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Jul 29, 2026 | Digital Meld
Using Personal AI in 2026: From Business Context to Working Software With OpenClaw and Codex
A practical workshop walkthrough showing how durable business context, a challenged PRD, scoped issues, a bounded goal, human review, and verification turn OpenClaw and Codex into a repeatable software delivery workflow.
Jul 21, 2026 | Digital Meld
How We Use QuickBooks, Agentic AI, and Automation to Clean Up Accounts Payable and Bookkeeping
QuickBooks can be the financial source of truth, but much of the work happens before and after a transaction reaches the ledger. Here is how Digital Meld uses agentic AI, deterministic checks, and human approval to reduce manual AP and bookkeeping work without handing financial authority to a model.
Jul 17, 2026 | Digital Meld
Business AI Starts With the People Who Know the Work
A practical lesson from GitHub Rubber Duck Thursday: useful business AI starts with the people who know the work, then turns that knowledge into process, checks, and reviewable artifacts.
Jul 15, 2026 | Digital Meld
The Incident Plan Has to Exist Before the Incident
A repository attack workshop is a useful reminder for open source maintainers and businesses alike: incident response plans only work when roles, evidence, credentials, communications, and closure criteria are ready before the incident starts.
Jul 8, 2026 | Digital Meld
KARS Makes Agent Infrastructure a Microsoft Stack Conversation
KARS gives Microsoft-focused teams a practical reference for running agents with real runtime boundaries: per-agent sandboxes, governed egress, router-held credentials, audit, policy, and Kubernetes-native operations.
Jul 6, 2026 | Brad Groux
AI Adoption Is a Partner Journey, Not a Turnkey Product
Microsoft Frontier Company is another signal that business AI adoption is moving from model access to hands-on implementation. Useful AI has to be fitted around a business, its people, and its workflows.
Jul 1, 2026 | Brad Groux
Before Businesses Adopt Codex, Define Its Permission Model
Codex permissions are not just a developer setting. For business adoption, named work modes, scoped access, reviewable policy, and verification need to come before the prompt library.
Jun 23, 2026 | Brad Groux
How Digital Meld Built a Power Apps Code App with OpenClaw and Codex
Digital Meld used OpenClaw, Codex, GitHub issues, Power Platform, and Dataverse to turn messy cross-functional business context into a deployed Power Apps Code App with a durable delivery trail.
Jun 12, 2026 | Brad Groux
Veritas Kanban 5.0 Launches as an Agentic AI Command Center
Veritas Kanban 5.0 turns a local-first board into an operating layer for AI-assisted work, with signed macOS delivery, SQLite-backed storage, RBAC, audit trails, workflows, and agent integration surfaces.
Jun 11, 2026 | Brad Groux
Digital Meld at Microsoft Build 2026 with OpenClaw, GitHub, and Microsoft
Digital Meld joined OpenClaw, GitHub, and Microsoft at Microsoft Build 2026 for booth conversations, a GitHub speaking session, a recording session, and the OpenClaw after-hours event at GitHub.
Feb 27, 2026 | Brad Groux
The AI Operating Model: Governance, Brand Experience, and Execution for Business | Episode #0035 by Start Small, Think Big
In this episode of the Start Small Think Big podcast, Brad Groux and Allen Martinez delve into the intricate relationship between AI, governance, and brand experience. They discuss the importance of coherence in AI systems, the necessity of establishing a solid governance framework, and the role of accountability...
Feb 20, 2026 | Brad Groux
Vibe Coding vs Real Systems: The Truth About Shipping AI and AI Agents in Production | Episode #0034 by Start Small, Think Big
Building scalable digital systems doesn't require reinventing the wheel—it requires understanding what problem you're actually solving. In this episode, Brad Groux talks with Matt Dorman, co-founder of NDEVR, about the intersection of AI, automation, and business process optimization. They explore how mid-market...