Build-vs-buy is usually argued as build-vs-buy. The useful version has a third option, and asks a different question about each piece.
A diligence report is not a code review. Here is what the review actually opens, in what order, and why the boring files decide the answer.
Why prompt-level guardrails are not enough, and how a two-plane architecture, least-privilege tools, and audit trails make agents safe to give real permissions.
Model calls fail, drift, and cost money. The engineering that turns a demo into a dependable production feature.
What it actually takes to take an AI product end to end — architecture, launch, and self-hosted operations — without a big team.