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ADLC: The Cost to Verify
An agentic system has been running in production for a few months.
 • Adam Mattis
Before You Replace Your Manual Testers, Read This
How development managers should think about the mix of AI and manual testing.
 • Adam Mattis
Understanding Semantic Data Layers
BLUF: Most organizations aren’t losing the data game because they lack data.
 • Adam Mattis
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?
 • Adam Mattis
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…
 • 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…
 • Adam Mattis
From SDLC to ADLC.
Your SDLC Doesn't Know What to Do With AI. It's Costing You $ & %.
 • Adam Mattis
Who's Left to Buy Your Product?
BLUF: Enterprise leaders are making AI efficiency decisions optimized for the wrong time horizon.
 • Adam Mattis
Augmenting Your Dev Org with Agentic Teams
I thought I was fast.
 • Adam Mattis
Savor Your Engagement Season
The engagement season is the sweetest phase of a relationship, full of euphoric joy and butterflies. Savor every moment instead of rushing into wedding…
 • Adam Mattis
Men: Chase Adrenaline - Save Your Marriage
Affairs aren’t about her. They’re about the man you used to be. Save your marriage — chase adrenaline instead.
 • Adam Mattis
What I Read in 2025.
My 2025 reading list: Trump’s Art of the Deal, Kamala’s 107 Days, AI doomer classics, dad-hack pamphlets, and ~800 readings of Brown Bear (not counting…
 • Adam Mattis
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