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Notes from the workshop.

Long-form thinking on engineering, agentic systems, RAG, MVPs, and the practice of shipping software.

llm

Claude vs GPT vs Gemini for Production: A 2026 Model Selection Guide

An honest production guide. What each frontier model is best at, where they fail, and how to pick without lock-in.

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ai

AI in Healthtech: Where It's Working, Where It Isn't (Regulatory Edition)

AI in healthtech isn't blocked by tech anymore — it's blocked by regulation, liability, and clinical workflow integration. A 2026 status report.

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founders

Hiring Engineers vs Hiring a Studio: A 2026 Cost-Benefit Framework

When does hiring win? When does a studio win? An honest framework that doesn't pretend the answer is always one or the other.

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founders

The 'Almost-CTO' Trap: When Fractional Leadership Is Exactly Right (And When It Isn't)

Fractional CTOs are sold as a magic bullet for pre-CTO startups. Sometimes they are. Often they aren't. Here's how to tell.

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rag

Building Reliable RAG: Chunking, Re-Ranking, and the Parts Nobody Talks About

RAG demos are everywhere; reliable RAG is rare. The parts that actually decide whether your retrieval works in production.

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agentic

Agentic Workflows That Work in Production (and 3 Anti-Patterns)

Companion to our Agentic Development 2026 piece. The 3 patterns that earn their keep — and the 3 we've seen kill projects.

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llm

Grounding LLMs: What It Actually Means and How to Do It Right

Grounding is the difference between an LLM that hallucinates and one you can ship. Here's what it actually means in 2026 and how to wire it into your product.

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voice

Voice Agents That Don't Sound Like Robots: A 2026 Stack Guide

What separates the voice agents people accept from the ones they hang up on. A 2026 stack guide for shipping voice CX that doesn't trigger fight-or-flight.

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The AI Consulting Landscape in India, May 2026

The AI Consulting Landscape in India, May 2026

Who's selling what, who's actually shipping, and what founders should look for when hiring an AI partner in India today.

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