Business software has stagnated for three decades, stuck in a paradigm where objects and CRUD operations define our work. Despite massive computing advances, we've merely moved these object-manipulation interfaces to the cloud rather than fundamentally rethinking how software models business processes. This essay proposes Finite Object State Machines (FOSMs) as a transformative alternative. Unlike CRUD systems that allow arbitrary field edits, FOSMs model business entities as...

Business software has stagnated for three decades, stuck in a paradigm where objects and CRUD operations define our work. Despite massive computing advances, we've merely moved these object-manipulation interfaces to the cloud rather than fundamentally rethinking how software models business processes. This essay proposes Finite Object State Machines (FOSMs) as a transformative alternative. Unlike CRUD systems that allow arbitrary field edits, FOSMs model business entities as...

Strategy. The word shows up in every slide deck, earning calls report, press release, and hallway whisper. Add “AI” in front of it and the noise level triples. But when you ask, “What does a good AI strategy look like?” the room goes quiet. Let’s fix that. What does AI Strategy *really* mean?

Strategy. The word shows up in every slide deck, earning calls report, press release, and hallway whisper. Add “AI” in front of it and the noise level triples. But when you ask, “What does a good AI strategy look like?” the room goes quiet. Let’s fix that. What does AI Strategy *really* mean?