Forward Deployed Notes
Field notes on putting AI and data projects into production inside real companies.
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- From first call to production in two weeks
How a forward deployed AI project runs: a 30-minute call, access without a password, a first agent running two weeks later, and adjustments on your feedback.
- What is a forward deployed engineer? A plain definition
A forward deployed engineer works inside the customer's company, on its real data and processes. What the role involves and when you need one.
- Lovable, Claude Code, agency, freelancer or consultancy?
Six ways to put an AI project into production, compared: Lovable, Claude Code, a dev agency, a freelancer, a consultancy or a forward deployed agency.
- Dataiku, Databricks, DataRobot or a data and ML agency?
Dataiku, Databricks, DataRobot or a forward deployed agency for a data or machine learning project: who each option is for and how it is billed.
- Lovable, Bolt, Replit, Cursor or an agency: which one?
Lovable, Bolt, Replit and Cursor compared with a forward deployed agency: who each is for, how it is billed and what is left on your side.
- n8n, Zapier, Make or a custom AI agent: which one?
Zapier, Make, n8n or a custom-built AI agent: how each is billed, where the data goes and when an agency is the better choice.