Thought Leadership
15 articles
March 27, 2026 by Gabriel Rodrigues
The Path to Being Agnostic
Building v2, going towards v3, and learning the price of moving fast. A retrospective on what we got wrong, what we fixed, and where we are headed.
September 4, 2025 by Matthew Congrove
Beyond the MIT 95% Report: Turning AI Pilots Into Wins
MIT’s 2025 State of AI in Business report highlights that 95% of AI pilots fail, not due to weak models or regulation, but flawed approaches. The data reveals where AI is already delivering ROI, why speed matters, and how agent-native infrastructure avoids the lock-in trap.
August 28, 2025 by Bobby Christopher
Legacy Dev Tools are Dead Weight in the Personal Software Era
Tools like ngrok add cost and friction to local development. Build a lightweight webhook relay instead — open source, customizable, and team-friendly.
August 6, 2025 by Matthew Congrove
What Is an AI Agent?
Discover what defines an AI agent: autonomous systems that observe environments, reason continuously, and pursue goals proactively. Learn the key differences between agents, chatbots, and traditional applications.
July 30, 2025 by Matthew Congrove
Why Traditional Infrastructure Falls Short
Learn why building AI agents requires different infrastructure than traditional apps. Discover the challenges of long-running, stateful processes and how agent-native platforms solve timeout and flexibility issues.
July 23, 2025 by Matthew Congrove
How Agentic Workflows Enable True Autonomy
Understand agentic workflows that enable dynamic autonomy in AI systems. Learn how augmented LLMs orchestrate multi-step processes, handle feedback loops, and adapt mid-course without rigid predefined steps.
The Agent-Native Company, Part 2: Designing the Agent-Native Organization
Rick Blalock on June 22, 2025
Why AI Agents Need Purpose-Built Infrastructure
Matthew Congrove on June 21, 2025
The Agent-Native Company, Part 1: Beyond AI-Enhanced
Rick Blalock on June 3, 2025
Coding Agents Are Changing Engineering Culture
Rick Blalock on May 20, 2025
An Agent-Native Cloud Does Not Mean a Faster Horse
Rick Blalock on April 15, 2025
Agent-to-Agent Networking: Building the Interconnected Agent-Native Ecosystem
Rick Blalock on March 29, 2025
Do We Need a Programming Language Just for AI Agents?
Rick Blalock on February 25, 2025
Moats, the Maginot Line, and AI
Rick Blalock on February 17, 2025
AI Augmented UI: A Paradigm for Human-Computer Interaction
Rick Blalock on January 31, 2025