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Notes on building products, CRMs and practical AI.
Why We Stopped Using AI as a Tool and Started Building an Environment for It
For a long time, the human was the integration layer between AI and the company. How we changed our approach and started building an environment for agents.
Read more →Why Your AI Sales Agent Isn’t Working — The Model Isn’t the Problem, Your Data Is
AI sales agents fail when CRM data is fragmented, duplicated, and cut off from external signals — not because the model is weak. How to fix the data layer first.
Read more →Magic prompts are bullshit — what actually changes how you work with AI
The obsession with prompts is a symptom of misunderstanding how AI models work. The real difference is the system: RAG, skills, memory, per-project instructions. The prompt is the last 20%.
Read more →How to secure your application — a practical pipeline from code to production
A practical security guide for developers: SAST, dependency scanning, OWASP Top 10, DAST, and a CI/CD pipeline that enforces security automatically.
Read more →Bearly CRM: contacts, AI Compose with Pokelo, and email campaigns
What's new in Bearly CRM: rebuilt contacts, AI Compose with Pokelo RAG knowledge base, Listmonk campaign editor and pipeline badges. August 2026 update.
Read more →Bearly CRM: what already works
First update from building Bearly CRM — plugin system, native IMAP/SMTP mailbox module, and AI reply suggestions via Discord.
Read more →When a dedicated CRM makes sense
You already have Excel, Notion, and a few tools. When do you actually need a dedicated CRM? Concrete signals and a straight answer.
Read more →How to recognize when your existing system is no longer worth patching
Every company has its Frankenstein system. How do you recognize when patching no longer makes sense and it is time to migrate?
Read more →How to implement AI in your processes without adding another chat window
Most companies implement AI by opening more chat windows. Here is how to actually integrate AI into workflows so it works — without adding more tools.
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