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Tenobrus@tenobrushaiku 5.5 is an absolutely insane model release . i'd been starting to make frequent and good use of luna as a massive fanout machine, just having a reasonably smart agent look at and modify like every single one of ten thousand files for under $100 total. i really think peopleOct 10, 2026Open on X

Nathan Labenz@labenzThe other day I stopped to talk to an elderly woman who lives down the street. She had questions about something on her phone saying “you’ve been hacked” I handed her ChatGPT voice and it explained what was happening and what (not) to do, and she accepted the advice SheOct 10, 2026Open on X

Ryan@hellorymiOver the next few weeks, I'm going to document building a completely free, desktop version of Quickbooks from scratch, and proving that it is well maintained and worth using over the vibe coded slop all over Github.Oct 9, 2026Open on X

signüll@signulllone thing you start to realize as agents get insanely good is just how much of legacy software is basically workflow theater. there are so many legacy workflows that only exist because software historically couldn’t understand intent, gather context, make decisions, or takeOct 7, 2026Open on X

Mark Ajzenstadt@mardehaymHot take: forward-deployed engineering is overrated. Gartner predicts that by 2028, 70% of enterprises will abandon agentic AI built by vendor forward-deployed engineers, citing rising costs and the inability to evolve those systems independently. I’ve spent over a decadeOct 7, 2026Open on X

Erik Kokalj@erik_kokaljopenai just released Decisions API, Jev-like "system 1" multi-modal model based on GPT6 Luna! Each egg gets cropped and sent to OpenAI (~270ms latency) and returns P(clean, dirty, cracked). One image crop consumes ~280 input tokens (~$0.03/1K imgs). @roboflow RF-DETR forOct 7, 2026Open on X

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SaaS Replacement Migration Plan: Data, Permissions, Rollback, and HandoverEssay · Aug 7, 2026A practical plan for moving from SaaS to software you own without losing data, access controls, or the ability to keep operating if the cutover goes wrong.

What a Forward-Deployed Engineer Does Inside a Private Equity Portfolio CompanyEssay · Aug 7, 2026A plain-English guide to the forward-deployed engineer: what the role owns, how it differs from a consultant or software firm, and when a PE-backed company should use one.

Local Models: When Running AI On Your Own Hardware Is the Smarter BuyEssay · Jul 8, 2026When is running an open-weight AI model on your own hardware the smarter buy, and when is renting the frontier the right call? A practical guide for CEOs.

Own the PlumbingEssay · Jul 8, 2026Most owner-operated companies have never seen their software bill whole. Owning the workflows that run the business starts with one honest teardown.

SaaS Replacement: What It Is, When It Pays, and What Not to ReplaceEssay · Jul 8, 2026A practical SaaS replacement guide from Runpoint Partners: what to own, what to keep renting, how to judge the economics, and how to choose a firm.

The Alpha LayerEssay · Jul 8, 2026Intelligence is becoming a utility. Your edge is the knowledge, data, workflows, and agents you feed it. Own that layer, and rent the model like electricity.

The Three TestsEssay · Jul 8, 2026Three questions a CEO can ask, no consultant in the room, to find where someone else owns a piece of how the company runs. Three yeses is sovereign.

We Have to Grow Our Way Out of ThisEssay · Jul 8, 2026Tyler Cowen says AI can lift American growth by the half point the debt math needs. The talk, the numbers behind it, and why the growth will come from the middle.

3 LLMs Go To A Dinner PartyEssay · Jan 15, 2026We put GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini through the ultimate test: not benchmarks, not evals, but whether they'd be good company at a dinner party. The results were surprisingly revealing.

The IT Objection HandlerEssay · Jan 15, 2026Every AI initiative hits the same wall: IT says no. Here's a field-tested playbook for navigating security reviews, compliance concerns, and the institutional inertia that kills innovation.

The Operator-EngineerEssay · Jan 15, 2026An operator-engineer combines business judgment, technical fluency, and responsibility for what happens after the software ships.

Why Executives Should Use Claude CodeEssay · Jan 15, 2026Most executives experience AI through polished demos and vendor pitches. Sam Gaddis argues they should be using it in the terminal instead—and explains why that changes everything about how they lead.