cases, you’ll never really know why. Sorry. That’s disheartening, but it’s true. The positive side is that it isn’t always your fault.
The real reason AI art tools can't create hands or feet

Aug 8, 2024 | theamericangenius.com | Lani Rosales

It has become a running joke that AI art can't create hands or feet, instead creating nightmare fuel. What's the real reason for this?
The keys to securing a mentor at a networking event

Jun 20, 2024 | theamericangenius.com | Lani Rosales

Networking events can be incredible engaging or just plain soul sucking, but no matter the vibe, you only invest that kind of time if you have a goal in mind. Because we’ve been hosting BASHH (and other networking events) for a decade and a half, we’ve gotten a lot of questions about tapping networking events for mentors. All successful professionals have mentors, often multiple at a time, because they know it is a shortcut to have a sounding board, someone invested in their success.
2 quick networking tips for folks that hate networking

Apr 29, 2024 | theamericangenius.com | Lani Rosales

You may think it’s ironic that two people that abhor networking started a networking event. But if you pause for one moment, you’ll realize that BASHH is designed completely for people (like us) that feel that pit in their stomach when they walk into a room full of people armed with “so what do YOU do?” as their only question before non-consensual business card swapping. Sidenote: We worked hard to create ridiculous AI art to embody the awkward nature of networking events.