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Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence
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How an Acquisitive Manufacturer Collapsed 15 Systems Into One Source of Truth, and How a PE-Backed Distributor Cut Board Packs From Four Days to Four Hours

How an Acquisitive Manufacturer Collapsed 15 Systems Into One Source of Truth, and How a PE-Backed Distributor Cut Board Packs From Four Days to Four Hours

Case studies from Murali Vivekanandan of Ideas2IT and Yayati Tanwar of Pluto AI, both on giving PE-backed companies a real-time view of their own numbers. Plus the most-read cases in our AI Use Case Library this week.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence
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How an Injection Molding Manufacturer Replaced Days-Long Quoting With Seven-Click Instant Quote, and How a Finance Team Cut Month-End Close From 10 Days to 1

How an Injection Molding Manufacturer Replaced Days-Long Quoting With Seven-Click Instant Quote, and How a Finance Team Cut Month-End Close From 10 Days to 1

Case studies from Alex Gruebele and Chandler Gonzalez of Tau9 Labs, and Kenny Jen of QuantFi. Plus: more than 180 new cases added to the library last week.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence
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How a $1B Hedge Fund Cut Call Prep From 60 Minutes to 5, and How a Fortune 500 CPG Team Got Every Data Answer Right

How a $1B Hedge Fund Cut Call Prep From 60 Minutes to 5, and How a Fortune 500 CPG Team Got Every Data Answer Right

Case studies from Jay Singh of Casper Studios and Aanikh Kler of Lazer Technologies, both about getting work out of the analyst queue and trusting the answer. Plus this week's podcast with Jimmy Bijlani.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence
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How a Wind Power Operator Cut On-Site Repair Time 30%, and How a Research Firm Cut Report Hours 95%

How a Wind Power Operator Cut On-Site Repair Time 30%, and How a Research Firm Cut Report Hours 95%

Case studies from Jozef Petro of Sudolabs and Will Fernandez of Defyner, both about breaking AI work into stages and keeping a human at every gate.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence
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How a Restoration Firm Turned Its CEO's Negotiating Instinct Into Recovered Revenue on Every Job, and How a 70-Year-Old Manufacturer Cut Engineering Time 60% Without a New Hire

How a Restoration Firm Turned Its CEO's Negotiating Instinct Into Recovered Revenue on Every Job, and How a 70-Year-Old Manufacturer Cut Engineering Time 60% Without a New Hire

Case studies from Jack Soslow & Jack Weissenberger of Ciridae and Justin Massa & Jason Rubinstein of Remix Partners, both about doing more with the team you already have. Plus both firms' podcast interviews.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
Financial ServicesFinancial Services
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How a Tier-1 Bank Spent a Few Million to Unlock $40M a Year on Credit Risk, and How a Finance Copilot Went From 60% to 95% Accuracy, Lifting NRR to 144%

How a Tier-1 Bank Spent a Few Million to Unlock $40M a Year on Credit Risk, and How a Finance Copilot Went From 60% to 95% Accuracy, Lifting NRR to 144%

Two case studies this week — Dean Sloves of Bolt Group and Unmukt Raizada of TrustEvals.ai — plus next week's podcast with Doyl Burkett, Managing Partner of Integrity Growth Partners, and a marketing build from Tahnee Perry.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
case studycase study
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84% Lower Cost, 5x Deeper Investment Committee Prep: Two Builds From our AI Use Case Library

84% Lower Cost, 5x Deeper Investment Committee Prep: Two Builds From our AI Use Case Library

Case studies from Chris Taylor (Fractional AI) and Osman Ghandour (Soal Labs). Plus a fresh podcast with Tom Scott. Welcome to the new format.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
case studycase study
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Where AI Value Actually Came From in 2025 (Strategic Moves 4-6)

Where AI Value Actually Came From in 2025 (Strategic Moves 4-6)

Six more case studies on deterministic systems, earned adoption, and compressing time-to-value

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
case studycase study
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Where AI Value Actually Came From in 2025 (Key Strategies 1-3)

Where AI Value Actually Came From in 2025 (Key Strategies 1-3)

11 case studies showing how teams moved decisions upstream, removed human middleware, and built systems that finish work

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence
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Why AI Is Finally Starting to Work (And Why Most Teams Still Miss the Point)

Why AI Is Finally Starting to Work (And Why Most Teams Still Miss the Point)

Just Curious 2025 Year in Review, Part 1 of 4: four diagnostic patterns from 100+ applied AI practitioners on what actually creates value once the novelty fades.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence
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Code Is Cheap. Context Isn’t: Tau9 Labs’ Factory-Floor Playbook

Code Is Cheap. Context Isn’t: Tau9 Labs’ Factory-Floor Playbook

Alex Gruebele & Chandler Gonzalez on how AI is unlocking a new era of custom software in manufacturing, cutting quoting from hours to seconds with builds measured in months, not years.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
AIAI
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Start Small, Design for Scale

Start Small, Design for Scale

Jordan Gurrieri, Co-Founder & CEO of BlueLabel, on scaling AI through workflow-fit and change management, plus a member-only offer for PE & Private Credit teams prioritizing their first AI investments.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson