Practical guides on choosing AI tools, saving money, and keeping your stack sharp.
September 11, 2026 · 7 min read · English · Forward deployment
You can build AI automations yourself, buy a plan that tells you what to build, or pay someone to build it. What each option costs, what you get, and how to tell which one you need.
August 2, 2026 · 9 min read · English · Forward deployment
A forward-deployed engineer (FDE) is a software engineer embedded inside a customer's business to make AI actually work there. What the role is, what FDEs earn, how they differ from regular engineers, which companies hire them — and what it means for your business.
July 31, 2026 · 3 min read · English · Forward deployment
FDEs — the engineers who embed with companies to make AI work — cost six figures and go to enterprises. What a small business can copy from the FDE playbook, and which parts you can get as software.
July 22, 2026 · 3 min read · English · Forward deployment
FDE salaries, agency day-rates, and productized alternatives compared — what you actually pay for the 'make AI work here' function at every business size, with sources.
