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Building AI Agents That Actually Work (Not Just Demo Well)

A hands-on guide to building production AI agents — including the debugging nightmares, the runaway API bills, and the moment I realized my agent had been emailing customers in an infinite loop.

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Our LLM Prototype Worked Great. Then We Got Real Traffic.

The unfiltered story of scaling an LLM app from 100 requests/day to 10K/hour — including the $8K surprise bill, the 3 AM outage, and the caching bug that served wrong answers to the CEO.

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RAG vs Fine-Tuning: I've Done Both Wrong. Here's How to Choose Right.

After helping dozens of teams pick between RAG and fine-tuning (and watching some burn $100K on the wrong choice), here's the honest framework I actually use. Spoiler: start with RAG. Almost always.

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Your $100K AI Project Will Cost $500K. Here's Where the Money Actually Goes.

I've watched AI budgets blow up by 3-5x more times than I'd like to admit. Here's an honest breakdown of where the money really goes — and the spreadsheet exercise that saves every client I work with.

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My LLM Cited a Paper That Doesn't Exist. Here's How I Fixed It (and 7 Other Hallucination Lessons)

Real stories of LLM hallucinations that cost money and trust — and the layered defense system I now build into every production deployment. From the easy wins to the nuclear options.

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We Cut AI Costs by 73% ($396K/Year) — Here's What Actually Worked (and What Didn't)

A real story of slashing a fintech company's AI bill from $45K to $12K/month. Includes the embarrassing cache bug, the model that was 'too smart' for its own good, and the spreadsheet that changed everything.

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Hire AI Engineers or Train Your Team? I've Advised Both. Here's What Actually Works.

After watching companies burn $300K on the wrong AI hiring strategy, here's the honest framework I use: when to hire, when to train, and the hybrid approach that works for most teams.

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The Prompt Engineering Patterns I Actually Use in Production (And the Ones I Don't)

After writing thousands of production prompts, here are the patterns that actually move the needle — and the overhyped ones that sound smart in blog posts but rarely justify their complexity.

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The Companies Winning on AI Ethics Aren't Doing It for the Ethics

Responsible AI started as risk mitigation. For the smartest companies, it's now a revenue driver. Here are the patterns I've seen work — and the uncomfortable truth about why 'doing the right thing' also happens to be profitable.

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I've Used Pinecone, Weaviate, and Qdrant in Production. Here's What I'd Pick.

A biased but honest comparison of the three vector databases I've deployed for real clients — with actual benchmark numbers, cost surprises, and the trade-offs nobody mentions in the docs.

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My 8 AI Predictions for 2025 — With Receipts From What I Got Wrong Last Year

Predictions are easy. Accountability is hard. Here are my 8 AI predictions for 2025, what I got wrong in 2024, and what I'm actually betting on with my own consulting practice.

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7 Enterprise LLM Use Cases That Are Actually Making Money (Not Just Demos)

Forget the hype — here are the 7 LLM applications I've seen deliver real ROI in production. Including the ones that sound boring but print money, and the exciting ones that don't.

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Building AI Agents That Actually Work (Not Just Demo Well)

Our LLM Prototype Worked Great. Then We Got Real Traffic.

Latest Articles (Page 1 of 2)

Building AI Agents That Actually Work (Not Just Demo Well)

Our LLM Prototype Worked Great. Then We Got Real Traffic.

RAG vs Fine-Tuning: I've Done Both Wrong. Here's How to Choose Right.

Your $100K AI Project Will Cost $500K. Here's Where the Money Actually Goes.

My LLM Cited a Paper That Doesn't Exist. Here's How I Fixed It (and 7 Other Hallucination Lessons)

We Cut AI Costs by 73% ($396K/Year) — Here's What Actually Worked (and What Didn't)

Hire AI Engineers or Train Your Team? I've Advised Both. Here's What Actually Works.

The Prompt Engineering Patterns I Actually Use in Production (And the Ones I Don't)

The Companies Winning on AI Ethics Aren't Doing It for the Ethics

I've Used Pinecone, Weaviate, and Qdrant in Production. Here's What I'd Pick.

My 8 AI Predictions for 2025 — With Receipts From What I Got Wrong Last Year

7 Enterprise LLM Use Cases That Are Actually Making Money (Not Just Demos)

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AI Ethics in Practice: What I Actually Do (Not What Conferences Talk About)

Our LLM Prototype Worked Great. Then We Got Real Traffic.

My LLM Cited a Paper That Doesn't Exist. Here's How I Fixed It (and 7 Other Hallucination Lessons)

We Cut AI Costs by 73% ($396K/Year) — Here's What Actually Worked (and What Didn't)

Your $100K AI Project Will Cost $500K. Here's Where the Money Actually Goes.

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Tech Insights Blog

Featured Posts

Building AI Agents That Actually Work (Not Just Demo Well)

Our LLM Prototype Worked Great. Then We Got Real Traffic.

Latest Articles (Page 1 of 2)

Building AI Agents That Actually Work (Not Just Demo Well)

Our LLM Prototype Worked Great. Then We Got Real Traffic.

RAG vs Fine-Tuning: I've Done Both Wrong. Here's How to Choose Right.

Your $100K AI Project Will Cost $500K. Here's Where the Money Actually Goes.

My LLM Cited a Paper That Doesn't Exist. Here's How I Fixed It (and 7 Other Hallucination Lessons)

We Cut AI Costs by 73% ($396K/Year) — Here's What Actually Worked (and What Didn't)

Hire AI Engineers or Train Your Team? I've Advised Both. Here's What Actually Works.

The Prompt Engineering Patterns I Actually Use in Production (And the Ones I Don't)

The Companies Winning on AI Ethics Aren't Doing It for the Ethics

I've Used Pinecone, Weaviate, and Qdrant in Production. Here's What I'd Pick.

My 8 AI Predictions for 2025 — With Receipts From What I Got Wrong Last Year

7 Enterprise LLM Use Cases That Are Actually Making Money (Not Just Demos)

Trending

AI Ethics in Practice: What I Actually Do (Not What Conferences Talk About)

Our LLM Prototype Worked Great. Then We Got Real Traffic.

My LLM Cited a Paper That Doesn't Exist. Here's How I Fixed It (and 7 Other Hallucination Lessons)

We Cut AI Costs by 73% ($396K/Year) — Here's What Actually Worked (and What Didn't)

Your $100K AI Project Will Cost $500K. Here's Where the Money Actually Goes.

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