Field Notes

Practical writing on AI agents, what they actually cost, and what it takes to deploy one in a real business.

The $11/mo Tenant Screening Stack

Real Estate


The $11/mo Tenant Screening Stack

Most property management teams spend 15 hours a week manually screening rental inquiries. This five-tool stack cuts that to near zero.

Feb 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Build vs Buy: AI Agents in 2026

Strategy


Build vs Buy: How to Decide on AI Agents in 2026

The market has fractured into platforms, point solutions, and custom builds. Most businesses pick the wrong one and spend 18 months working around it.

Feb 19, 2026 · 7 min read

Healthcare AI and prior authorization

Healthcare


The Prior Auth Problem: Why Healthcare AI Stalls at the Last Mile

Health systems buy AI platforms and wonder why nothing changes. The problem is not the model. It is the workflow layer between the model and the human.

Feb 17, 2026 · 6 min read

What AI agents actually do

Fundamentals


What AI Agents Actually Do (and What They Don't)

Most businesses conflate chatbots, automation tools, and agents. They are three different things. Here is how to tell them apart.

Feb 14, 2026 · 5 min read

How to Automate Property Management Operations: Maintenance, Leases, and Vendor Approvals

Field Notes


How to Automate Property Management Operations: Maintenance, Leases, and Vendor Approvals

Property management operations break at scale when maintenance queues, lease calendars, vendor approvals, and tenant com...

February 20, 2026

How to Automate a Cross Functional Workflow with One AI Agent

Field Notes


How to Automate a Cross Functional Workflow with One AI Agent

How to automate a cross functional workflow with one AI agent. See the problem, the tool chain, realistic outcomes, and ...

February 22, 2026

The 34-Day Problem: How to Automate Government Service Request Routing with an AI Agent

Field Notes


The 34-Day Problem: How to Automate Government Service Request Routing with an AI Agent

Government agencies average 34 days to respond to service requests not because of staffing but because of architecture. ...

February 23, 2026

How to Automate Pharma Batch Release: Fixing Handoff Delays Between MES, LIMS, SAP, and QA

Field Notes


How to Automate Pharma Batch Release: Fixing Handoff Delays Between MES, LIMS, SAP, and QA

Most pharma batch delays are handoff delays between MES, LIMS, SAP, and QA review. Here is how a linear AI agent flow ca...

February 24, 2026

Energy ops doesn't break because of the equipment

Field Notes


Energy ops doesn't break because of the equipment

Energy operations break not because of equipment failure, but because the alert, context, and person who can act are nev...

February 22, 2026

Automating Content Carousel Workflows: From Creation to Distribution

Field Notes


Automating Content Carousel Workflows: From Creation to Distribution

How to automate carousel content workflows and eliminate manual content distribution bottlenecks. Learn what each tool d...

February 23, 2026

Turning Workflows into Agents: What Makes a Process Ready for Automation

Field Notes


Turning Workflows into Agents: What Makes a Process Ready for Automation

Not every process is ready for automation, and not every agent is built the same way. Here is how to identify which work...

February 24, 2026

Automating Agricultural Operations: Connecting Planning, Irrigation, and Harvest

Field Notes


Automating Agricultural Operations: Connecting Planning, Irrigation, and Harvest

Agriculture operations teams lose margin in handoffs between planning, irrigation, and harvest. One autonomous agent con...

February 25, 2026

AI Agent for Accounting Firms: Automating Tax Season Data Entry

Field Notes


AI Agent for Accounting Firms: Automating Tax Season Data Entry

Accounting firms spend hundreds of billable hours on manual data entry every tax season. Here is how an AI agent handles...

February 26, 2026

How to Automate Content Carousel Workflows: From Creation to Distribution

Field Notes


How to Automate Content Carousel Workflows: From Creation to Distribution

Social media teams waste 8-10 hours weekly on carousel management. Here is how to automate the entire workflow from crea...

February 24, 2026

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