Insights
Field notes. Not thought leadership.
Short essays from the practice. Written for operators and boards, the people who have to live with the recommendation.
Essays
01Why AI programs fail for unfashionable reasonsThe model is rarely the scarce resource. Ownership, data, and change are. Boards keep buying the wrong scarcity.August 20267 min read02Vendor independence is a fiduciary dutyIf your advisor is paid by the platform, you do not have an advisor. You have a channel. Boards should treat that as a conflict, not a feature.July 20266 min read03AIDA is a field instrument, not a maturity posterMaturity models that cannot produce a number a CFO will sign are interior decoration. Here is how the six dimensions are actually used.June 20268 min read04Government AI without the theaterMission systems do not need another lab. They need retrieval before generation, counsel in the room, and someone who has actually served.May 20267 min read
Notes from the field
Occasional. Not a drip.
When something is true enough to send, we send it. No vendor roundups. No “unlock your stack.”
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