Five tiers of AI readiness — from 'spreadsheets and Drive' to 'warehouse + governance' — and the use cases that actually work at each tier. Kills the myth that you need a Snowflake bill before you ship anything useful. Honest about the ceiling at each tier, too.
This piece is being expanded into a full long-form article in the coming weeks. We publish each insight once the engagement it draws from has settled enough that we can name the trade-offs honestly — not while a pattern is still proving itself in production.
Field notes ship when the engagement they came from has stopped surprising us, not before.
Want the long-form version when it lands? Or want to skip ahead and talk through the same questions for your own company?