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Ariba, Coupa, and SAP all tried to build procurement operating systems—and failed. The reason isn't that the concept was wrong. They built for lock-in instead of readiness. Here's what replaces them.
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ConvergentIS just earned 9.7s and a perfect 10 from Spend Matters. But they've also walked away from major accounts that weren't ready. The scores prove the technology works. The exits prove that technology alone isn't enough.
December 21, 2025
What is the difference between talking to AI and thinking with AI?
December 19, 2025
A $74 billion company just discovered that AI needs shared meaning. They're building half of it. The other half has been waiting since 1998.
December 15, 2025
What is the difference between what I do and what most analysts do? They see the snowflake and comment on its shape. I push it down the hill and see what it becomes.
December 11, 2025
IBM just topped Stanford's global transparency index — and it's a meaningful win. But there's a second kind of transparency the industry still isn't measuring.
December 8, 2025
It’s not the menu that matters. It’s whether your organization can survive the meal.
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Tech Stack vs. Layer Stack: Why One Fails and One Sustains
January 6, 2026
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The tech stack asks: "What can we deploy?" The layer stack asks: "What can they absorb?" Only one survives Year 5.