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Todd Anthony: Pinwheel hires staff laid off by its own clients
“We've actually hired some of those people that have been laid off from our clients. And that has turned out to be an incredibly smart move, if I do say so and has really helped us a lot.”
Todd Anthony Aug 11, 2026 ▶ 3:20 AI Is a Block of Clay and Most Founders Never Sculpt It
Insight
Anthony: Corporate bureaucracy forces regression to the mean like AI
“The one thing that you have as an advantage as a small company is that you don't have the bureaucracy that's making everybody and similar to AI sort of gravitate towards the mean. You have the ability to be different. And so use that and do it in a way that bu…”
Todd Anthony Aug 11, 2026 ▶ 25:19 AI Is a Block of Clay and Most Founders Never Sculpt It
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Todd Anthony: Pinwheel Agency is a $3 million time-and-materials business
“For an agency owner that is doing work, time and materials, and trying to maintain a, you know, a three million dollar business it's challenging”
Todd Anthony Aug 11, 2026 ▶ 1:49 AI Is a Block of Clay and Most Founders Never Sculpt It
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Anthony: Most corporate clients manage an in-house shop plus 5 to 10 agencies
“Most clients have an in-house shop and they also have like, Five or six agencies in the mix, and they may even have 10.”
Todd Anthony Aug 11, 2026 ▶ 19:03 AI Is a Block of Clay and Most Founders Never Sculpt It
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Anthony: North America has 50,000 to 60,000 small agencies
“I would say, okay, North America, there are now 50,000, maybe 60,000 agencies small agencies in the marketplace.”
Todd Anthony Aug 11, 2026 ▶ 5:38 AI Is a Block of Clay and Most Founders Never Sculpt It
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