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Practical writing on AI agents, digital transformation, and building with the knowledge you already have.
Inside JobPilot: how one AI agent became five
A walkthrough of JobPilot, the AI agent I built at the ANCHR AI Native Bootcamp to automate my own job search, and why I later broke it into five sub-agents.
Read the post →What happens after the assessment (and the mistake most organisations make)
Getting your digital maturity results is not the finish line. After more than 100 assessments, the same pattern appears in what happens next — and it is avoidable.
Read the post →The first AI agent you should build (and why it is probably not the one you are thinking of)
Most business owners want to start with something impressive. That is usually the wrong call. Here is what to build first, and why boring is better.
Read the post →The smart factory gap: what the conference version misses
Smart factories look convincing on slides. On the actual shop floor, across more than 100 assessments, the picture is more complicated — and far more human.
Read the post →I spent 15 years in manufacturing. Here is why that made me a better AI builder.
The career pivot from factory floors to AI agent building taught me something I did not expect: deep domain experience is not a liability in the AI age. It is the advantage.
Read the post →The AI question every business owner is asking (and the answer nobody wants to hear)
Where do I start with AI? After working with business owners on AI agent development, the honest answer is always the same — and it is not the one most people expect.
Read the post →Why your digital transformation roadmap is probably starting in the wrong place
Most manufacturers invest in transformation before they know where they stand. After more than 100 assessments across 13 sectors, the pattern is clear: assessment first, tools second.
Read the post →Why domain experts build better AI agents than developers do
The people with the deepest workflow knowledge are the ones who can build the most powerful agents. Here is why that changes everything about who gets to build with AI.
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