AI & Tech9 min read
Transfer Learning: Why It Changes Everything
BERT and GPT demonstrated transfer learning's power. Building AI models no longer requires billions in compute. Here's what fundamentally changed in 2019.
Thoughts & Perspectives
THE BLOG.
Nine years of writing about AI, building custom ERP systems, and shipping mobile products. By Abhi Asok.
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Mobile8 min read
Why App Store Optimization Still Matters
App stores are saturated. Everyone thinks ASO is dead. But mid-2019 proves it's actually more important than ever before for staying visible and discoverable.
ERP9 min read
ERP and the API Economy
Shopify, Stripe, and Twilio proved API-first wins. Modern ERP must be built the same way today. Legacy systems can't compete without deep extensibility.
AI & Tech8 min read
GPT-2: The Model Too Dangerous to Release?
OpenAI's staged GPT-2 release in Feb 2019 was genius marketing or genuine caution. Six months later, it's clear why this decision mattered significantly.
Mobile8 min read
Building Offline-First Mobile Apps
Mobile apps that fail without internet destroy user trust. Offline-first architecture isn't a feature—it's a foundational design decision with consequences.
ERP9 min read
Real-Time Data in ERP: Harder Than It Looks
Every client wants real-time dashboards. The technical complexity and architectural debt behind making ERP data actually real-time surprises everyone.
AI & Tech8 min read
Why AI Projects Fail and How to Avoid It
Most enterprise AI initiatives die quietly. I've watched dozens fail. Here's what truly separates the winners from the graveyard of abandoned ML projects.
Mobile8 min read
The Year Mobile Became the Primary Screen
2018 is ending with mobile usage definitively dominant. Here's what that means for how we build enterprise software in 2019 and beyond.
ERP8 min read
ERP for Manufacturing: What Off-the-Shelf Gets Wrong
SAP, Odoo, NetSuite—they handle generic manufacturing. They choke on real manufacturing. Here's what they miss and why custom ERP sometimes is the right call.
AI & Tech8 min read
GPT-1 Arrived Quietly, But I Was Paying Attention
OpenAI published GPT-1 in June. Most people missed it. I didn't. Here's why I think transformers are about to reshape everything we build.
Mobile8 min read
Flutter Beta and the Future of Cross-Platform
Flutter Beta shipped in June. The response has been overwhelming. Here's my assessment of where Flutter is headed and why it's genuinely different.
ERP8 min read
Designing ERP Dashboards People Actually Use
Most ERP dashboards are graveyard charts nobody looks at. Here's what we learned building dashboards that actually drive decisions in real enterprises.