Category: Finance Technology & Tools

Practical tips, frameworks, and tools that make Finance work smarter.

  • The Hardest Part of Build versus Buy

    I started thinking about the old build versus buy debate. At first, it seems obvious. AI changes everything. Software can be written faster than ever. Surely the advantage shifts toward building. Then I thought about the real cost of building. Not the programmers. Not the budget. The risk. We often say changing a core operating…

  • Technology Decisions Are Capital Allocation Decisions

    Why Build versus Buy Is Really an Investment Decision We’ve all been there.  Aging systems no longer fit for purpose. Time to consider a new engine. Unfortunately, not as simple as trading in the old Model T for a new Audi. The business truism aptly defines the complication – trying to swap out the engine…

  • AI Doesn’t Change the Rules. It Changes the Economics.

    Every major technological revolution creates the same illusion. People believe the new technology changes the rules. Usually it changes the economics. The rules of sound decision making remain remarkably constant. Every major technological revolution creates the same illusion. People believe the new technology changes the rules. Usually, it changes the economics. AI reduces the cost…

  • Groundhog Day for Development?

    Don’t Get Lazy When AI Coding Hits the Inevitable Bumps You Hoped AI Avoided Legacy systems are inefficient, cumbersome, and bloated. AI-generated code can often achieve the same result far more efficiently. But don’t assume you completely understand what the “result” actually is — or why the legacy code takes winding turns through multiple tables,…

  • “No Kings”

    I saw a LinkedIn post recently arguing that companies once only needed a CEO and CFO, but over time accumulated layers of executive roles — CIO, CMO, CHRO, CISO, CPO, and so on — because the volume of information became too large for a CEO to process alone. The conclusion was that AI now changes…