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LATEST · 2026-04-25 · Stijn Servaes · 3 min read
Vendor, build, or wait: AI tooling decisions in 2026
A short framework for the buy/build/wait call on AI tooling. The honest answer is more often "wait" than the AI sales cycle wants you to believe.
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EARLIER
2026-04-242 min read
How I scope an AI project: the discovery-week template
A walk-through of the paid discovery week I run before any project. Five working days, three deliverables, one number on the engagement page at the end.
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2026-04-232 min read
When AI is the wrong tool
A short list of problems that look like AI problems but are not. If any of these apply, the right answer is a SQL query, a script, or off-the-shelf software. I will tell you on the call.
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2026-04-211 min read
Notes from the practice
Why Databit exists, what I ship, and why the new site looks the way it does. A short opening note before the longer pieces land.
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2026-04-142 min read
What ships and what does not
A short checklist I actually use before starting an AI build. Not for the pitch deck, for the engagement itself.
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