Articles

Writing on applied AI, decision support, and business systems

Practical notes on AI agents, dashboards, forecasting, pricing, and the systems behind better decisions.

Planning

Planning 101: See the Big Picture, Then Go Deep

A practical note on using conversion rate as a starting point in B2B planning, then layering context before turning pipeline into a forecast.

Commercial Strategy

Reducing Friction Across Sales, Finance, and Marketing

A practical note on aligning sales, finance, and marketing when everyone wants growth but incentives are different.

Decision Support

More Data Isn't Better. Better Is Better.

A practical note on dashboards, slides, and analysis: start from the decision, not from the pile of data.

AI Agents

One Agent, Many Routes — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

Most people don't need five agents. They need one agent that actually gets used. A case for starting simple with AI agents, and why a single working agent beats a team of unused ones.

Applied AI

Local Models: Use What You Already Have

A simple guide to local AI models, what runs on everyday computers, when a dedicated GPU helps, and why most people should start with what they already own.

Applied AI

AI Data Privacy: Local Solutions for Sensitive Data — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

How to use AI safely with sensitive data: local models, hardware tiers from laptops to DGX Spark, and data redaction techniques that eliminate exposure risk while delivering real results.

Applied AI

AI Didn't Just Save Time. It Transformed the Game. — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

At Dell, a quarterly planning process that once took 2 people working 80+ hours a week is now run by 1 person in a regular 8 to 5. Same 90%+ accuracy. 75% fewer human hours. Billions of dollars in impact.

AI Agents

Getting Started with Agents — No Code Required — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

How Felipe Postigo Gonzalez got started with AI agents using Hermes by Nous Research. No coding required, step-by-step guide, real examples of what you can build.

AI Agents

AI Agent Manages My Grocery List — What AI Strategy Actually Looks Like — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

I built an AI agent that manages my grocery list using Android ADB, a local LLM, and purchase frequency analysis. Here's what AI strategy looks like when it's not just frameworks.

AI Agents

You Do Not Need a Powerful Computer to Run AI Agents — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

No fancy GPU? No coder laptop? No problem. AI agents run fine on an old Dell XPS with a busted GPU. The heavy lifting is done by ChatGPT or Claude. Your day-to-day computer is already enough.

Decision Support

Building Decision Systems Instead of Dashboards — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

Why business teams need decision systems instead of passive dashboards, with a focus on decision support, operational execution, and business impact.

Applied AI

Eliminating 120+ Hours of Manual Reporting — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

A business process redesign view of eliminating 120+ hours of manual reporting through automation strategy, ROI measurement, and workflow redesign.

AI Agents

How I Built a 6-Agent AI Operating System — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

A practitioner story on building a six-agent AI operating system: architecture, lessons learned, failures, tradeoffs, and why orchestration matters more than demos.

Business Analytics

Improving Forecast Accuracy with AI — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

How AI-enabled forecasting improves planning decisions by integrating signals, operating context, and decision cadence, including a 90%+ accuracy journey.

Applied AI

The Future of AI-Native Business Teams — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

An industry analysis of AI-native business teams, human plus AI collaboration, agent ecosystems, organizational design, and future operating models.

Applied AI

What Commercial Strategy Taught Me About AI — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

A business executive perspective on AI, decision quality, execution, change management, and why commercial strategy matters for applied AI.

AI Agents

AI Forecasting From Commercial Reality, Not Model Theater — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

What 90%+ forecast accuracy means in commercial planning: assumptions, executive adoption, pricing signals, pipeline data, and operational context.

AI Agents

Applied AI Across Technology, Healthcare, and Real Estate Operations — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

A cross-industry view from Dell Technologies, Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad, and Moller y Perez-Cotapos.

AI Agents

Building Agentic Workflow Systems with Hermes and OpenClaw — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

How Felipe Postigo Gonzalez built AI and agentic workflow systems using Hermes / OpenClaw for coordination, reporting, analytics, and workflow execution.

AI Agents

Dell Server Revenue Operations: Applied AI Where Forecasting Meets Executive Decisions — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

A lived-experience article on Dell Technologies server revenue operations, $16B+ revenue scope, 90%+ planning accuracy, AI-enabled decision systems, and executive visibility.

AI Agents

From 80 Hours to One Person: Business Transformation Through Analytics and AI Workflows — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

How Felipe Postigo Gonzalez transformed a resource-intensive 2-person, 80-hour-per-week process into a scalable 1-person operation through business intelligence, AI-enabled workflows, and operating-system thinking.

AI Agents

From Michigan Ross MBA to Applied AI Practitioner — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

How MBA strategy training, enterprise revenue operations, and hands-on systems building shaped Felipe Postigo Gonzalez’s applied AI profile.

AI Agents

Pricing Analytics and Discount Strategy: Lessons from Dell Technologies — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

A practical article grounded in the Dell MBA internship pricing framework and later server revenue operations work.

AI Agents

Real Estate Forecasting Automation Before the AI Boom — Felipe Postigo Gonzalez

How automated forecasting and financial modeling at Moller y Perez-Cotapos improved forecast accuracy by 50% and reduced execution time by 25%.