ankit
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ankit
@AnkitHans15
product & eng. shipped at startups, GSoC @ JBoss










Time to go FDE! So the new craze, let's build an FDE business because customers need it. What is an FDE - 1. well versed in AI? - yes 2. Well versed in applying their knowledge to make implementation successful for what I bought from you - yes, Palantir, Frontier Models, now Hyperscalers. The real question is: Is the FDE actually building unique product capability in the field that will then be integrated into the product eventually back at the ranch? Or is the FDE building unique capability for my enterprise? The answer to the question helps determine whether the FDE provider accelerates product development and value capture. For the customer - higher probability for driving outcomes for sure, but if you have ever worried about vendor reliance - this is the moat of a lifetime. Use FDEs for sure, but understand the architecture, make sure you understand where the intelligence is being retained in your enterprise: 1. Model weights? Do you have a fine tuned model? 2. Generic model - but organizational memory, context layer and harness? 3. Unique application context and data being leveraged? No prizes for guessing where the different FDE providers will build that value for you, hence creating the moat for themselves. Go FDE but tread thoughtfully.

Quick video on how I use @linear Agent in product work. For feature requests, I want to understand the broader pattern, not just react to one ask. Here, it pulled from 40k+ customer requests to help me think through whether Linear should have team docs.













