Practical lessons from leading AI work at DealMaker and building products of my own. Notes on engineering, adoption, and the decisions in between, by Landon Gray.
from the workbench, with a few detours — Landon
Agents, retrieval, evaluations, and the engineering decisions behind software people use. Lessons from Shinkiro, FoodieLog, and the work along the way.
Finding useful problems, working across an organization, and helping people build the skills and habits to use AI well.
Notes from consulting, independent product work, and things outside the job. Ideas worth testing and lessons worth passing on.
I’m Director of AI & Infrastructure at DealMaker, where I work across engineering, AI strategy, and adoption. I’m also building Shinkiro and FoodieLog.
This is where I work through what I’m learning, from helping an organization use AI to building products of my own.
Substantial articles and occasional roundups. The email and community edition of Landon Notes, on Substack.