Notes from Adam Mattis

Week 2: The Humanoid Building Your BMW, vs. The Terminator

When most people hear “humanoid robot,” the picture in their head is typically from a movie.

May 11 • Adam Mattis

Week 1: The Robots Are Coming. Someone Has to Deploy Them.

I have spent the majority of my career helping enterprises learn how to operationalize the next “big thing” in pursuit of their strategic and financial…

May 7 • Adam Mattis

April 2026

Before You Replace Your Manual Testers, Read This

How development managers should think about the mix of AI and manual testing.

Apr 20 • Adam Mattis

Understanding Semantic Data Layers

BLUF: Most organizations aren’t losing the data game because they lack data.

Apr 10 • Adam Mattis

March 2026

The Velocity Trap

Why agentic AI will break organizations that can't answer one question: how much change can our customers actually receive right now?

Mar 31 • Adam Mattis

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April: What a Q1!

A new job, new inspiration, and a first birthday.

Mar 27 • Adam Mattis

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The Case Against Perpetual Transformation.

For my entire professional career, we have been in a state of transformation. At some point, you have to exercise the muscles you built and get serious…

Mar 25 • Adam Mattis

The Product Model is Alive

From mountain prototypes to intelligent call centers: how the most enduring logic of product development is finally meeting the technology it always…

Mar 20 • Adam Mattis

From SDLC to ADLC.

Your SDLC Doesn't Know What to Do With AI. It's Costing You $ & %.

Mar 14 • Adam Mattis

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Who's Left to Buy Your Product?

BLUF: Enterprise leaders are making AI efficiency decisions optimized for the wrong time horizon.

Mar 8 • Adam Mattis

February 2026

Augmenting Your Dev Org with Agentic Teams

I thought I was fast.

Feb 3 • Adam Mattis

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January 2026

Janu-Feb: Well, That Was Fast.

Slow start to a new start.

Jan 31 • Adam Mattis

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