{"id":16551,"date":"2026-02-09T08:59:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=16551"},"modified":"2026-02-09T08:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:59:39","slug":"david-mcneil-on-ai-vs-saas","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/resources\/david-mcneil-on-ai-vs-saas\/","title":{"rendered":"David McNeil on AI vs. SaaS: Vertical Expertise and Software Survival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getweave.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weave<\/a>&#8216;s Chief Revenue Officer, David McNeil, joins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@planetdds8605\/podcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Dental Economist Show<\/a> to explore how technology is transforming dental practice operations. 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Tune in to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2GG6pL2h3sSuoWYmPWDCKw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Dental Economist Show<\/a>\u00a0each week as we meet at the intersection of profit and purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the full podcast: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3SeeOfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple<\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/3tMmaO7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LKbOodcR0wE&amp;list=PL8sPE8UqEy5i-ReuTOqL_BFzw0VAOucuT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Request a Demo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weave&#8216;s Chief Revenue Officer, David McNeil, joins The Dental Economist Show to explore how technology is transforming dental practice operations. 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