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Vector search with Rails and SQLite

October 22, 2024

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Engineering Lead

Full-text search with Rails and SQLite

October 14, 2024

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Engineering Lead

The official open-source Rails World 2024 PWA is live

September 25, 2024

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Software Engineer

Latest

How Telos Helps You Build the Right Connections—Without Overcomplicating Your Product

Just because you can integrate with a tool doesn’t mean you should. Telos helps teams make thoughtful integration decisions, only connecting to third-party services when it truly adds value. Integrations come with costs, risks, and maintenance, so they should serve the product, not complicate it.

Jordan G. Trevino

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When Should You Build an AI Chatbot for Your Company?

The hard part isn’t building the AI chatbot, it’s making sure it’s worth building in the first place.

Alejandra Zapata

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Digital Product Designer

How Telos Builds Trustworthy AI Features Without the Hype (or Hallucinations)

AI can do amazing things—but without clear purpose and strong guardrails, it quickly becomes a liability. Telos helps teams build reliable, scoped AI features that are grounded in real data and deliver real value.

Jordan G. Trevino

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Technology

December 20, 2024

How to easily migrate a small load of objects to Bucketeer?

A step-by-step guide detailing how to migrate existing S3 bucket objects to Bucketeer using AWS CLI as a straightforward solution.

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Software Engineer

October 22, 2024

Vector search with Rails and SQLite

Learn how to do semantic search using SQLite and Rails

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Engineering Lead

October 14, 2024

Full-text search with Rails and SQLite

Learn how to use SQLite to do a full-text search with FTS5 and Rails 8

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Engineering Lead

Strategy

How Telos Helps You Build the Right Connections—Without Overcomplicating Your Product

Just because you can integrate with a tool doesn’t mean you should. Telos helps teams make thoughtful integration decisions, only connecting to third-party services when it truly adds value. Integrations come with costs, risks, and maintenance, so they should serve the product, not complicate it.

Jordan G. Trevino

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How Telos Builds Trustworthy AI Features Without the Hype (or Hallucinations)

AI can do amazing things—but without clear purpose and strong guardrails, it quickly becomes a liability. Telos helps teams build reliable, scoped AI features that are grounded in real data and deliver real value.

Jordan G. Trevino

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One Feature First: How We Help Clients Launch Smarter, Leaner MVPs That Actually Learn

Many teams try to build too much too soon. Telos helps founders launch focused MVPs that answer one key question: Do users want this? Instead of a bloated backlog, they prioritize high-signal features that deliver fast learning and real insight. It’s not about building everything—it’s about building what matters first.

Jordan G. Trevino

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DESIGN

When Should You Build an AI Chatbot for Your Company?

The hard part isn’t building the AI chatbot, it’s making sure it’s worth building in the first place.

Alejandra Zapata

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Digital Product Designer

User Research in an AI World and 5 Things Your Company is Doing Wrong

An examination of common AI implementation failures in product development, focusing on five critical mistakes companies make when skipping proper user research. The post emphasizes that successful AI features must address genuine user needs rather than following technological trends.

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Product Designer

Designing AI for Lawyers: Lessons from Building a Contract Automation Platform

Designing AI to reduce contract negotiation time by automating redlines, creating expert Playbooks, and providing an AI assistant for real-time contract review and risk evaluation.

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Product Designer