The Economic Fallacy of 'Just Building It': Using AI Agents for Strategic Capital Allocation
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Deciding whether to build a proprietary AI capability or integrate a third-party solution is rarely a simple matter of comparing two sticker prices. In my years of managing engineering teams and scaling products, I've seen the same trap repeatedly: engineers estimate the cost of implementation whil…
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The Economic Fallacy of 'Just Building It': Using AI Agents for Strategic Capital Allocation