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Follow those rules and ChatGPT becomes a power tool. Ignore them and it’s a roulette wheel with perfect diction.-Isolate...
08/12/2025

Follow those rules and ChatGPT becomes a power tool. Ignore them and it’s a roulette wheel with perfect diction.

-Isolate tasks. One prompt, one outcome. Long chains breed amnesia.

-Checksum the data. If numbers matter, run a human pass. Always.

-Lock the format. Give it explicit column headers every time. No “same as above.”

-Source double-tap. Every link, every quote, verified before publication.

-Assume false finish. Treat first output as a draft, never a deliverable.

FULL ARTICLE: https://www.thebigpixel.net/articles-podcasts/the-chatgpt-trap-when-smart-tools-waste-real-time

08/12/2025

PART ONE LIVE NOW

Buy, Build, or Both? How NC Founders Are Rewriting the Playbook

We have brought together a few NC founders who’ve been through it—founders who’ve had to rethink, rebuild, or reshape the way they do business in this new era.

Hear Paolo DiVincenzo, John Lee and Eric Boggs talk all things AI and how its shaping the NC founder culture...

LISTEN HERE: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1853144/episodes/17652434

Post-Zoom Era: What Remote Collaboration Actually Looks Like NowRemote work isn’t the story anymore.Sustainable, scalabl...
08/11/2025

Post-Zoom Era: What Remote Collaboration Actually Looks Like Now

Remote work isn’t the story anymore.

Sustainable, scalable remote collaboration is.

We’ve moved past the novelty. The panic-patched setups are long gone, and no one’s writing thinkpieces about Zoom fatigue anymore.

The companies still talking about how to “adapt to remote” are behind. In 2025, remote isn’t a trend—it’s the infrastructure. The baseline.

The real conversation now is this: what happens when your team isn’t just distributed, but expected to move faster, smarter, and more cohesively than the teams still sitting across the same table?

FULL ARTICLE: https://www.thebigpixel.net/articles-podcasts/post-zoom-era-what-remote-collaboration-actually-looks-like-now

Stay tuned TOMORROW for a very special panel episode of the Biz/Dev podcast: Buy, Build, or Both? How NC Founders Are Re...
08/11/2025

Stay tuned TOMORROW for a very special panel episode of the Biz/Dev podcast:

Buy, Build, or Both? How NC Founders Are Rewriting the Playbook

This episode digs into the shift North Carolina business owners are feeling right now: the shift from buy to build and back again—and what that’s meant for their businesses and what that actually looks like for founders on the ground.

We have brought together a few NC founders who’ve been through it—founders who’ve had to rethink, rebuild, or reshape the way they do business in this new era.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1853144/episodes

08/07/2025

David and Gary sit down to talk shop—this time turning the mic on themselves.

They dig into what it really means to work on your business vs. in it, unpack the hidden pitfalls founders hit early, and break down why culture isn’t just a vibe—it’s a leadership strategy.

From messy startup lessons to honest reflections on what they’ve learned the hard way, this episode is a raw, smart look at growth, leadership, and staying sane while scaling.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1853144/episodes/17609607

08/06/2025

It’s not uncommon to redesign your website and your logo.

But if you don’t know who you are and why you’re in business…

Guess what?

Your next logo will miss the mark, too.

So will the site after this one.

Because brands built without a purpose are just expensive placeholders.

Pretty fonts. Trendy colors. Zero clarity.

Know who you are first.

Then build the brand that reflects it.

NEW EP out NOW: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1853144/episodes/17609607

Structured Prompting Is the New Software ArchitectureVibe coding is not inherently flawed.In fact, when it’s structured ...
08/05/2025

Structured Prompting Is the New Software Architecture

Vibe coding is not inherently flawed.

In fact, when it’s structured properly, it’s one of the most powerful accelerators we’ve seen in 20 years of software development.

But without structure, vibe coding doesn’t ship faster. It just fails faster.

Here’s what we’ve learned after watching dozens of developers—some of them on our own team—try to scale projects with AI...

https://www.thebigpixel.net/articles-podcasts/structured-prompting-is-the-new-software-architecture

NEW EPISODE ALERTDavid and Gary sit down to talk shop—this time turning the mic on themselves.They dig into what it real...
08/05/2025

NEW EPISODE ALERT

David and Gary sit down to talk shop—this time turning the mic on themselves.

They dig into what it really means to work on your business vs. in it, unpack the hidden pitfalls founders hit early, and break down why culture isn’t just a vibe—it’s a leadership strategy.

From messy startup lessons to honest reflections on what they’ve learned the hard way, this episode is a raw, smart look at growth, leadership, and staying sane while scaling.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1853144/episodes/17609607

08/01/2025

Most people start by selling their product.

Duane Kennedy, Founder of Dai Biao Consulting, starts by studying people.

Here are his top 3 tips for winning international business:

1️⃣ Know your customer better than your product.

The product is never the hero—your buyer is. Understand their culture, pain points, and process before pushing your solution.

2️⃣ Patience builds markets.

Especially overseas, the sale comes after the relationship. Invest the time, show up consistently, and prove you're not just chasing profit.

3️⃣ Reinvention isn’t failure—it’s survival.

What worked in one market may flop in another. Be willing to evolve, adapt, and build again with fresh eyes.

👇 What’s the biggest shift you’ve had to make when selling outside your home market?

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1853144/episodes/17573456

The best software isn’t tied to a zip code.It doesn’t care where your headquarters sit, what timezone you wake up in, or...
07/30/2025

The best software isn’t tied to a zip code.

It doesn’t care where your headquarters sit, what timezone you wake up in, or whether your industry is traditional or cutting-edge.

What matters is how well it fits you.

And yet, too many businesses still feel boxed in—by geography, by off-the-shelf solutions that don’t quite work, by the nagging thought that a “custom build” is out of reach.

It’s not.

We work with founders and teams across the country, solving real problems with software that adapts to them—not the other way around.

Because trust and transparency aren’t just values.

They’re how business should be built.

And your software should be too.

https://www.thebigpixel.net/contact

Why .NET Still MattersFor companies juggling real operational complexity—logistics, service coordination, patient care, ...
07/30/2025

Why .NET Still Matters

For companies juggling real operational complexity—logistics, service coordination, patient care, manufacturing lines—AI is already reshaping what software should do, not just what it can do.
NET gives you a way to build it directly into your existing systems without disruption.

With ML.NET, developers can embed models directly into .NET apps—no extra infrastructure, no awkward handoffs.

That matters when latency and privacy are mission-critical.

A healthcare coordination platform, for example, can run predictive triage locally on a clinician’s tablet—without sending HIPAA-sensitive data to the cloud.

Combined with cloud services, .NET apps are transforming high-stakes operations:

-Retail: Platforms now analyze real-time cart abandonment and inventory signals to personalize upsell offers before the customer clicks away. Not some vague “AI boost”—a direct impact on revenue.

-Warehousing: In one midsize distribution network, .NET apps connected to IoT shelf tags began flagging anomalies in pick-pack-scan flows—detecting errors that saved tens of thousands in lost shipments per quarter.

-Customer Portals: .NET apps with embedded ML are adjusting dashboards and workflows dynamically based on role, habits, and intent—shaving down training time and increasing retention without redesigning the entire UI.

This isn’t hypothetical.

These are the kinds of tools that let smaller, smarter teams compete with giants.

It’s not about flash—it’s about delivering outcomes people can count on.

We don’t take projects because they’re shiny. We take them because they’re ready.Sometimes, that means helping a visiona...
07/29/2025

We don’t take projects because they’re shiny. We take them because they’re ready.

Sometimes, that means helping a visionary first mover go from concept to clarity—putting structure behind their wild idea and building a foundation others can stand on.

Sometimes, it means helping a second mover avoid the same mistakes their competitor made—building with intention, not imitation.

In both cases, the goal is the same: make better decisions with what you now know.

Because you don’t win by being first.

You win by being right.

https://www.thebigpixel.net/articles-podcasts/the-second-mover-advantage-why-winning-late-is-sometimes-the-smartest-play

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