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The Role of Synthetic Data in AI/ML Programs in Software
Why Synthetic Data Matters for Software Running AI in production requires a great deal of data to feed to models. Reddit is now...
How to Make Open-Source & Local LLMs Work in Practice
How to Get Open-Source LLMs Running Locally Heavybit has partnered with GenLab and the MLOps Community, which gathers thousands...
Machine Learning Model Monitoring: What to Do In Production
Machine learning model monitoring is the process of continuously tracking and evaluating the performance of a machine learning...
MLOps vs. Eng: Misaligned Incentives and Failure to Launch?
Failure to Launch: The Challenges of Getting ML Models into Prod Machine learning is a subset of AI–the practice of using...

Synthetic Data for AI: Purpose and Use Cases
What to Know About Synthetic Data for AI Programs For software developers, large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can help...
Understanding Business Models & Defensibility in Open Source
First-Principles Business Models Matter for Open Source A key concern for open-source startup founders is defensibility–how to...
Generationship Ep. #13, The Future of Storytelling with Archita Mandal
In episode 13 of Generationship, Rachel Chalmers and Archita Mandal explore the transformative effects of generative AI across...
Technical & Cultural Learnings from 10 Years of Computing
What the Software Community Has Learned from 10 Years in Tech Amara’s Law states, “We tend to overestimate the effect of a...
How Local-First Development Is Changing How We Make Software
What Local First Is, and Why It Matters Local-first development is a development ethos that keeps data and code on your device...
The Power User’s Guide to Open-Source Licenses
Licensing: A Key Trade-Off for Open Source Startups Why is Heavybit putting together this guide for open-source startup founders...
How to Launch a Dev-First Startup: First Principles
Welcome to the first article in our definitive series on how to launch a developer-first startup, featuring advice from veteran...
A Guide to SEO in the Age of AI, Plus Modern Best Practices
How Will Generative AI Change SEO as We Know It? Search engine optimization, the art of optimizing your startup’s website and...