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What Small Businesses Get Wrong About AI Adoption
Most small business AI projects don’t fail on the technology. They fail on where the tool was pointed, who owned it, and whether anyone measured the result.
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AI Agents vs Automation: Knowing the Difference
Agents and automation get lumped together, but they solve different problems. Here’s how to tell them apart and pick the right one for the job in front of you.
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Building a Claude-Powered Internal Tool in a Weekend
You don’t need a product team or a quarter of runway to ship an internal tool. Here’s how a solo consultant can build a real, Claude-powered tool over a weekend and actually keep using it …
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How to Automate Your Client Onboarding With AI
Client onboarding is where small shops quietly lose hours and first impressions. Here’s how to automate the repeatable parts with AI without making the experience feel like a robot answered the …
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Hot Agentic Models Right Now and How to Use Them
A practitioner’s guide to the agentic AI models worth your attention in mid-2026: which ones lead, what they cost, what’s coming next, and how a small dev shop should actually wire them …
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Agentic Programming: What It Means for Your Dev Shop
Agentic programming is changing how small dev shops build software. Here’s what it actually means, where it earns its keep, and how to adopt it without losing control of your codebase.
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Small Business SDLC: Ship Faster Without Chaos
A practical software development lifecycle for small teams: just enough process to move fast, protect quality, and avoid the chaos that sinks two-person shops.
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AI in Small Business: Where to Actually Start
A practical guide for small business owners on where to begin with AI: start with a real bottleneck, prove value on one workflow, and scale what works.
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Lourdin RPG Enters Open Alpha
Our family-built, D&D-inspired tactical RPG is now playable in open alpha. Roll real dice, fight in the zones, and adventure with friends — free, right in your browser at lourdinrpg.com.
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Integrating an AI-Based Chat Client: A Tech Manager's Guide
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the integration of AI-based chat clients into applications is becoming increasingly common.
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OpenAI's Upcoming Frontier Model: Orion
OpenAI’s next frontier model, Orion, promises groundbreaking advancements and heightened capabilities, igniting both excitement and controversy ahead of its December 2024 release.
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Staff Augmentation
Establishing a fully staffed development team poses distinct challenges within the dynamic landscape of technology. Let’s explore strategies to address this issue effectively.
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The Art of Doing
Where you work and where you think should not be the same place. Let’s explore some strategies to address this issue.
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