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Notes from the AI-native frontier.

Essays from operators inside our portfolio of verticals. Practical, opinionated, occasionally heretical.

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The death of form-based SaaS
ESSAY · 12 MIN

The death of form-based SaaS

Why every $10B SaaS company sold the same shape — and why it ends in 2026.

Six weeks to autonomy
PLAYBOOK · 8 MIN

Six weeks to autonomy

The exact rollout schedule for ripping out a legacy CRM in a quarter.

Outcome pricing math
RESEARCH · 6 MIN

Outcome pricing math

How outcome-based contracts re-price categories upward, even as headcount falls.

Inside Northwind's switch
CASE STUDY · 9 MIN

Inside Northwind's switch

Eight weeks from Salesforce to Recordly, told by their RevOps lead.

Why vertical depth wins
ESSAY · 7 MIN

Why vertical depth wins

Horizontal AI is the new horizontal SaaS. Don't get caught.

Designing the approval queue
PLAYBOOK · 10 MIN

Designing the approval queue

How to think about the new inbox of AI-native work.

Salesforce's Einstein problem
TEAR-DOWN · 11 MIN

Salesforce's Einstein problem

The structural reasons the incumbent can't cannibalize itself.

Voice capture in 2026
RESEARCH · 5 MIN

Voice capture in 2026

Where voice models are good enough — and where they still aren't.

How we run async
OPS · 4 MIN

How we run async

Four-day quarters and async stand-ups at Recordly Labs.

HIPAA-ready by week one
SECURITY · 6 MIN

HIPAA-ready by week one

How we built our healthcare vertical to pass audits on day zero.

The 14-screen EHR
ESSAY · 8 MIN

The 14-screen EHR

Why outpatient documentation has been broken for 25 years.

Procurement in 11 days
PLAYBOOK · 7 MIN

Procurement in 11 days

How we got a Fortune 500 to sign in two weeks flat.

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Recent talks

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SaaStr 2025

"The end of seat pricing" — main stage.

2

HLTH 2025

"AI-native EHRs and clinician burnout."

3

OpenAI DevDay

"Vertical agents in production."

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Receipts

Every claim cites real customer data or external research.

2

Brevity

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Heresy

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