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Field-deployed autonomous vehicles, downtime that costs millions an hour. Root-cause investigations from 3 days to 20 minutes - shipped in three weeks.
May 19, 2026Read case study →Insight
The Best AI Use Case Might Be the Most Boring One in the Room
The AI use case that sounds most impressive is rarely the one worth funding. Here's how to spot the boring option that actually pays for itself, and why most teams miss it.
Adam Rusciolelli · Aug 27, 2026Read →InsightWhy Lithuania: What a Handwritten Memoir Taught Me About Bridges
A handwritten letter from a Lithuanian immigrant led me to the exact street corner he described - and, years later, back to Lithuania for work.
Laura Graves · Aug 6, 2026Read →The Best AI Use Case Might Be the Most Boring One in the RoomThe AI use case that sounds most impressive is rarely the one worth funding. Here's how to spot the boring option that actually pays for itself, and why most teams miss it.Why Lithuania: What a Handwritten Memoir Taught Me About BridgesA handwritten letter from a Lithuanian immigrant led me to the exact street corner he described - and, years later, back to Lithuania for work.Your AI is only as good as the humans behind itA recap of Gritfest 2026 - what a week of workshops (and a hot-wing contest) taught us about staying human while building production AI.How becoming a product manager made me a better product designerThree years after stepping away from hands-on design, the skill hadn't disappeared. Product management and AI had made it sharper.Your AI stack is holding you hostageAI pricing is changing. The teams that avoid rising costs will build architectures that switch providers without rewriting their apps.How I got forced to build the coolest thing I've ever builtYears of telling clients AI could wait. One client who disagreed. A working prototype in three weeks.