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Artificial Intelligence

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Sep 10, 2026

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10 min read

How a PE Firm's Acquisitions Lead Ran an AI Agent Against His Own 80-Hour Comp, Then Called Off Two Analyst Hires

Axia Partners, a Utah firm that buys RV parks, needed 80 analyst hours to run the comparable analysis on a single park and was about to hire two analysts to keep up. Connor McLeod and SageCreek built an AI agent that does it in a day, sitting next to the acquisitions lead while he did the work by hand. He ran it against his own comp, then cancelled the hires himself. Plus the same team taking park rebrands from 20 weeks to 4, and the most-read cases in the library.

Stu Willson

Artificial Intelligence

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Aug 27, 2026

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6 min read

How a Clinical Trial Platform Took 1,000+ Hours of Manual Matching Off the Table, and How a Compliance Startup Got Acquired After Making Its AI Explain Itself

Plus a venture firm that put an AI assistant inside its LP data room and got 60+ hours a month back. Three builds from Bryson Greenwood of PressW, who answered five questions on how each one was done.

Stu Willson

Artificial Intelligence

Aug 18, 2026

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8 min read

How a $10B PE Firm Got 92% Weekly ChatGPT Use After Its First AI Project Failed

The three-phase method Brian Benedict and Eliza used to turn a stalled ChatGPT Enterprise license into CIM write-ups in under two minutes, including why, in his words, they gave it "permission to say no." Plus the same team taking a receipts backlog from days to same-day in under four weeks, and the most-read cases in the library.

Stu Willson

Artificial Intelligence

Aug 7, 2026

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6 min read

How a PE-Backed SaaS Firm Found $700K Its AI Rollout Was Missing

The P&L-first playbook Jimmy Bijlani of AI Momentum Partners used to ship one workflow in four weeks. Plus Csongor Barabasi of Bonsai Labs on cutting healthcare time-to-hire 5X, and the most-read cases in the library this week.

Stu Willson

Artificial Intelligence

Jul 31, 2026

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6 min read

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

Artificial Intelligence

Jul 24, 2026

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6 min read

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

Artificial Intelligence

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Jul 17, 2026

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5 min read

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

Artificial Intelligence

Jul 7, 2026

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5 min read

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

Artificial Intelligence

Jun 26, 2026

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5 min read

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

Financial Services

Jun 12, 2026

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6 min read

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

case study

May 29, 2026

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5 min read

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

case study

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

Jan 29, 2026

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25 min read

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

case study

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

Jan 28, 2026

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39 min read

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Jan 20, 2026

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23 min read

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Dec 5, 2025

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17 min read

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

Nov 14, 2025

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16 min read

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

Extending Cognition: From Knowledge Hoarding to Knowledge Leverage

Oct 9, 2025

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7 min read

Extending Cognition: From Knowledge Hoarding to Knowledge Leverage

DevDash Labs’ Nitesh Pant on how companies can automate research, reuse past work, and scale their expertise.

Stu Willson

5 Battle-Tested Playbooks for AI Transformation

Jun 26, 2025

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10 min read

5 Battle-Tested Playbooks for AI Transformation

Skip the theory. Michael Domanic shares what actually works when deploying AI at scale.

Stu Willson

Artificial Intelligence

The Quiet Urgency of AI: What to Build, When to Act, How to Win

Jun 11, 2025

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15 min read

In this issue: Justin Massa on SMB AI strategies, Jeremy Utley on breakthrough innovation, and Artium's proven method for scaling AI.

Stu Willson

AI

How a PE Firm's Acquisitions Lead Ran an AI Agent Against His Own 80-Hour Comp, Then Called Off Two Analyst Hires

How a Clinical Trial Platform Took 1,000+ Hours of Manual Matching Off the Table, and How a Compliance Startup Got Acquired After Making Its AI Explain Itself

How a $10B PE Firm Got 92% Weekly ChatGPT Use After Its First AI Project Failed

How a PE-Backed SaaS Firm Found $700K Its AI Rollout Was Missing

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

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 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%

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

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

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

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

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

Start Small, Design for Scale

Extending Cognition: From Knowledge Hoarding to Knowledge Leverage

5 Battle-Tested Playbooks for AI Transformation

The Quiet Urgency of AI: What to Build, When to Act, How to Win

80% Faster, 90% Cheaper: AI Value Creation from Tahnee Perry & Ed Ortega

Stop Drowning in AI Pilots: Start Prototyping, Collaborating, and Scaling

Your AI Edge Starts With People, Not Models

Rapid AI Wins & Cute Marketplaces: Your Weekly AI Playbook

Your First AI Win: Why Internal is Often Best

Proof of Work: Applied AI Case Studies

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