Competing in the Age of Agents: Enterprise Advantage in the Agentic Era (Outcompete)

In every boardroom, a silent race is underwayAutonomous AI agents are planning, acting and learning faster than human teams. The leaders who harness them will surge ahead; the rest will watch their advantages evaporate.Inside Competing in the Age of Agents you’ll discover:The Six Agentic Forces reshaping strategy—why traditional moats erode overnight and how new ones (data, networks, trust) grow stronger with each interaction.The A.G.E.N.T.S.™ playbook that turns theory into action: Assess, Govern, Execute, Network, Talent, Scale.Board-level outcomes—no fluff: cut days to minutes, lower cost per resolution, unlock 5–8× ROI—with the rules and guardrails that prevent expensive failures.How to move from pilots to platforms with AgentOps, build “bilingual” business×AI teams, and master the new economics before switching costs trap you.This is not a hype book; it’s your field guide to thriving in the agentic era. If you’re an executive, investor or operator who senses the ground shifting beneath you, this book shows exactly how to climb to the next level—before your competitors do.About the AuthorMayur Palta is a Harvard Business School alumnus and a leader at Databricks who has spent two decades shaping competition and AI strategies for Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups. A bestselling author and entrepreneur, he has led real AI deployments and helped organizations outsmart the competition.Other bestselling books by the author:Outcompete: How Startups and Billion-Dollar Companies Outsmart the CompetitionOutcompeting in the Age of AI: Navigating the Era of Artificial IntelligenceUpcoming book: Building the AI Agent Phone Book Read more