What's Good: Alexander Bros Trial, Surfside 70m Penthouse, & Mary Lou's Miami Beach
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On My Mind: Seeing It Before Everyone Else
Success usually comes from spotting something early, something other people dismiss, and then acting on it with real conviction.
Right now, that thing is AI in Miami.
And I’ll be honest: I’m surprised by how many people are fighting it. Being critical of it. Acting like it’s optional. What’s even wilder is how many of them are young. Haven’t we seen this movie already? With the internet. With Google. With social media. Same cycle, different poster.
Here’s the part people don’t want to hear: if you aren’t using AI or learning it, you’re going to get left behind. Not in some abstract “future” way, like, soon. The gap between people who adapt and people who don’t is going to be brutal.
It reminds me of how I feel about choosing to live in New York. If you don’t have to be there for economic reasons, it’s kind of dumb. The cost-to-life ratio doesn’t make sense anymore. And AI is starting to feel like that: if you could be learning it and you choose not to, you’re basically volunteering for a harder life.
AI helps those of us who already have skills become even better. It amplifies experience. It turns competence into leverage. It makes you faster, sharper, more productive.
Good news is, there is still a window of opportunity: Miami tends to lag a couple years behind New York, LA, and London in how people work. The city runs on vibe, relationships, sunshine (coffee), and momentum, which is exactly why the people who quietly build systems win here. You can compound progress without the same density of competition.
AI doesn’t replace ambition. It multiplies it.
It takes someone with real taste and turns them into a studio.
Someone with real hustle and business instincts, and turns them into an empire builder.
So if you’re in Miami, learn how to think with AI, not just how to “use” it. Because the people who figure that out now will be the ones launching the brands, building the companies, and shaping what Miami becomes next.
In a year, “I don’t use AI” will sound like “I don’t use email.” Living in Miami still gives you a head start. Either take it, or watch someone else take your spot.
Beach Business
The Alexander Bros: Ultra-Luxury Real Estate Culture Goes on Trial
Jury selection is scheduled for January 20, with opening statements January 26.
Mary Lou’s Takes WALL: Miami’s Next Great Magic Trick
Palm Beach (& Montauk) club heading to Miami Beach, taking over WALL at W South Beach.
Ken Griffin Isn’t Buying Mana Wynwood (According to… Everyone Involved)
Spokesperson denied that Ken Griffin is in talks to buy Mana Wynwood.
Quick Sports Update
Thank you to the U. Ja buys in Miami. Jimmy tears ACL.
Hospitality: Local Insider
The Italian Ultra Luxe Invasion, Francesco Martucci Miami & Il Mannarino
Two more Miami icons heading to Miami’s, where Forte De Marmi meets Milan.
Real Estate: Luxe Listings We Love
A $70M “Estate in the Sky” Lands in Surfside
Ocean House Surfside unveiled a $70 million duplex penthouse
BEACH BUSINESS
The Alexander Trial: Ultra-Luxury Real Estate Culture Goes on Trial
With the Alexander brothers heading into a federal sex-trafficking trial in New York, and a new charge added for Oren and Alon right before proceedings, the spotlight isn’t only on three men. It’s on the ultra-luxury real estate ecosystem that helped build the myth in the first place.
