Private Equity

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

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

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

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

Private Equity

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

Nov 25, 2025

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13 min read

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

Finance

The CFO’s AI Playbook: Fix Data Flows First

Nov 5, 2025

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12 min read

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

Private Equity

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

Oct 29, 2025

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10 min read

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

Artificial Intelligence

Your AI Edge Starts With People, Not Models

May 13, 2025

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10 min read

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

Private Equity

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

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 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%

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

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

The CFO’s AI Playbook: Fix Data Flows First

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

Your AI Edge Starts With People, Not Models

Proof of Work: Applied AI Case Studies

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