OpenAI has introduced Dots, a new generation of persistent AI agents designed to do more than simply respond to prompts. Announced on September 29, Dots can continuously work toward goals, handle projects and interact with the tools and applications people already use. Powered by GPT-6 Astra, each Dot gets its own cloud computer and browser. It can connect with more than 4,000 apps through OpenAI’s plugin ecosystem, allowing it to work across services such as Slack and Micros

And why the problem is rarely a lack of effort. Most businesses do not stop growing simply because people stop working as hard as they use to. In many cases, the opposite happens. The founder works more, the team gets busier, more meetings are added, more tools are introduced, more content is published and more leads are chased. Yet growth still starts to slow down. Revenue becomes less predictable. Decisions take longer. Marketing feels less effective. The team becomes incre

Sometimes a business thinks it has a marketing problem when the real issue is positioning. It thinks it needs more leads when the sales process is weak. It assumes the team needs to work harder when the real problem is structure, lack of direction about responsibilities or inefficient processes. That is where business consulting becomes useful. Good business consulting is not simply about giving friendly advice. It is about understanding how the different parts of a business