Founder Playbooks & Case Studies

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Case Studies7 min read

Anatomy of a Rebuild: When the Rewrite Is the Right Call

The conventional wisdom says never rewrite. Sometimes the conventional wisdom is wrong. Here's how to decide when a rewrite is justified, and the phased approach that keeps the business running while you do it.

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Case Studies8 min read

Case Study: From AI Proof-of-Concept to Production in Six Weeks

A real engagement (anonymized) where a 4-person startup had a working AI prototype but no path to production. Here's the six-week plan that got them shipped — and the trade-offs we made.

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Case Studies7 min read

Case Study: How We Cut an LLM Bill by 72% in Three Weeks

A real engagement (details anonymized) where a Series A startup was bleeding $38K/month on LLM APIs. The specific audit I ran, the changes we made, and the final bill.

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