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Richard Teachout — CTO, Inventor & Keynote Speaker
Richard Teachout — CTO at the world's largest furniture manufacturer, inventor, occasional keynote. Writing about AI in the enterprise the way it actually happens, not the way it's pitched.
CTO · Inventor · Occasional keynote
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The 42-Inch Tire Rule: Every Upgrade Drags Its Downstream Costs With It
I spent a weekend bolting 42-inch tires and full hydraulic steering onto my Jeep. The tires were the point of the project; the steering was the actual project.
Build Your Eval Suite Before You Build Your Feature
The feature ships. The model is great. And the first time it does something wrong in front of a customer, nobody can tell you whether it's getting better or worse.
Dev Mindset: Own the Future of Your Operations
‘Just buy it’ is the most expensive sentence in software. It quietly gives away the only thing that makes your company hard to copy: how you actually run.
Speaking
I'm a builder who speaks, not a speaker for hire — so the calendar stays selective, and every talk gets built for the room.
Off the clock
The other half is the #WanderingCTO — off-roading, overlanding, and where the burnout talks come from.
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