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Stop building one giant agent. Build a dozen small ones.
GitHub's COO hasn't seen AI wipe out entire job functions, and neither have we. What actually works is narrower: small agents that each do one thing, that you can actually maintain.

What is a local AI model? NVIDIA and Microsoft just put one in a laptop.
NVIDIA and Microsoft announced laptops that run AI on the device. Here is what a local model is in plain English, and why local-first and model-agnostic are the parts that matter.

Show Me the Incentive, I'll Show You the Outcome
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman says the biggest barrier to enterprise AI adoption isn't data. It's lawyers and security teams. Here's why he's right.

How to Build Your First Agent: A Five-Step Field Guide
Five decisions that turn a vague AI idea into a working agent in production. No code required, just a clear trigger, a goal, and a feedback loop.

Cerebras hit 981 tokens per second on Kimi K2.6. The inference layer is now its own category.
Cerebras served Kimi K2.6 at 981 tok/s, 29x faster than the official endpoint. Why inference speed changes everything for generative UI and AI workflows.

If your best automation lives on one laptop, you don't have automation
Share AI workflows and credentials across your team. Move automations off individual machines and into the org so they survive turnover.

General Input joins the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program
General Input is a certified Microsoft AI Cloud Partner. Connect Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Excel, Planner, and To Do to AI workflows in one click.

Don't build your workflows inside a single lab's application
Model-agnostic workflow automation lets you swap AI models per task with zero rewrite. Stop locking workflows to one lab's pricing and roadmap.

The agent fabric has to reach the systems most of the economy actually runs on
Most agent platforms only support Google, Notion, and HubSpot. We shipped Bullhorn and LeadMagic because agents need to reach the long tail of business software.

The Agent Operator: The Million-Job Role Aaron Levie Sees Coming
Box CEO Aaron Levie predicts agent operator will be a million-job role. Here's what the job looks like inside regulated enterprises today.

One-Click Integrations for the Whole Stack: Microsoft, Google, HubSpot, Salesforce, Reddit, and More
General Input shipped one-click OAuth integrations for Microsoft, Google, HubSpot, Salesforce, and dozens more. Connect your tools in minutes, not hours.

The AI Infrastructure Gap: What Ramp's Glass Reveals About Why Adoption Stalls
99% AI adoption still stalls without connected tools, shared workflows, and scheduled automations. Here's how to close the infrastructure gap.

BYO Model Deployment: AI Agents That Never Phone Home
Run AI agents on your own infrastructure. BYO model deployment supports Bedrock, Vertex, Azure, Ollama, and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

How to Build a Self-Maintaining CRM with Cal.com, Attio, and Granola
Wire Cal.com, Attio, and Granola into three workflows that enrich leads on booking, brief reps before calls, and log meeting notes automatically.

I Understand Why Leaders Are Nervous About Hooking Their Business Data Into AI
Most AI tools store API keys in plain text. The LiteLLM hack proved why that's dangerous. Learn how credential isolation keeps your keys away from the model.

Build Your Own Revenue Agent: What Zuckerberg's AI Assistant Means for Ops Teams
Zuckerberg built an AI agent to skip the layers between him and data. Here's how ops teams can build a revenue agent that delivers Monday's numbers automatically.

How to Automate Meeting Prep When Your Customer Data Lives in 5 Different Systems
Automate pre-meeting briefs by pulling CRM, billing, email, and product data into one doc. Save 15 minutes per call with zero manual tab-switching.

You Don't Need to Be Technical to Win With AI Agents Anymore
AI agents now work for non-technical operators. Describe a workflow in plain English and have it running in minutes, no code required.

How to Use Google Ratings as a Sales Prospecting Signal for Local Businesses
Low Google ratings reveal operational problems your software can solve. Turn review data into a qualified prospect list automatically.

Introducing General Input: Workflow Automation Written by AI
General Input lets you describe workflows in plain English. An AI agent builds them, you review and run them. No code, no flowcharts.
