Making Connections by Jax · 17 September 2026 · Operating Insight

Own the Harness, Rent the Model

Jax Vullinghs, Partner @ Airtree

Companies are building internal "harnesses"—permission-scoped skill libraries, deterministic gates, and evaluation loops—to let teams deploy AI agents safely and cost-effectively across GTM, RevOps, and engineering, with early examples showing 5-10x output gains and dramatic cost reductions through orchestration.

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Topics: AI (Horizontal) · Enterprise Software

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