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AI/LLMMay 2, 20269 min read

How to Build a Production-Ready RAG Pipeline in 2025

Everyone's building RAG demos. Far fewer are shipping systems that hold up under real query volumes, adversarial inputs, and stakeholder scrutiny. Here's what it actually takes.

Crisis RecoveryApril 18, 20267 min read

5 Signs Your Software Project Needs a Crisis Rescue Team

Your key developer left. The deadline is gone. The client is asking harder questions. Here are the five signs that tell us a project has crossed from 'troubled' into 'needs rescue' — and what we do differently.

AI/LLMMarch 28, 20266 min read

RAG vs Fine-tuning: The $50k Decision You're Getting Wrong

Most teams reach for fine-tuning when RAG would do the job at a fraction of the cost. We break down when each approach makes sense, with real examples from projects we've built.

Crisis RecoveryMarch 10, 202610 min read

Crisis Recovery: Rescuing a Stalled Startup in 90 Days

A UK HR-tech startup had burned 8 months and €180k on an AI product that didn't work. Here's exactly how we took it over, what we found, and what it took to get it shipped.

EngineeringFebruary 22, 20267 min read

The Hidden Cost of Technical Debt in AI Systems

Technical debt in traditional software is annoying. In AI systems, it compounds exponentially — degraded accuracy, hallucination drift, and impossible-to-debug failures. Here's how to avoid it.

BusinessFebruary 5, 20265 min read

How to Vet Your AI Development Partner (Red Flags Checklist)

After talking to dozens of companies who got burned by bad engineering partners, we compiled the 12 questions you should ask before signing any contract.

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