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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
Jul 31, 2026

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
Jul 24, 2026

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
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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
Jul 17, 2026

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 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
Jun 26, 2026

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
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How a DTC Brand Proved Paid Search Returns 4x Paid Social, and How a PE Roll-Up Found 40% of Its Work Was Redundant
Jun 19, 2026

How a DTC Brand Proved Paid Search Returns 4x Paid Social, and How a PE Roll-Up Found 40% of Its Work Was Redundant

Case studies from Alex Lirtsman of CorralData and Felix Rösner of Marble, both about seeing what the data was hiding. Plus this week's podcast with Doyl Burkett, Managing Partner of Integrity Growth Partners.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
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How a Fiber ISP Cleared Its Dispatch Bottleneck, and How Sunrun Found $80M in Hidden R&D Waste
Jun 05, 2026

How a Fiber ISP Cleared Its Dispatch Bottleneck, and How Sunrun Found $80M in Hidden R&D Waste

Two more operator case studies this week — Jordan Gurrieri of BlueLabel and Adam Schwartz of Parable — plus my conversation with CorralData's Alex Lirtsman on why most companies are only "data-adjacent," and a new piece on how to tell who's actually good at AI.

Stu Willson
Stu Willson
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84% Lower Cost, 5x Deeper Investment Committee Prep: Two Builds From our AI Use Case Library
May 29, 2026

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
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Where AI Value Actually Came From in 2025 (Strategic Moves 4-6)
Jan 29, 2026

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
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Where AI Value Actually Came From in 2025 (Key Strategies 1-3)
Jan 28, 2026

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
Applied AI case studies and operator intelligence for private equity, mid-market, and enterprise leaders. A Pluris publication.

Proof of Work: Applied AI Case Studies

Applied AI case studies and operator intelligence for private equity, mid-market, and enterprise leaders. A Pluris publication.

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