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I'm Totally Done Pushing Buttons

Sep 16, 2026

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3 min read

I'm Totally Done Pushing Buttons

Imperative software makes you specify the steps. Declarative software lets you specify the outcome. That shift is what every software company is now being held to.

Don't wait for the protocol

Sep 9, 2026

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2 min read

Don't wait for the protocol

The build or partner question has a quiet default answer: wait for the platform. But that's the wrong bet

No One Knows What They're Talking About

Sep 2, 2026

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2 min read

No One Knows What They're Talking About

Endless possibility with unguarded optionality turns what to build into a daily source of doubt. The only constant that cuts through it is what customers say is broken in their week right now.

Agencies Are Pitching AI Backwards

Aug 26, 2026

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4 min read

Agencies Are Pitching AI Backwards

Cost savings are the easiest thing for an agency to measure and the least interesting thing for a client to buy.

Build the Harness. Own the Loop.

Aug 19, 2026

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4 min read

Build the Harness. Own the Loop.

Owning what the model learns about your business is where the IP actually compounds.

All Ad Agents Are Not Created Equal

Aug 12, 2026

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6 min read

All Ad Agents Are Not Created Equal

Buyers have no framework for evaluating agentic AI, and every vendor is claiming they can solve everything. Three questions fix that.

We Walk Our Customers to the Bathroom

Aug 5, 2026

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2 min read

We Walk Our Customers to the Bathroom

The difference between a good customer experience and a great one isn't the headline moments. It's how you handle the ones nobody's watching.

How We Build When Intelligence Is Abundant

Jul 29, 2026

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2 min read

How We Build When Intelligence Is Abundant

When every model can answer the same question in seconds, model routing becomes the real product decision.

A Mile Deep on the Amazon DSP

Jul 22, 2026

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3 min read

A Mile Deep on the Amazon DSP

Software gets forgiven for being incomplete. An agent doesn't get that grace—and early churn taught us why.

The Vitamin Buyers Are the Ones Betting on Themselves

Jul 15, 2026

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2 min read

The Vitamin Buyers Are the Ones Betting on Themselves

Not every Gigi customer has an urgent hiring problem. The ones who don't are often the most interesting ones.

Trading Margin for Intelligence

Jul 8, 2026

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4 min read

Trading Margin for Intelligence

AI-first SaaS has a new COGS problem. The companies that solve it will be the ones that treat token optimization as a product investment, not a line item.

The Human Capital Ceiling

Jun 24, 2026

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2 min read

The Human Capital Ceiling

Demand for expert agency services is outpacing the supply of humans who can deliver it. Token capital is how you close that gap.

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