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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
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
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
Private EquityPrivate Equity
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From POC to Production: Csongor Barabasi’s Fast-Fashion Playbook for AI in PE-Backed Software

From POC to Production: Csongor Barabasi’s Fast-Fashion Playbook for AI in PE-Backed Software

How Bonsai Labs helps B2B software companies ship AI products in months and turn them into real ARR. Plus: this week’s member offer on a focused Data & AI Opportunity Strategy Sprint.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
FinanceFinance
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The CFO’s AI Playbook: Fix Data Flows First

The CFO’s AI Playbook: Fix Data Flows First

Michael Cohen on why finance should act like a data team, and how one $50M manufacturer saved $500K, and another found $10M in three days.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
Private EquityPrivate Equity
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Speed to Conviction: Osman Ghandour on Building AI Systems That Scale

Speed to Conviction: Osman Ghandour on Building AI Systems That Scale

The Soal Labs Founder & CEO on how private capital firms can standardize, systematize, and scale AI without hiring headcount.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence
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Your AI Edge Starts With People, Not Models

Your AI Edge Starts With People, Not Models

Amrit Saxena on PE x AI, Tahnee Perry on The AI Risks You're Overlooking, Emma Grede’s SKIMS story, and the mindset shift behind real AI momentum.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson