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Client projects told in full, and the articles our founder wrote at two other companies.
Case studies
What we built for three clients, and what changed.
3 case studies
- Connect business systems into one dashboard: a veterans education case studyHow we connected a veterans education company's separate systems into one dashboard that also drafts each military history personal statement.→
- How we built a social media content system for a handmade candle brandA one-owner candle brand had 150 files and no system for posts. We built a social media content system that plans, edits and sends one weekly approval.→
- Python Excel automation at Delta Air LinesDrake's Python tool at Delta Air Lines cut each bid shell build from 5 to 8 minutes to 5 to 10 seconds. Text clustering sorted complaint data.→
Written at Actual Intelligence
Articles Drake wrote there, newest first.
36 articles
- The Brain: 2.2 Times a Consultant's Output in 24 Workdays (opens in a new tab)
- Is Firecrawl Worth It? A 252-Page Test (opens in a new tab)
- How AIL Handles Security (opens in a new tab)
- Over-Engineering: 120 Issues From Auditing Our Own Harness (opens in a new tab)
- AI Benchmarks: How to Tell Which Numbers You Can Trust (opens in a new tab)
- Claude Code Context Window: What Loads Before You Type (opens in a new tab)
- Context Rot: We Measured Recall at 700,000 Tokens (opens in a new tab)
- Building an LLM Eval Harness: One Question, Four Answers (opens in a new tab)
- LLM as a Judge: Two AI Reviewers, Two Different Reviews (opens in a new tab)
- Agentic AI Coding Tools: What Separates Them in Production (opens in a new tab)
- An AI Agent Cut Our RAG Retrieval Tokens 23% Overnight (opens in a new tab)
- Does an LLM Understand Credible Punishment? (opens in a new tab)
- Kimi K3 vs the Frontier: A Private Coding Eval (opens in a new tab)
- Will AI Take Your Job? What the Data Says by Profession (opens in a new tab)
- Will AI Take Over the World? An Honest Answer (opens in a new tab)
- Who Invented Artificial Intelligence? The Real History (opens in a new tab)
- What Is Artificial Intelligence, in Plain English? (opens in a new tab)
- The Best Free AI Tools in 2026 (Actually Free) (opens in a new tab)
- The Agents Were Innocent: What a Red Wave Taught Us (opens in a new tab)
- Is AI a Bubble? The Numbers Behind the Question (opens in a new tab)
- How Much Water Does AI Actually Use? (opens in a new tab)
- Do AI Detectors Actually Work? What the Data Shows (opens in a new tab)
- Why AI Agents Say Done Before the Work Is Done (opens in a new tab)
- Why AI Agents Fail: Capability vs. Reliability (opens in a new tab)
- When to Fan Out Subagents: Multi-Agent Orchestration (opens in a new tab)
- Token Efficiency in Production AI Systems (opens in a new tab)
- If It's Not in the Repo, an AI Agent Can't See It (opens in a new tab)
- How to Write Instruction Files AI Agents Actually Follow (opens in a new tab)
- How to Run AI Coding Agents Unattended, Safely (opens in a new tab)
- How We Run AI Coding Pipelines: Matt Pocock's Method (opens in a new tab)
- Claude vs GPT: 154 Controlled Trials, Both Passed (opens in a new tab)
- Claude Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol: A Field Comparison (opens in a new tab)
- Three.js Examples That Earn Their Place on Business Sites (opens in a new tab)
- Harness Engineering: Fix the Harness, Not the Model (opens in a new tab)
- Context Engineering: Designing What the Model Sees (opens in a new tab)
- AI Agent Evaluation: Test the System, Not the Model (opens in a new tab)
Written at Cause and Effect
Articles Drake wrote there, newest first.
43 articles
- The Capsule Content Method: How To Get Cited By ChatGPT And Perplexity (opens in a new tab)
- The 100-Day Business Growth Framework: Phases, Targets, Deliverables (opens in a new tab)
- Scroll-Stop Animations: The 2026 Playbook (opens in a new tab)
- Qualification Criteria: Who Is A Fit For A Growth Partnership (opens in a new tab)
- Lead Capture To Pipeline To Revenue: The Automation Flow We Build (opens in a new tab)
- ISYE Discipline In Small Business Ops: Throughput, Forecasting, Routing (opens in a new tab)
- How To Win Local SEO In Atlanta When You're A New Brand (opens in a new tab)
- CAC, LTV, and Break-Even: The 3 Numbers Every Founder Should See Weekly (opens in a new tab)
- Best AI Tools For Small Business Operations In 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- What Makes 3D Animation Websites Stand Out From Static Pages? (opens in a new tab)
- What Is the Difference Between WebGL and Traditional Web Design? (opens in a new tab)
- What Is Three.js? A Small Business Guide to 3D Web Design (opens in a new tab)
- What Is Immersive Web Design and Why Does It Matter? (opens in a new tab)
- What Industries Benefit Most from 3D Website Design? (opens in a new tab)
- Voice Search Optimization for Local Businesses (opens in a new tab)
- The Best CRM for Small Business in 2025: Features & Pricing (opens in a new tab)
- Technical SEO Basics: What Small Business Owners Need to Know (opens in a new tab)
- Schema Markup for Small Business: Boost Your SERP Visibility (opens in a new tab)
- SEO vs PPC: Which Strategy Wins for Small Business in Atlanta (opens in a new tab)
- SEO for Law Firms: Dominate Local Search in Atlanta (opens in a new tab)
- On-Page SEO Optimization: 10 Elements That Impact Rankings (opens in a new tab)
- Mobile SEO: Why It Matters for Atlanta Small Business (opens in a new tab)
- Local Citation Building for Atlanta Service Businesses (opens in a new tab)
- Link Building Strategies for Small Business (Without Paying for Links) (opens in a new tab)
- Keyword Research for Small Business: Find Your Goldmine Keywords (opens in a new tab)
- Is 3D Website Design Worth the Investment for Small Businesses? (opens in a new tab)
- International vs Local SEO: What Atlanta Businesses Need (opens in a new tab)
- How to Rank for Long-Tail Keywords (Lower Competition, Higher Intent) (opens in a new tab)
- How Much Does 3D Website Design Cost for a Small Business? (opens in a new tab)
- How Long Does It Take to Build a 3D Interactive Website? (opens in a new tab)
- How Do You Choose the Right 3D Website Design Template? (opens in a new tab)
- How Do Interactive Website Design Elements Increase Conversions? (opens in a new tab)
- How Do 3D Interactive Websites Keep Visitors Engaged Longer? (opens in a new tab)
- How Can 3D Product Visualization Boost E-Commerce Sales? (opens in a new tab)
- Google Business Profile Optimization: Step-by-Step for Service Businesses (opens in a new tab)
- Do 3D Websites Actually Help with SEO Rankings? (opens in a new tab)
- Core Web Vitals: Why Page Speed Matters for SEO (opens in a new tab)
- Content Marketing for SEO: Creating Content That Ranks (opens in a new tab)
- Can 3D Websites Work Smoothly on Mobile Devices? (opens in a new tab)
- Best AI Tools for Small Business: Save Time and Increase Revenue (opens in a new tab)
- Best 3D Websites in 2026: Examples That Push the Boundaries (opens in a new tab)
- Backlink Audit: Finding and Fixing Bad Links Hurting Your Rankings (opens in a new tab)
- Atlanta SEO Audit Checklist: 50+ Points to Improve Rankings (opens in a new tab)