The VantaSoft Journal.
Unfiltered insights on software architecture, AI engineering, and technical leadership for teams that refuse to compromise.
The Grok-BankrBot Hack and the Guardrails Every AI Agent Needs
An attacker used morse code to trick Grok into relaying a command that drained $200K from an AI crypto agent. No code was exploited. The AI just did what it was told. Here is what every company building AI agents should learn from it.
VantaSoft Team
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Build vs. Buy: A Framework for Non-Technical Teams
Should you build custom software or buy off the shelf? The answer is almost always both. The skill is knowing which parts deserve which treatment, and that decision is too important to make without technical judgment in the room.
VantaSoft Team
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Why 'Just Make It Like Uber' Is a $500K Miscommunication
You said 'like Uber.' Your dev team heard 'build Uber.' The gap between those two interpretations is where six-figure budget overruns live, and the fix is a conversation most founders never have.
VantaSoft Team
Your AI Pilot Worked. Your Rollout Is Stalling. Here's the 80% Nobody Priced In.
The demo ran clean. The pilot ran clean. Now the production rollout has been two weeks away for three months. The issue is not the model. It is everything the model needs to survive contact with your actual business.
VantaSoft Team
The
Non-Technical
Founder's Guide
to Evaluating a
Development Partner
The questions to ask, the red flags
to watch for, and what good answers
actually sound like.
Evaluating a Dev Partner?
Get the evaluation framework, vendor scorecard, and red flags checklist used to compare development partners — so you can make a structured decision instead of going with a gut feeling.
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