Topic
vendor-risk
The Acquisition Email at 8:12 AM
Neo4j acquired GraphAware. Here’s what existing users should ask about product plans, pricing, and vendor dependency.
The Monday-Morning Breach Brief
An AI data vendor reports an attack. Here is how to brief leadership, preserve evidence and reduce exposure before the facts are complete.
The Friday the Lead Platform Changes Direction
Thryv’s SaaS restructuring raises practical questions for local businesses that depend on software-generated leads.
Monday Morning at the Model Gateway
Stripe’s reported OpenRouter deal is a prompt to map AI dependencies, verify terms, and test an exit path before changes arrive.
The Acquisition-Day Revenue Ops Brief
Turn acquisition news into a one-page revenue ops brief that separates verified facts from risky assumptions and assigns the next checks.
The Zero Data Retention Contract Has a Plugin-Shaped Hole
Your AI vendor promises zero retention. See exactly where that protection can end when a third-party plugin receives the prompt.
The Pipeline Assumption That Disappeared Overnight
An AI sales vendor changes overnight. Learn how to test whether the pipeline in your forecast is current, portable and supported by evidence.
The Monday Morning Shortlist Freeze
Should a $6 billion acquisition rumor freeze your AI vendor shortlist? Use this practical test before stopping procurement.
The Two Logos That Now Share an Owner, and What That Could Cost Startups
OpenRouter is joining Stripe. Here is how founders can map shared risk, test fallback paths and protect model access and revenue.
The Friday a security lead is asked to approve an agentic coding tool before the vendor has published enough evaluation detail: a practical checklist for separating demonstrated safeguards from reassurance.
Approving an AI coding agent with thin safety evidence? Use this checklist to test controls, limit access and define a reversible trial.