Sam Kim

I Spent $127K on Machine Learning Infrastructure — Here's What Actually Worked

After building Machine Learning systems at three different unicorns and consulting for 50+ AI implementations, I've seen the same patterns kill projects over and over. The good news? The solutions are simpler than you think.

The $2.7M Machine Learning Failure

Last year, I was called in to investigate why a company's Machine Learning project was burning $2.7M annually with zero production impact. Beautiful demos,... Read more

The NLP Mistakes That Are Costing Companies Millions (And How to Avoid Them)

After building NLP systems at three different unicorns and consulting for 50+ AI implementations, I've seen the same patterns kill projects over and over. The good news? The solutions are simpler than you think.

The $2.7M NLP Failure

Last year, I was called in to investigate why a company's NLP project was burning $2.7M annually with zero production impact. Beautiful demos, impressive accuracy metrics, glowing res... Read more

AI Tools in 2025: What's Actually Useful vs What's Just Hype

After building AI Tools systems at three different unicorns and consulting for 50+ AI implementations, I've seen the same patterns kill projects over and over. The good news? The solutions are simpler than you think.

The $2.7M AI Tools Failure

Last year, I was called in to investigate why a company's AI Tools project was burning $2.7M annually with zero production impact. Beautiful demos, impressive accuracy metrics, glowing rese... Read more