AI Adoption
From Prototype to Platform: The Reality of Scaling Agentic AI
Agentic AI demos are impressive. But turning them into reliable, sustainable enterprise systems takes more than a prompt and agent builder
Kevin Harbauer
The Rise of Artificial Confidence
If you ever spent time on Stack Overflow, you know how humbling it could be. No matter how carefully you wrote your question, someone would…
Part 3 — Edge AI in the Developer’s Workflow
When Your AI Lives on Your Laptop
The CTO’s Edge: Demo-First Leadership in the Era of AI
If you’ve ever pitched a big idea to the board or exec team, you know the feeling. You’re leaning in, waving your hands, excited about the…
The CTO’s Edge: Leading Through Constraints
In the ever-evolving world of technology, the most powerful leadership lessons often emerge from adversity… those crossroads where economic…
AI at the Crossroads (Part 2): Rising AI Costs and the Push to the Edge
This is Part 2 of my AI at the Crossroads series. If you haven’t read Part 1, you can find it here: AI at the Crossroads (Part 1): Why the…
AI at the Crossroads (Part 1): Why the Edge Matters More Than Ever
Let me be honest: I never thought I’d look back on the early 2010s with nostalgia, at least not for server racks and gear. But here we are…
The CTO’s Edge: From Technical Leader to Technology Executive
Years ago, I got passed over for a role I thought I had in the bag. I’d led complex projects, built high-performing teams, and stayed…
A Second Set of Eyes: How AI Is Quietly Crowdsourcing Our Workflows
There’s a moment when I’m reviewing something I’ve written or analyzing a tricky issue, and I pause…not because I’m done, but because I…
The CTO’s Edge: Rethinking Build, Buy, Partner in the Age of AI
The “build, buy, or partner” conversation isn’t new. We’ve been navigating that one forever. AI just made it messier, or maybe more urgent…
Who’s Actually Building AI Agents?
Alright, here’s the thing.
The AI Hype Trap: Why You Should Be Skeptical of Overnight Success Stories
“I built a revenue-generating AI startup in a weekend.”