Thoughts on building SaaS products, implementing analytics, and integrating AI into real applications.
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Before I build anything, I run it through the Fellowship: nine fictional characters from shows I actually watch, each playing a role that matches their on-screen expertise. It kills bad ideas faster than any framework I've tried.
A step-by-step framework for calculating ROI on AI automation projects. Covers cost categories, benefit measurement, realistic timelines, and common mistakes that inflate projections.
Michigan-based AI consulting and data analytics services from Palavir LLC. Covers automation, AI training, data products, and analytics consulting for Michigan businesses.
A transparent breakdown of AI consulting costs for small businesses, including hourly rates, project-based pricing, what deliverables to expect, and how to evaluate whether consulting is worth the investment.
We tested our statistical models against 10 proven fraud cases, from Feeding Our Future ($250M) to Wells Fargo ($3B). 9 out of 10 were flagged before enforcement action.
1.1 million identity theft reports filed with the FTC in 2024, totaling $11 billion in losses. Credit card fraud, synthetic identities, and which states are hit hardest.
The IRS tax gap hit $696 billion annually. Audit rates fell 68% since 2010. Here is what the data shows about who is not paying, why enforcement collapsed, and what it costs every taxpayer.
Medicare fraud costs taxpayers tens of billions annually. We analyzed 1.38M providers and 796K opioid prescribers to show where the money goes and how upcoding, pill mills, and exclusion gaps drain the system.
14,703 nursing homes analyzed. $471M in fines, 418K health citations, 70% understaffed. CMS data shows which facilities are safe and which are not.
We analyzed 968,522 PPP loans using Isolation Forest ML. $32 billion in anomalous patterns detected: round dollar amounts, fake employees, shared addresses. Here is what the data reveals.
Fraud costs the United States over $1 trillion annually across healthcare, tax evasion, government programs, consumer fraud, and wage theft. 50+ investigations, 330 datasets, 20+ federal sources.
Wage theft costs workers more than burglary, auto theft, and larceny combined. 363,000+ DOL enforcement actions and $4.5 billion in recovered stolen wages tell the story.
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