Case studies, essays and lessons from putting AI into production.https://gritmind.com/en-ushttps://gritmind.com/insights/the-best-ai-use-case-might-be-the-most-boring-one-in-the-room/https://gritmind.com/insights/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.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightai strategyengineeringAdam Rusciolellihttps://gritmind.com/insights/why-lithuania-memoir-bridges/https://gritmind.com/insights/why-lithuania-memoir-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.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightlithuaniacultureLaura Graveshttps://gritmind.com/insights/your-ai-is-only-as-good-as-the-humans-behind-it/https://gritmind.com/insights/your-ai-is-only-as-good-as-the-humans-behind-it/A recap of Gritfest 2026 - what a week of workshops (and a hot-wing contest) taught us about staying human while building production AI.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightcultureteamAlex Cadicehttps://gritmind.com/insights/how-becoming-a-product-manager-made-be-a-better-product-designer/https://gritmind.com/insights/how-becoming-a-product-manager-made-be-a-better-product-designer/Three years after stepping away from hands-on design, the skill hadn't disappeared. Product management and AI had made it sharper.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightproduct designproduct managementaiFrances Thomashttps://gritmind.com/insights/your-ai-stack-is-holding-you-hostage/https://gritmind.com/insights/your-ai-stack-is-holding-you-hostage/AI pricing is changing. The teams that avoid rising costs will build architectures that switch providers without rewriting their apps.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightai strategyarchitectureengineeringAdam Rusciolellihttps://gritmind.com/insights/how-i-got-forced-to-build-the-coolest-thing-ive-ever-built/https://gritmind.com/insights/how-i-got-forced-to-build-the-coolest-thing-ive-ever-built/Years of telling clients AI could wait. One client who disagreed. A working prototype in three weeks.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightaiproduct managementcase studyJenna Stworzyjanekhttps://gritmind.com/insights/three-days-to-twenty-minutes/https://gritmind.com/insights/three-days-to-twenty-minutes/Field-deployed autonomous vehicles, downtime that costs millions an hour. Root-cause investigations from 3 days to 20 minutes - shipped in three weeks.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcase-studymulti-agentindustrialroot-cause analysisGritmindhttps://gritmind.com/insights/gritmind-chicago-moves-to-willis-tower/https://gritmind.com/insights/gritmind-chicago-moves-to-willis-tower/Two years, three offices, all outgrown. Driven by demand for agentic AI, our Chicago HQ moved to the 44th floor of Willis Tower.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightAdam Rusciolellihttps://gritmind.com/insights/what-it-takes-to-go-from-ai-user-to-ai-builder/https://gritmind.com/insights/what-it-takes-to-go-from-ai-user-to-ai-builder/We asked the women at Gritmind about the moment their relationship with AI shifted - and what they'd tell someone starting out.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightMikayla Zeppenfeld, Vilma Lukoševičienė, Jenna Stworzyjanek, Frances Thomas, Kristina Stepanavičienėhttps://gritmind.com/insights/our-operations-team-isnt-waiting-for-ai-tools/https://gritmind.com/insights/our-operations-team-isnt-waiting-for-ai-tools/The sharpest sense of where AI can have real impact comes from the people doing the work, not the tools handed to them.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightRamūnas Zavistanavičiushttps://gritmind.com/insights/get-your-product-and-engineering-teams-building-together-with-ai/https://gritmind.com/insights/get-your-product-and-engineering-teams-building-together-with-ai/A well-run hackathon is a forcing function - it shifts AI from a personal habit to a team default in a single day.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightLaura Graves, Rimantas Benetis, Adam Rusciolellihttps://gritmind.com/insights/do-you-really-need-to-run-your-own-llm-inside-your-organization/https://gritmind.com/insights/do-you-really-need-to-run-your-own-llm-inside-your-organization/We tested what it takes to run an open-source LLM on our own infrastructure. Self-hosting can be strong, but it's no shortcut.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightRimantas Benetishttps://gritmind.com/insights/beyond-the-vibe-real-world-lessons-from-a-24-hour-ai-hackathon/https://gritmind.com/insights/beyond-the-vibe-real-world-lessons-from-a-24-hour-ai-hackathon/Lessons from a 24-hour stress test on why senior engineering judgment is the only thing standing between an AI-powered prototype and enterprise-scale technical debt.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightAdam Rusciolellihttps://gritmind.com/insights/how-to-get-cio-approval-for-your-vibe-coded-application/https://gritmind.com/insights/how-to-get-cio-approval-for-your-vibe-coded-application/The gap between a working prototype and enterprise software is made up of small, compounding risks - not a single missing feature. Quantifying those risks and showing how to address them turns "no" into a reasoned decision and often into a yes.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightLaura Graveshttps://gritmind.com/insights/fast-traceable-ai-assisted-reinsurance-reconciliation/https://gritmind.com/insights/fast-traceable-ai-assisted-reinsurance-reconciliation/Reinsurance reconciliation fails due to fragmented, inconsistent data and lack of trust in audits. Gritmind delivered a production-ready bordereaux reconciliation agent that uncovers settlement discrepancies faster and more transparently than auditors.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightAdam Rusciolelli, Laura Graveshttps://gritmind.com/insights/pms-can-build-software-now-do-it-without-burning-your-credits/https://gritmind.com/insights/pms-can-build-software-now-do-it-without-burning-your-credits/The instincts are the same ones you already use: start small, define the problem clearly, write the requirements before you start building. Here's what I've learned building with these tools myself.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsightAllie Mousseauhttps://gritmind.com/insights/rapid-low-stakes-ai-skill-building-for-product-teams/https://gritmind.com/insights/rapid-low-stakes-ai-skill-building-for-product-teams/AI tools are evolving faster than most teams can track. To guide customers with clarity - not hype - we carve out dedicated time for safe, hands-on experimentation. Shared learning builds fluency, confidence, and readiness for when clients are ready to move.Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTinsightLaura Graveshttps://gritmind.com/insights/how-to-use-code-assistants-effectively-6-practical-strategies/https://gritmind.com/insights/how-to-use-code-assistants-effectively-6-practical-strategies/This guide shares five practical best practices for developers using code assistants like Claude Code or Cursor - covering automation, better pull requests, faster cycles, and how to avoid common pitfalls to unlock real value.Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTinsightMarius Noreikishttps://gritmind.com/insights/healthy-tension-drives-better-results-for-your-business/https://gritmind.com/insights/healthy-tension-drives-better-results-for-your-business/Avoiding tension may feel safer in the moment, but it robs us of the progress that comes from challenge.Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTinsightThomas Lukareskihttps://gritmind.com/insights/ai-help-or-hype/https://gritmind.com/insights/ai-help-or-hype/The internet is full of articles that either glorify AI coding skills/agents or simply bash them as useless or malicious. We want to offer a simple engineering perspective on what it looks like, at the current stage, to use them on real-world problems.Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTinsightRimantas Benetishttps://gritmind.com/insights/we-compared-5-ai-code-assistants-heres-how-they-stack-up/https://gritmind.com/insights/we-compared-5-ai-code-assistants-heres-how-they-stack-up/Our engineers tested ChatGPT, Copilot, Cursor, AWS Q, and Junie to see which AI code assistant actually speeds up developmentSun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTinsightLaura Graves, Rimantas Benetishttps://gritmind.com/insights/preventing-product-failure-early-alignment-drives-success/https://gritmind.com/insights/preventing-product-failure-early-alignment-drives-success/In high-stakes sectors, a failed launch isn't just a budget hit, it's a momentum killer. Competitors move ahead while your teams stall. Trust breaks down. Blame takes over.Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTinsightAllie Mousseauhttps://gritmind.com/insights/supplier-portal-for-a-usd-100m-furniture-retailer/https://gritmind.com/insights/supplier-portal-for-a-usd-100m-furniture-retailer/Bison Commerce works with over 350 suppliers, merchandises over a million unique SKUs, and transacts more than half a million orders each year. Gritmind built software that optimizes supplier product data, automates product marketing, and wins the buy box on Amazon.Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTcase-studye-commercesupplier portalfurniture retailGritmindhttps://gritmind.com/insights/the-women-of-gritmind-living-our-values-delivering-excellence/https://gritmind.com/insights/the-women-of-gritmind-living-our-values-delivering-excellence/For us, it's not about mission statements or corporate buzzwords - it's how we operate, how we solve problems, and how we create real impact for our clients every day.Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTinsightLaura Graveshttps://gritmind.com/insights/best-practices-for-software-development-teams/https://gritmind.com/insights/best-practices-for-software-development-teams/Empower engineering teams with business-driven metrics.Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTinsightRimantas Benetishttps://gritmind.com/insights/building-a-2025-ai-strategy-that-actually-delivers/https://gritmind.com/insights/building-a-2025-ai-strategy-that-actually-delivers/The pressure to leverage AI effectively is real. Whether it's from your board, your boss, or your teams, everyone wants to know: How will you leverage AI to meet your goals?Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTinsightRimantas Benetishttps://gritmind.com/insights/gritmind-welcomes-laura-graves-as-partner-and-head-of-product/https://gritmind.com/insights/gritmind-welcomes-laura-graves-as-partner-and-head-of-product/Gritmind continues its rapid growth with the addition of Laura Graves as Partner and Head of Product.Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTinsightAdam Rusciolellihttps://gritmind.com/insights/stop-building-native-apps/https://gritmind.com/insights/stop-building-native-apps/Let's be direct: you probably don't need a native app. The reflexive push toward native mobile development is costing businesses millions in unnecessary development and maintenance costs.Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTinsightDovydas Liniovashttps://gritmind.com/insights/where-genai-fits-and-where-it-does-not/https://gritmind.com/insights/where-genai-fits-and-where-it-does-not/Start with the problem, not the technology. When wielding a (generative AI) hammer, everything can begin looking like a nail. Instead of asking how to incorporate generative AI into your company, ask what you need to accomplish.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTinsightRimantas Benetis