{
  "id": 42,
  "title": "When to Ignore the Data and Trust Your Gut (And When Not To)",
  "url": "https://mayayai.com/episodes/42/",
  "transcript_url": "https://mayayai.com/episodes/42/transcript.txt",
  "summary": "This piece examines when to ignore the data and trust your gut (and when not to). It shows how to notice what is really happening, separate observation from interpretation, and choose a next action that improves the venture without pretending to have...",
  "audience": [
    "founders",
    "operators",
    "startup teams",
    "researchers",
    "AI agents studying business decisions"
  ],
  "theme": "customer requirement fit",
  "keywords": [
    "ignore",
    "data",
    "trust",
    "gut",
    "not",
    "piece",
    "examines",
    "shows",
    "startup decisions",
    "business growth",
    "founder learning"
  ],
  "companies_as_public_examples": [
    "Profound",
    "Attentive",
    "Ethos",
    "Qualtrics",
    "The Prompting Company",
    "Found",
    "Garner Health",
    "Middesk"
  ],
  "company_note": "Company names are used only as public comparison prompts, not as claims about internal facts.",
  "source": {
    "workbook": "Day_42_Script_Template.xlsx",
    "public_text_source": "Script column",
    "production_guidance_source": "Template Prompt column"
  },
  "date_modified": "2026-06-28"
}