The Board Deck for Your AI Initiative
Boards don't fund AI demos. They fund pilots with proof. Here's the eight-slide deck that gets embedded AI initiatives approved.
Read article → FDE FundamentalsWhy Great FDEs Are Generalists, Not Specialists
The best forward deployed engineers aren't framework specialists. They're generalists who can ship across the full stack and speak business.
Read article → Case Studies & StoriesThe Internal Tool That Became the Product
An ops dashboard built for one client turned into a standalone product. Here's how FDEs navigate the IP handoff conversation.
Read article → Tools & StackPlaywright for Business Automation: No API? No Problem
Playwright browser automation lets you script workflows even when vendors refuse to build an API. Here's how FDEs use it safely.
Read article → Prototyping & DeliveryTesting When You're Shipping Fast: The 80/20 Suite
You don't need 100% coverage to ship fast safely. Here's the testing strategy for rapid development that catches the bugs that matter.
Read article → AI & DataUsing AI for Data Migration (Carefully)
LLMs are surprisingly good at mapping messy legacy fields. Here's the safe way to use AI for data migration without corrupting your new system.
Read article → Industry PlaybooksFDE for Freight Brokers: Killing the Load Board Grind
Freight brokers bleed hours on load boards, rate calls, and check calls. An embedded engineer can automate the worst of it in under a quarter.
Read article → Hiring & CareersWhere FDEs Go Next: Exit Paths From the Role
The FDE role isn't a terminal job. Here's where embedded engineers go next — and why the experience opens doors that pure coding careers don't.
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